Makeshift Bicycle stand?

curium

Hi, I was fiddling with my gears this weekend after washing the bicycle. It's very difficult to get it right without a bicycle stand as the derailleur behaves slightly different when upside down.

Anyone got any suggestions for a makeshift bicycle stand for those too poor to buy one?

Cheers! :P

Eau Rouge

curium wrote:

Hi, I was fiddling with my gears this weekend after washing the bicycle. It's very difficult to get it right without a bicycle stand as the derailleur behaves slightly different when upside down.

Anyone got any suggestions for a makeshift bicycle stand for those too poor to buy one?

Cheers! :P

An Ironing board?

Slow1972

You need a "Wife". She holds the rear end off the deck whilst you c0ck around with your gears for half an hour.

I found you can only use this makeshift arrangement once before it gets bored

Otherwise, piece of rope tied from a branch or rafter if you have open garage roof like me, loop in the end, nose of saddle through it and away you go.

blackhands

Endorse the rope idea - have a hook in my kitchen ceiling which I used to loop the rope over.

curium

blackhands wrote:

Endorse the rope idea - have a hook in my kitchen ceiling which I used to loop the rope over.

There's no way on this planet my girlfriend would allow me to stick a hook in the ceiling to hang my bike on!

I'll have to see if I can rig up a contraption in the garden using the clothes line...

jocksyboy

http://www.topeak.com/products/Storage/FlashStand

i have one of these they are about £25 ish it does the trick

tonyscp

If you have a Decathlon near you (I don't think they do mail order), these cost £5.95.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/sv-101-bike-rack-3957901/

Brilliant little device.

Cheers,
tonys