Originally Posted by
woodcraft
An inner tube around the seat post and brake hoods will keep the front wheel straight while the bike's in the repair stand.
This is kinda cool. For my road bikes and wife's MTB, I just use my commuter pant-saver velcro leg band (around the rim and downtube). For my 29er MTB, an Arno strap does the trick (got several in a bin for camping and lashing larger loads to utility bike).