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Bike workshop stand
Hi,
This has probably been asked before, but not having the time to go through 800 odd pages I thought I would ask if someone can point me towards 'home made' bike stands. The ready made ones seem to be awfully expensive.
Many thanks
This has probably been asked before, but not having the time to go through 800 odd pages I thought I would ask if someone can point me towards 'home made' bike stands. The ready made ones seem to be awfully expensive.
Many thanks
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Here's one. Here's another.
I searched google for 'pvc bike stand' to find those.
There are some pretty affordable stands you can buy for about $20 or less that hold up the rear of the bike to work on it while resting on the front wheel. I got this one on sale for $14.99 at Performance Bike.
I searched google for 'pvc bike stand' to find those.
There are some pretty affordable stands you can buy for about $20 or less that hold up the rear of the bike to work on it while resting on the front wheel. I got this one on sale for $14.99 at Performance Bike.
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I like the two leg style,
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
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Doohickie,
Thank you for your info, I had already seen the big floor model PVC stand, not sure if that will work with a steel road bike, it seems to be ideal for a MTB as in the pictures.
Thank you for your info, I had already seen the big floor model PVC stand, not sure if that will work with a steel road bike, it seems to be ideal for a MTB as in the pictures.
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I agree. My LBS has that style and I plan on getting one. Looks simpler than the one I got at Performance.
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Best bet is to find a used Park repair stand on Craigs List or similar. If you are patient, you should find one in the $50 to $65 range.
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I'm guessing that the search function produces 800 hits... (not 800 pages of hits). It's such a common subject it probably comes up a lot. I searched on 'maintenance stands' and got 707 hits.
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I like the folks who say, "I don't have the time, can you do it for me? Thanks!!".
At least no one did a search and summarized for them.
Good luck on the lazy, cheap workstand.
This was all written apathetically
At least no one did a search and summarized for them.
Good luck on the lazy, cheap workstand.
This was all written apathetically
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I like the two leg style,
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
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I've gotten by so far with a mini workmate to hold one wheel and an auto jackstand under the BB.
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Here's mine:
And my chief mechanic doing stupid things with the wrong tools
I use an old leather toe strap that feeds through the stand and loops over the chain stays to hold the bike down. The front fork is held with just an extra QR skewer.
The front fork and the rear BB shell support slide in a dovetail slot and lock down with a threaded insert, although the lockdowns really aren't needed. This holds every bike in the stable, from vintage steelies to modern shaped carbon, to child's bikes, to mountain bikes. And it cost me about an hour of my time to build out of scraps and old spare parts.
HTH
zac
And my chief mechanic doing stupid things with the wrong tools
I use an old leather toe strap that feeds through the stand and loops over the chain stays to hold the bike down. The front fork is held with just an extra QR skewer.
The front fork and the rear BB shell support slide in a dovetail slot and lock down with a threaded insert, although the lockdowns really aren't needed. This holds every bike in the stable, from vintage steelies to modern shaped carbon, to child's bikes, to mountain bikes. And it cost me about an hour of my time to build out of scraps and old spare parts.
HTH
zac
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If you have exposed rafters in your garage, get two ratcheting tie down straps and two rafter hooks from your local Ace Hardware. Cost; about $25.00. You can hang the bike from the rafters and work is easy, with full access to both sides. For a few dollars more, get an eyebolt and a redhead, and set it in the floor. Use a bungee from the eye to a chainstay to steady the whole thing. I use this on my LWB recumbent and DF bikes. Works great. bk
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Here's one. Here's another.
I searched google for 'pvc bike stand' to find those.
There are some pretty affordable stands you can buy for about $20 or less that hold up the rear of the bike to work on it while resting on the front wheel. I got this one on sale for $14.99 at Performance Bike.
I searched google for 'pvc bike stand' to find those.
There are some pretty affordable stands you can buy for about $20 or less that hold up the rear of the bike to work on it while resting on the front wheel. I got this one on sale for $14.99 at Performance Bike.
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I like the two leg style,
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
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Here's mine:
And my chief mechanic doing stupid things with the wrong tools
I use an old leather toe strap that feeds through the stand and loops over the chain stays to hold the bike down. The front fork is held with just an extra QR skewer.
The front fork and the rear BB shell support slide in a dovetail slot and lock down with a threaded insert, although the lockdowns really aren't needed. This holds every bike in the stable, from vintage steelies to modern shaped carbon, to child's bikes, to mountain bikes. And it cost me about an hour of my time to build out of scraps and old spare parts.
HTH
zac
And my chief mechanic doing stupid things with the wrong tools
I use an old leather toe strap that feeds through the stand and loops over the chain stays to hold the bike down. The front fork is held with just an extra QR skewer.
The front fork and the rear BB shell support slide in a dovetail slot and lock down with a threaded insert, although the lockdowns really aren't needed. This holds every bike in the stable, from vintage steelies to modern shaped carbon, to child's bikes, to mountain bikes. And it cost me about an hour of my time to build out of scraps and old spare parts.
HTH
zac
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After looking at all these, it occurred to me that there are a lot inexpensive stands that work well for adjusting gears/changing chains, etc, but what I really need is a stand for cleaning my bike. Does anyone have an inexpensive stand that does that, and stores in a small space?
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I made this one recently it's cheap and it works well
A length of 1 1/2" pipe and a pipe T. I cut the T horizontal to the long end of the T and use two hose clamps and some foam under the T. I find it easiest to assemble it on the bike then lift the bike up to the vice. If you don't have a vise you could add a floor flange to the other end of the pipe and fasten it to a wall. Also this photo shows it fastened to the seat tube but I've since found it more practical for my use to fasten it to the seat post
A length of 1 1/2" pipe and a pipe T. I cut the T horizontal to the long end of the T and use two hose clamps and some foam under the T. I find it easiest to assemble it on the bike then lift the bike up to the vice. If you don't have a vise you could add a floor flange to the other end of the pipe and fasten it to a wall. Also this photo shows it fastened to the seat tube but I've since found it more practical for my use to fasten it to the seat post
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The $125 I spent on a decent repair stand was one of the best tool investments I have ever made. My advice is to cough up a little cash and do it right.
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I like the two leg style,
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
Many seem to disagree with me, but I've found it more than sufficient for all of my repair work, as long as you have a table to get it up to a nice height. With options this cheap, and this effective, why DIY?
If you just want to, check instructables, there are a few good ones there
Where can I get that?