Help on Bike stands

ronnoc
ronnoc Posts: 11
edited October 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
For one of my GCSE's i have decided to go and make a bike repair stand but not sure what attachment is the best e.g. seat post attachment or top frame attachment. and also what would be easiest to make? as i am researching and still not too sure...any ideas?

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  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    You want to cover all bikes so a universal clamp would be best.
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  • ronnoc
    ronnoc Posts: 11
    Where would it be best to clamp it? the frame or seat post? + i would be making it of metal (of course), but it's most likely going to be steel.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    There was a thread on here a while back on the same topic - do a search you might find it.
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  • senoj
    senoj Posts: 213
    I think I read something on here,that you were only supposed to clamp a bike by the seat post.
  • aidso
    aidso Posts: 493
    Yup always the seat post. You dont want to squish your frame and end up with a large bill - seat posts on the other hand are relatively cheap in comparison, plus the bike should balance better being suspended from that area.

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