Repair Stand
 

Hi,

Newbie question: I need to but a repair stand to carry out basic service and maintaniance on my bike. Was looking at these:

http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B000...A11IL2PNWYJU7H

http://www.amazon.it/Alpin-10754-Sup...sim_sbs_auto_1

My doubt is that the bike is secured by the lower tube (at least for the first product, not 100% sure about the second....) and my bike (Jamis Coda Elite) has a cable which passes underneath this tube. Am I correct in assuming that this would cause problems? Or is it no big deal?

Thanks

Given that the tubes used on modern bikes do tend to be very thin and can be distorted by over-clamping, most pro workshops would use a stand which clamps using the seat-pin. Some even keep a steel seat-pin especially for this purpose.

Those links look like they clamp the down tube, like this. Maybe they have channels for the downtube cables? But they are still clamping the downtube, and it's quite thin on lightweight bikes.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=321611

Another type clamps the front fork dropouts, and sits on the bottom bracket. This doesn't need to clamp a tube at all. But you can't work on setting up the front brakes with this stand.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=321612

I like this style, clamped to the seat post. I don't need to remove the front wheel. I think even carbon seat posts are thick enough and strong enough to not be damaged. I would never clamp the top tube, it's too easy to dent it or scratch it.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=321613

Another fairly inexpensive stand that clamps to a seat post is this:

http://m.northerntool.com/mt/www.nor...9669_200419669

happy hunting!

+1 a stand that clamps the seatpost.

But it's not much use unless it's stable enough.

You can put the bike in backwards by removing the rear wheel.

http://feedbacksports.com/shop/Sprin...Stand-P74.aspx

Thanks for all the ideas and links....I`m bought on the seatpost clamp option ;)

Now to find something similar to this at a good price tag in europe.....

Might need to spend more to get something worthwhile.

Yeah - it's a bit like paint brushes for decorating, or something like that - you just can't seem to cheap out on bike repair stands and still get something worthwhile that you're going to actually *enjoy* using, and use for some time - at least not buying new. There seem to be quite a few bike repair stands that make their way onto the 2nd hand market, though (maybe this is people upgrading from the ones that they initially buy, or maybe they decided that they weren't actually 'mechanic' enough to actually *use* them enough ;)).

This is the one that I got, and I must say that I'm *extremely* pleased with it - it's light, it folds away incredibly quickly and takes up little space, and holds the bike steady in a number of possible positions at a height (adjustable) that's actually comfortable to work on. :thumb:

Decathlon, a sports store here in Europe sells similar stuff.

http://www.decathlon.be/Acheter/pied+atelier

-j

Here in the states, nicer USED workstands pop up for sale all of the time. I've had a couple of dozen workstands over the years, every single one was bought used.

I would much rather have a good used workstand than a mediocre new workstand.

What year of Jamis Coda Elite do you have over there ? And if you don't mind me asking, how did you got it in Europe ? :) Thanks.

Zombie thread alert!!!

What I'm using for a repair stand may be a bit unconventional but it works great for me. I have a workbench with a pretty robust bench vice. So I bought one of the Park professional bench mount bike stands. Rather than mounting it permanently to my workbench, I simply clamp the base into my big bench vise when I need the bike stand. These bench mount stands are as robust as the biggest Park floor stands that you see in virtually every bike shop, yet much less costly. I can remove mine from the vise if I want to put it away, and it's quite compact. More often than not, it just stays in the vice unless I need the vice for something.