Bike Stands

Bassman

I need to buy a bike repair stand, but they all seem quite expensive..
do you use one? and if so which one?
and any recommendations for a decent stand for home use at a reasonable price?
Cheers
keith

supersonic

Check out this months (October) WMB - great round up on stands.

cjw

I don't know how I did without one....

I use this one and it fits the bill nicely http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/LifeLine_Spin_Doctor_Deluxe_Workstand/5360009217/

Belphegor

I may get one one day. Trying to adjust break pads with the bike leaning up against a radiator in the hall way provides nothing but frustration! Not exactly at the top of my list for a while though. All comes down to £££... :roll:

cjw

They're great for anything where you need to spin the wheels - or take em off; brake alignment, chain lubing, mech adjusting, fork maintenenance. And the other good thing is to get everything up to your level rather than bending over. All nice and stable as well.

gthang

always wanted a stand , being tall it really hurts my back bending down all the time working on gears brakes etc... but never really got round to getting one :? the £80 to £100 always puts me off.......

seataltea

They're not all pricey.

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=18141

ratty2k

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=15

Didn't get mine from Merlin, and didn't get the tools either. But the stand itself is well made, works and is pretty solid to work on. Just remember its only got 3 feet tho'! Not too expensive either at £65, definately better than working on your knees!

gthang

seataltea wrote:

They're not all pricey.

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=18141

Yes this is cheap, but it’s not exactly raising the bike up so you can work on it standing up, the guy is pictured kneeling down!

gthang

ratty2k wrote:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=77&categoryId=15

Didn't get mine from Merlin, and didn't get the tools either. But the stand itself is well made, works and is pretty solid to work on. Just remember its only got 3 feet tho'! Not too expensive either at £65, definately better than working on your knees!

That looks good for £65, might be tempted at the end of the month

FSR_XC

Something like this might be a good alternative:



http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=10228

oomidamon

ratty2k wrote:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=77&categoryId=15

Didn't get mine from Merlin, and didn't get the tools either. But the stand itself is well made, works and is pretty solid to work on. Just remember its only got 3 feet tho'! Not too expensive either at £65, definately better than working on your knees!

I've got one of these, it's my first proper stand and it's great! Don't know how I went for years without one. In the campsite at 24-12 there were loads of these around, too - perhaps everyone was a tight-wad too!!

cee

i got one of these...

clickylinky

cant fault it and like others, don't know how i did without!

Kiwi Kranker

I found this on Epay. £95 landed form the states (some guy bought it and never used it...bargain) So ebay could be worth a nosey.

Cant fault it, and if you go to a few races it is really handy and solid as a rock.

Park tool PRS-15

ratty2k

cee wrote:

i got one of these...

clickylinky

cant fault it and like others, don't know how i did without!

Think its the same one as I posted.... Must be a generic design...

forgotrafe

I bolted 2 bits of 2x1" wood to the top of my log store. A couple of smaller bits screwed on the top stops the bike sliding down. Works a treat!

bells0

Another £65 Merlin user here too - very happy with it!

Helped me out no end last night trying to adjust my gears and give the bike a super clean and lube. Couldn't live without it!

Chaka Ping

I have that lifeline spin doctor one mentioned above - was cheap on Wiggle with a toolkit but not massively impressed.

Doesn't grip the bike great and not terribly stable.

Quick to put up and down though.

colt

Check this one out, Ive brought one and it works a treat, its similar to the Tacx 3000 reviewed in this months WMB but with the added bonus of folding up as its a tripod, best of all its 30 quid! http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/ws-100-workstand-3960349/

kinesin

bells0 wrote:

Another £65 Merlin user here too - very happy with it!

Helped me out no end last night trying to adjust my gears and give the bike a super clean and lube. Couldn't live without it!

I got mine from EB in their sale, I think Ribble have it in there sale for £56 however I can't check as virgin media have broken their router.
It's the same model that is sold under bike-tool, unsion, revolution and various other brands on ebay.

ratty2k

Chaka Ping wrote:

I have that lifeline spin doctor one mentioned above - was cheap on Wiggle with a toolkit but not massively impressed.

Doesn't grip the bike great and not terribly stable.

Quick to put up and down though.

How are you "not gripping the bike well"? Get mine round the seatpost, no worries. Only issue I have is if you take the back wheel out.... gets a bit unstable then.

beardytwo

I bought a bike hoist from Aldi at the beginning of the summer when they had there shades in and cycle computer. Fits to the joists in my garage, hooks around the handle bars and seat and you can winch it up and lock it off at any height. Bought 2 so I can pack away the wifes bike aswell. £4.99! and the local one still had some in when I checked Wednesday...Works really well...

Chaka Ping

ratty2k wrote:

Chaka Ping wrote:

I have that lifeline spin doctor one mentioned above - was cheap on Wiggle with a toolkit but not massively impressed.

Doesn't grip the bike great and not terribly stable.

Quick to put up and down though.

How are you "not gripping the bike well"?

The jaws won't go narrow enough to grip the seatpost, instead the bottom of the saddle takes the weight and the bike wobbles about a lot (two of my bikes have 27.2 seatposts).

If I move the jaws to the horizontal position they work better - but only one of my three bikes has a suitably cable-free top tube (and that's the one I never need to fettle).

Also, the neck seems to swing about a bit, which can make the whole contraption fall over if there are any sudden movements - like taking a wheel off as you mention.

andy83

have you put it together correct

i have that spindoctor one when it was in sale at £40 on wiggle

you can adjust the grip by turning the handle on top of the clamp

great stand for the money

gthang

Chaka Ping wrote:

If I move the jaws to the horizontal position they work better - but only one of my three bikes has a suitably cable-free top tube (and that's the one I never need to fettle).

My bike has both gear cables (and brake hose) running under the top tube, does this mean you can't shift gears when the bike is in the clamp? sounds a bit crap to me :?

cee

clamp it to the seat post instead.

I have a patriot and there is no effin way the clamp is getting round the toptube in one that!

gthang

After too many yrs of deliberating, I have just purchased the ubiquitous £65 work stand from CRC after getting frustrated today trying to clean / work my bike upside down. Me and my back are really looking forward to it arriving some point next week.

Anonymous

i also have the revolution/merlin one and have had it for about 18 months, cost about 30 quid off ebay and is absolutely perfect, takes the weight of any of my current bikes fine and was ok with my old reign too which weiged in at about 33 lbs!!

ratty2k

Chaka Ping wrote:

ratty2k wrote:

Chaka Ping wrote:

I have that lifeline spin doctor one mentioned above - was cheap on Wiggle with a toolkit but not massively impressed.

Doesn't grip the bike great and not terribly stable.

Quick to put up and down though.

How are you "not gripping the bike well"?

The jaws won't go narrow enough to grip the seatpost, instead the bottom of the saddle takes the weight and the bike wobbles about a lot (two of my bikes have 27.2 seatposts).

If I move the jaws to the horizontal position they work better - but only one of my three bikes has a suitably cable-free top tube (and that's the one I never need to fettle).

Also, the neck seems to swing about a bit, which can make the whole contraption fall over if there are any sudden movements - like taking a wheel off as you mention.

Fair enough, but I also have a 27.2 seatpost, I never clamp it up tight anyway... Yer, it slides down to the saddle rails, no probs so far.
Watching the mechanic at the LBS, he just hangs bikes off a bar on a stand by the saddle...

gthang

Just finished cleaning / adjusting my bike with the help of my new CRC £65 workstand, very impressed, the stand is well made, bigger than I expected and holds my bike with easy. As everyone says its soooo much easier to work on your bike, wish I had purchased on yrs ago.

medicineman

Another vote for the decathlon one.