Originally Posted by Duragrouch

Those are all cool and cheap, very much my philosophy, however:
- A bike work stand should have the bike at a comfortable work height, whether sitting or standing is preferred, and neither of those do. That really saves your knees and back, and even your feet from plantar fasciitis.
- I have 20" wheel folder with a large down tube and no top tube, those won't work.
- My bike is heavy even unloaded, so lifting assist would be nice.

With regard to the latter, a bike shop here has a pro stand with seatpost clamp, which then slides in a steel U-channel on a hoist. Clamp it on with the bike on ground, then raise. Custom and very slick. I can envision something with a bike lifter pulley (used to be expensive but now $8 at harbor Freight), but that is not really mobile.

My current work table is a skinny table, 18" wide and 5' long, typical sitting height of about 29", the length handy to hold my tool box. I work on the bike inverted with me standing, I need to use spacer blocks under the handlebar grips for stability because of the clip on aero bar in the center. I have also used a "Workmate" copy, clamping work table, with the bike inverted and clamped around the seat post to hold the bike. Both setups work for any shape frame, though not a recumbent.