Bike Workstand

Ben Yap said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs
and maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made
workstand, etc.

Learn to work on the bike upside down (one or both of you 🙂 ), or rig up a
hook to suspend the rear wheel.

Bill "check the mail order sales, too" S.

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

There are a couple of workstands on the market that simply support the rear
wheel by the chain and seat stays. They cost around $30.00 Can. Good for
storing a bike indoors as well as light duty repairs.

http://www.velotique.com/tool-rs.htm#No%20ExcuseEcono%20Bike%20Repair%20Stand
--
Derek Hodges
Toronto

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

I use the Performance Spin Doctor workstand. About $45.00 and well worth
it. It's almost as good as a "real" workstand. The only downside is that
you may have to stoop and bend to work on various parts since the bike can't
be rotated.

Check it out here: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=3636

Ride on, wrench on,
Don

Ben Yap said:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Here's a link to a repair stand you can build from wood:
http://www.ramsays-online.com/treadonline/bikestand.html

Personally, I'd rather spend a few bucks for an inexpensive stand. Or buy a
couple of those coated screw-in hooks, and hang yer bike in the garage or
basement. Or hang it from ropes slung over a tree branch.

You can often get a basic stand on sale for under $50.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=3636

Art Harris

I agree on the Performance cheapie (I call it the "ironing board"
because of the way it folds). It has some serious limitations (one must
really contort one's self when torquing crank bolts to 450 in-lb, and
it's hard to run cables through bottom bracket guides), but I've put in
many hours of work being happy with it.

Don DeMair said:

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

I use the Performance Spin Doctor workstand. About $45.00 and well worth
it. It's almost as good as a "real" workstand. The only downside is that
you may have to stoop and bend to work on various parts since the bike can't
be rotated.

Check it out here: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=3636

Ride on, wrench on,
Don

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

Hi Ben, Derek's suggestion sounds like a very good cheaper
alternative, as all you actually need to raise off the ground is the
rear wheel for checking/adjusting drivetrain, cleaning/lubrication,
etc. The front really doesn't require to be off the ground.

The other good option is also pictured, a Wall Mounted Clamp which is
pictured in the same link Derek presented.

Perhaps a person could fabricate a portable very solid arrangement
with one of these wall mounts with a few pieces of 2x4's, and some
carriage bolts? Tis could be an option?

I'm sure we all worked on bikes upside down when we were kids, but
doing this with a modern road bike is a nerve wracking experience at
best. Road/MTB bikes don't balance too well in this position, and
damage can occur to shifter/cable components, bars, and saddles. Mark

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Ben Yap said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

I'm content to sit on the floor, so my work stand amounts to two
toolboxes and a car jack stand. Front wheel between the toolboxes (or
anything heavy) and bottom bracket on top of the jack stand.

--
B.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail.net

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Quoted message said:

Ben Yap said:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs
and maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made
workstand, etc.

Here's a link to a repair stand you can build from wood:
http://www.ramsays-online.com/treadonline/bikestand.html

Personally, I'd rather spend a few bucks for an inexpensive stand. Or
buy a couple of those coated screw-in hooks, and hang yer bike in the
garage or basement. Or hang it from ropes slung over a tree branch.

I've just started working on our bikes again myself, after a long hiatus
where I just had the LBS do everything. So far, I'm using the rope over a
tree branch method... a bowline loop at the top as a "pully" with the rope
looped through it for raising or lowering. It works okay. It's easy to make
height adjustments. I can raise either the front or rear wheel off the
ground, and quickly swing the bike around to work on the other side. But
I'd like to lock the bike down more, for some operations. On a sling, the
bike tends to get away from you sometimes. I'll probably get a cheap stand
soon.

A tree sling also implies decent enough weather to be working outside, but
I do like being outside when I'm working on the bike. I throw down a small
tarp to catch dropped parts and small bits, or spilled oil. If I get a
stand, I'll still try to use it outside when I can. I don't have a decent
indoor work space anyway, so bike repair is something of a fair-weather
activity for me.

--
Mike Barrs

Ben Yap wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Nail a piece of strapping/webbing to a joist in the garage. Set it at a
height to take the front of the saddle.

Trevor

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

If you have a trainer, you can use that to do some repairs on your bike.
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Alex

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If you have a trainer, you can use that to do some repairs on your bike.
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Alex

Hi, I use my trainer for doing adjustments and work on the bike. If
you don't mind bending down, it's fine.

Life is Good!
Jeff

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Quoted message said:

Hi All:

I don't want to spend over $100 for a professional workstand and am
wondering if anyone out there has any clever way to perform repairs and
maintenance using something cheaper ... like a self-made workstand, etc.

Ben

Here are some cheap and fairly effective alternatives.

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=144275647171&d=single&c=Shop%20Aids&sc=Display%20Stands&tc=Floor&item_id=WS-405

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=144275647171&d=single&c=Shop%20Aids&sc=Display%20Stands&tc=Floor&item_id=LF-44DO

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=2391&subcategory_ID=4216