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Old 01-24-25 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeDeason
what “other problems”

it grips the seatpost securely several inches away from the wall with a padded clamp.

what more can these types of basic work stands offer.
From your other thread, the clamp is a little flimsy over all. The clamping mechanism isn't the best and the nylon wall bracket wouldn't be my first choice for what needs to be a pretty solid mount. A stubborn bottom bracket would test the limits of that plastic mount's strength. The mounting screws also look to be #8 wood screws and are probably mounted with hollow wall anchors. The Park wall mount uses 1/4" lag screws and, even with those, I managed to pull mine out of the wall. I was using 1" I'm using 2" long ones now.

The reason the Park mount is more expensive is because it is built better and will last a whole lot longer. I've seen old Park clamps that are 50 years old and going strong. My own floor stand is nearly 40 years old and is going strong.
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