What workstand...?

Stan Dingup
Stan Dingup Posts: 40
edited December 2009 in Road buying advice
Hey folks

As my Christmas present my wife is buying me a new workstand. Had a bit of a look about and the Minoura RS-5000 and the Park PC-9 seem to be well reviewed.

Does anyone have any experience of these or any other recommendations?

I'm currently using a stand that supports the bottom bracket and downtube but it's too wide for the lower q factor on road bikes.

Will be used for road, mtb and the wife's shopping bike do needs to be sturdy.

Thanks for any advice,

Stan

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  • TornadoTom
    TornadoTom Posts: 129
    Tacx Spider
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    TornadoTom wrote:
    Tacx Spider

    +1 (The Tacx Spider Team)

    My mate got one of these, it's excellent, and very stable.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    If your mrs can stretch to a Park PRS15 or one of the Kestrel stands, all the better .....
  • Stan Dingup
    Stan Dingup Posts: 40
    Reckon im looking at a max budget of £150 so some of the more expensive options are unfortuntely out of the question...!

    Does anyone have experiences of the Tacx and the Minoura? Any comparisons?

    Stan
  • careful
    careful Posts: 720
    Not tried a Tacx but have had a Minoura for about 3 years. It is excellent quality, holds the bike securely on seat tube, top tube or seat post and is easily adjustable for angle and height. There are lots of cheaper ones that I am sure will do the job but I cant fault the Minoura.
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    Rokkala wrote:
    TornadoTom wrote:
    Tacx Spider

    +1 (The Tacx Spider Team)

    My mate got one of these, it's excellent, and very stable.

    Another +1, can't fault mine.
  • Stan Dingup
    Stan Dingup Posts: 40
    OK, so from what seems to be the general consensus, these dropout clamp style stands (a la Tacx Spider Team) seem popular.

    Having a bit of a search about also throws up the Park PCS-20.

    Looks heavier built than the Tacx but I'm only going by photos.

    Cheapest I can find the Tacx is £107
    tacx%20cyclespider%20team%20stand.jpg

    and the Park £167
    park%20prs20.jpg

    What would you go for...?
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    The drop out stands are more portable, and a pain as you have to remove the wheel. Great for track teams, not as great for home use.

    If it is for home use, try the feedback pro elite, at about £170 (if you can stretch) from merlin cycles (with discount at the moment).
    Far better as a home stand as more versitile.

    Be quick... they show out of stock but order now to get the discount!
  • Dodger747
    Dodger747 Posts: 305
    Scrumple wrote:
    The drop out stands are more portable, and a pain as you have to remove the wheel. Great for track teams, not as great for home use.
    !

    Removing the wheel takes all of 5 seconds surely?
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  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    You can get the Tacx for £90 from here: http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;n ... id=0;pgc=0

    Stock not in until 8th January though. And if you need something else a few euros, you'll get free delivery on it too.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    What if you want the wheel on to adjust things?
    And, the range of movement on the workshop stands is much greater.

    Different designs for different uses! You can swing a bike through 360 on the bigger stands, both ways. Get to places other stands can't reach. As to 5 seconds, actually 10 as you then need to replace it.

    Only my opinion. Not really an argument as my points stand! My stand, however, isn't hugely portable!
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    the BB / fork clamping types limit the sort of work you can do on the front end (aligning breaks, fitting mudguards, headset work etc).
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    horses for courses.
  • ravey1981
    ravey1981 Posts: 1,111
    I have the park pcs9 and I like it. I need to work on both wheels as I use it for mountain bikes as well (disc brake maintainence etc)

    It is very stable as long as it is on a flat floor. It supports my 31lb mountain bike with no problems and can clamp either the top tube or the seatpost.
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    The difference between these workstands is the quality of the clamp, which is usually the first thing to go. Thats why I didn't go for an Ultimate. But you have to pay much more for a good heavy Park clamp. Or Kestrel of course.
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    you can remove the rear wheel and attach the bike to the team spider that way for working in the front of the bike with the front wheel in.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Now that is a faff, and and least 15 seconds...
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    whats wrong with just turning the bike upside down.
  • wildmoustache
    wildmoustache Posts: 4,010
    Do Planet X make a workstand?
  • paul64
    paul64 Posts: 278
    They do but it's a bit of a rat hole. What you need is a compact stand...

    I have been putting off the purchase of the Park PCS-20 due to expense, the Tacx Spider is mighty tempting assuming the clamp can take a bike in it once a week/month. It (hopefully) shouldn't be in it that often...

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