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Amesja
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I'm constantly spinning the bike in the stand. I bring the work to me rather than bend and move to where I need to work.

That's why I usually clamp on the seat tube rather than on the seatpost. If you are hanging the bike via the seatpost that's OK for basic stuff, but if you want to flip the bike upside down to work on the bottom it's going to twist out of the grip of the stand. Clamp near the CG of the bike and you can flip it anywhere.

I am also constantly raising and lowering the stand to bring what I'm working on to comfy height too. No reaching.

When I strip a bike down to the frame it only takes like 5-10 minutes flat. Building it back up a bit more -but not a lot more. I've worked a few production assembly jobs. The trick is to move the work, not your body.
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