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Old 04-22-03, 07:15 PM
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I second the advice given by moabrider47. Dont buy a cheap stand because you will kick yourself in the nuts later on for doing so. A cheap stand is a waste of money and is in many cases worthless. The one like you linked up above requires the front wheel to be removed for the bike to be mounted in it. This keeps you from adjusting your front brake while it is in the stand and it keeps you from being able to drop your fork out to repack the headset etc. while it is in the stand. Also the base is not very stable because it is not wide or heavy. There is a reason why it is on sale - no one wants it including performance. Get a park, you will be glad you did. Maybe you can find a used one on EBay or something. The new ones are height adjustable but Park also offers a kit to convert the old stands to the height adjustable for about 25 bucks I believe.

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