Originally Posted by
fietsbob
but that is not the case.. 1) they dont weigh 40 pounds . my Touring bike does but it's overbuilt like farm Implements.
and 2) the seat post is at a 72~3 degree angle so the riders weight is levering on that.
:-) a little sarcasm about the weight ...
sure there are MUCH greater weights when somebody rides the bike than the bike alone in a workstand, even if you rotate it...
I would NEVER clamp a bike on one of its tubes... no matter how heavy the gaspipes are ..... well maybe with a Raleigh 20 ... lol