Workstand for carbon frame

simmo3801

Can anyone suggest a workstand for carbon frames? I'm sure I read somewhere on here that certain clamp types aren't suitable for carbon? Is this because of the pressure on the frame from the clamp or just that it may scratch the frame when securing? I'm sure there must be suitable ones but don't want any that involve removing wheels etc as I think that defeats the purpose

Ta

simmo3801

I may have answered my own question having found similar question on cycle chat. Best suggestion was to buy a cheap crappy seatpost and fit that then clamp stand onto it. Seems fair!!

robbarker

I use a Park PRS20 stand for my carbon bike - it's also handy for taking places as it folds.

Whipping the front wheel out is quicker than changing the seatpost over each time you want to clamp the bike - and I wouldn't want to repeatedly slacken and tighten the seat tube on a carbon frame.

Doom

simmo3801 wrote:

Can anyone suggest a workstand for carbon frames? Ta

Tacx Cycle spider team... http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 0Workstand[/url]

It works brilliantly and is very robust. Great buy

Monty Dog

I'd go for Tacx Spider or Park Pro - clamping at the drop-outs/BB makes far more sense, particularly when doing heavy jobs like BBs and cranks as you're exerting minimum leverage on the frame.

JWSurrey

Monty Dog wrote:

I'd go for Tacx Spider or Park Pro - clamping at the drop-outs/BB makes far more sense, particularly when doing heavy jobs like BBs and cranks as you're exerting minimum leverage on the frame.

I found a really cool way to service my headset with the Park Tools PRS-20 that I have...

I clamped the bike by it's rear dropouts, strapped it in at the bottom bracket, lined up the bar on which the bike was mounted so that it rested on one of the feet, then removed the pin and tilted the whole thing upright.
Worked a treat!
Forks stayed put as they were horizontal, and I was able to grease the bottom shell without doing acrobatics.

vermooten

Doom wrote:

simmo3801 wrote:

Can anyone suggest a workstand for carbon frames? Ta

Tacx Cycle spider team... http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 0Workstand[/url]

It works brilliantly and is very robust. Great buy

+1

Superb even for a klutz ike me.