I've had this clamp for a few years now and I'm getting so tired of how you have to hold the bike up in the air with the seattube in the jaws of the clamp with one hand while adjusting the nut "just right" with the other before closing it, then reverse the proceedure to get the bike out.
Am I missing something? Is it really that bad that the jaws don't open enough to clear the object that they clamp onto without readjusting it both ways?
I expected more from Park tools. I really hope that I"ve just been overlooking something all of these years because I've been using it more and more and it's unpleasant -- not so bad with a light bike, not so good with a heavy commuter.
Loosen the handle and slide the clamp out. Clamp it to the bike. Then like the bike with clamp attached up and into the top tube.
Another option is the 100-4X. This is a vise-type, not a "over-center" clamp. It will pivot to allow you to clamp top and bottom of a tube. Set it vertical, and then lift the bike up on to the jaw. Lower the top jaw and tighten as you like.
Calvin Jones Park Tool
Rex Kerr said:
I've had this clamp for a few years now and I'm getting so tired of how you have to hold the bike up in the air with the seattube in the jaws of the clamp with one hand while adjusting the nut "just right" with the other before closing it, then reverse the proceedure to get the bike out.
Am I missing something? Is it really that bad that the jaws don't open enough to clear the object that they clamp onto without readjusting it both ways?
I expected more from Park tools. I really hope that I"ve just been overlooking something all of these years because I've been using it more and more and it's unpleasant -- not so bad with a light bike, not so good with a heavy commuter.
Loosen the handle and slide the clamp out. Clamp it to the bike.
Then
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like the bike with clamp attached up and into the top tube.
Wow, a reply from Park! :-)
Anyhow, I've tried that, but I find that to also be inconvenient as the clamp doesn't slide back into the base easily since the internal mechanism doesn't self center, so I have to also keep that centered while inserting the clamp. I'll try that method again though, it's been a while since I've tried it that way.
Loosen the handle and slide the clamp out. Clamp it to the bike.
Then
Quoted message said:
like the bike with clamp attached up and into the top tube.
Wow, a reply from Park! :-)
Anyhow, I've tried that, but I find that to also be inconvenient as the clamp doesn't slide back into the base easily since the internal mechanism doesn't self center, so I have to also keep that centered while inserting the clamp. I'll try that method again though, it's been a while since I've tried it that way.
