Home-made Handlebar Holder on Repair Stand
03-30-06, 06:21 PM
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Home-made Handlebar Holder on Repair Stand
I have an Ultimate Pro repair stand, and I am looking for a way to immobilize my handlebar when working on the bike, without paying additional money to buy Ultimate's handlebar holder.
Does anybody have any idea as to how I can make a home-made handlebar holder?
Thanks.
Regards,
Does anybody have any idea as to how I can make a home-made handlebar holder?
Thanks.
Regards,
03-30-06, 06:27 PM
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There's always the reallly cheap way... rotate the front of the bike down in the stand. Gravity will do the rest.
03-30-06, 08:40 PM
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wrap a piece of velcro, or a toe strap, or small rope through the front wheel and around the down tube. tighten it up an wheel will be centered with frame and forks/bars will not turn.
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.........BUNGGIE CORD........thru the front wheel and hooked to bottle holders on the down tube. It's also a good thing to do for general storage leaning against a wall etc. Locks the front wheel and prevents the bike from rolling out and falling over.
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I've been using a heavy duty wire hanger wrapped in tape for years. Same idea as the Park one, but closet made.
03-30-06, 11:29 PM
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just the thread i was looking for. a toe strap tied around downtube and wheel seem simplest, but i think i will fabricate a said taped wire hangar for when i need to spin the front wheel.
03-31-06, 07:40 AM
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They sell aluminum "dowels" (there's probably a good metallurgical name for them) at Home Depot for a buck or so. I fashioned a backpack "frame" from one once, the 3/8" size. Seems like that would be a good sturdy material for a homemade Park-type version as well. Wrap it with an old tube to protect the frame and bars, etc.
03-31-06, 08:50 AM
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.........BUNGGIE CORD........thru the front wheel and hooked to bottle holders on the down tube. It's also a good thing to do for general storage leaning against a wall etc. Locks the front wheel and prevents the bike from rolling out and falling over.
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Originally Posted by Stv
.........BUNGGIE CORD........thru the front wheel and hooked to bottle holders on the down tube. It's also a good thing to do for general storage leaning against a wall etc. Locks the front wheel and prevents the bike from rolling out and falling over.
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Stuff from dollar store is my version
I just use stuff from the dollar store. Actually from the woman's hair stuff aisle a stretchy style headband they sell in packs of 2. Also, those flexible twist yellow padded ties used for wrapping up cords. I put a headband around seat post, and flex the yellow tube around the stem piece and over the handlebars. You then bend the tube tips to create a hook to connect to the headband. You can bend and anchor your handlebars a bunch of different way in case u have shifters or cables in the way of a more permanent position tool. That's the reason I couldn't use the park tools version working on French mixte bikes.
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This one had been asleep for 11 years. 
ATOC sells a 'Handle Bar Strap for Tandem Toppers' for $18 that would be overkill for use on a work stand but is great for long bikes mounted on roof racks. ATOC.com
ATOC sells a 'Handle Bar Strap for Tandem Toppers' for $18 that would be overkill for use on a work stand but is great for long bikes mounted on roof racks. ATOC.com
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02-11-17, 11:44 AM
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I use this flexible tie available at Home Depot (2 for $6.00)
https://www.niteize.com/product/Gear-Tie-24.asp
https://www.niteize.com/product/Gear-Tie-24.asp
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Perhaps a bungee cord is the right device for holding these old threads down so they don't float up again.
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I actually used to own the Park Tool handlebar holder thingie but, if you weren't careful, it would scratch the top tube and it took longer to do than tipping the bike downward.
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As long as this topic has been resurrected. A functional holder can be made by cutting a 1/2" wood dowel long enough to fit between the front of the seatpost and the rear of the handlebar and stapling a heavy rubber band around each end. Wrap the band around the seat post and handle bars to form a rigid connection.
Trek had a commercial version of this holder sold under the "Wrench Force" brand name years ago but I'm pretty sure it's long out of production.
Trek had a commercial version of this holder sold under the "Wrench Force" brand name years ago but I'm pretty sure it's long out of production.
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A rubber band around the wheel and bottle cage
02-12-17, 03:19 PM
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There is no problem with these old threads. Some of the ideas put up in the new posts have been excellent, and weren't covered in the first iteration. I don't see a thread you started on this subject in the past day, week or month... so your post is about as helpful as... nothing.
