Originally Posted by
Leif1313
I'm sorry, I Electrician, not a professional writer. and editing my post makes it even more whine-ey... LOL
To me, a stand like the 20 is a not as convenient to use, the need to remove a wheel to put it on the stand, compared to the ease of clamping the seat post, or top tube is a snap to use.
I had the chance to get a 20 cheap. Before that I was using a home made stand I made up out of a saw horse and a fork block.
what sort of wheel do you have taking dropping a wheel takes more than, say, 8 seconds? Presumably you're about to affect some sort of repair on a bicycle which should take a lot more wherewithal than removing a tire.
I don't even like the idea of a clamp on a carbon or thin wall aluminum or steel frame or a carbon seat post. Makes me cringe every time I see it.
I think if this sort of stand works for every major cycling team on the whole of the earth, it'll work fine for most people. Sturdy enough to put in a bottom bracket or headset cups. Light, inexpensive, and extremely portable with access to both sides of the bike. If it takes me more than 8 seconds to remove my front wheel (and not a bad time to check the hub, mind you) and 8 seconds to put it back I'll buy you a prep stand.
It's one thing to simply say you prefer one type of stand over another, quite another to say you can't be arsed over 16 seconds of hard slog (?).
Either way, buy what you can afford in any style just make sure it's not a riveted together pile of hog anus that will leave you buying another stand shortly after.