Road Bike Cleaning Question(s)
Never had a stand and I have taken apart and reassembled hundreds of bikes. An old innertube looped around a garage or basement rafter does the trick. Hang the bike from the saddle. Good as gold.
If you are a real cyclist and want to really get in touch with the soul of your machine, strip it down to its bones, clean everything, and reassemble. Its a bike. Its a simple machine. I just like the time spent taking my bike apart, inspecting, lubing, its all part of the cycling experience. The more you do it the better the mechanic you will be. Makes tracking down annoying ticks and clicks easier too. And are you really a cyclist if you're not a mechanic too?