Workstand for square top tube

"Kooky45" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

It's often recommended to clamp on the seatpost in order to prevent damage
to the frame tubes. Ok, your MTB is probably less likely to suffer from
this, but possibly worth bearing in mind.

cheers,
clive

Kooky45 said:

My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

Most workstands will clamp on to the seat post.

blog.so-net.ne.jp1435879.jpgOpen ↗

lw

"Kooky45" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

How about the spin doctor stand from wiggle? £60.

Kooky45 said:

My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

Don't fork out for a work stand. I use a luggage strap (the type used
to strap a canoe to a roof rack etc) which I place under the top tube
and then hook over a suspension point in my garage (to form a loop).
You can slide the strap along your the top tube to lift either the
rear or front wheel. Hope you know what I mean.

Richie

In article <[email hidden]>,
Richie
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Kooky45 said:

My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

Don't fork out for a work stand. I use a luggage strap (the type used
to strap a canoe to a roof rack etc) which I place under the top tube
and then hook over a suspension point in my garage (to form a loop).
You can slide the strap along your the top tube to lift either the
rear or front wheel. Hope you know what I mean.

That fails on two counts - holding the bike at a good working height and
stopping it from swinging around. Hanging it from the bars and seatpost
is a better solution, but still far from ideal.

Rob Morley said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Richie
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Kooky45 said:

My mountain bike has an aluminium square top tube which narrows from
the stem to the seat tube. It also has exposed gear and brake cables
running along the top. I'm looking for a workstand that can clamp onto
this type of top tube, and costs less than £100. I could get by
clamping onto the seat stem but I'd like to avoid that as I have
accessories already on the seat stem that would be troublesome to
remove and replace each time I use the stand. Any suggestions? The
Tuneup stand from Edinburgh Bike looks good for seat stem mounting.

Quoted message said:

Don't fork out for a work stand. I use a luggage strap (the type used
to strap a canoe to a roof rack etc) which I place under the top tube
and then hook over a suspension point in my garage (to form a loop).
You can slide the strap along your the top tube to lift either the
rear or front wheel. Hope you know what I mean.

That fails on two counts - holding the bike at a good working height and
stopping it from swinging around. Hanging it from the bars and seatpost
is a better solution, but still far from ideal.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah of course it's not going to be anywhere near as efficient as the
real thing but it does work and it will save you £60.