Work Stand
 

Needing a work stand for my bikes. Would like something that that folds up. Any stand out more than others?


I tried to do a search. It didn't reveal much.

I like Park Tool's consumer stands, and a lot of folks like Feedback Sports stands. The main questions are how do you want your bike sitting on the stand, seatpost clamp or BB & dropout mount and how good does the folding function need to be?

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If you do any amount of work on your bikes...single best investment you can make.

Not cheap (look for used on craiglist) but IMHO worth every penny

+1 My PCS10 was a great investment.

My 10 was a good investment too. I do like Feedback sports stuff. Never looked at one of their work stands though.

Thanks fellas. The Park tool model 10 comes up repeatedly as a well liked one. I will strongly consider it.

The PCS10 it will be. Under $200 not that much when I figure the frustration it will alleviate working on my bike & others the way I have been.
As an added bonus I'm convinced I can clamp a pipe in it & also use it for a rod holder when fishing from the bank.....COOL!

im loving my PCS-10, can adjust it to work on any part of the bike in comfort and ease.
i was lucky to get mine at a very reasonable price from grumtree, second hand, local pick-up

i heard people brag about other stands that have teeth to stop it slipping on 360 degree turns

i have not experienced slippage with the PSC-10, & not much tension is required to hold it in place

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I have one of the Feedback Sports stands and am very satisfied with it. They do fold up quite compactly. As with the Park's, they aren't cheap but are a life-time investment and you can't go wrong with either.

BTW, if you have a carbon or thinwall aluminum frame, always clamp them by the seatpost. I bought a couple of very cheap seatposts of the right diameters and dedicated them to the repair stand but I only have two diameters (27.2 and 31.6mm on my bikes. Park makes a universal size work-stand seatpost replacement for those who work on a wide variety of frames.

HillRider, thanks for the reminder regarding clamping to seat post. Something I know but something I also would have overlooked or forgotten about using the stand the first or second time.