cheap way to hang bike or put on stand?
GordonFreeman
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I need a cheap way to hang a bike or raise it so I can work on it.
Any ideas? Simple stuff like back frame on bricks or something or maybe a cheap stand on ebay or maybe hanging it on hooks from a tight rope outside?
Also, I always worked on my wheels by putting the bike upside down, slotting the wheel in, aligning it, and then tightening the nuts or quick release. How do you do this when working on the bike upright? Surely the wheel just falls out before you can tighten the nuts?
I find the stands on ebay aren't that cheap costing at least £25 upwards.
I don't mind turning the bike upside down but it seemd like the front cables always get squashed doing this - is that a problem? If not, then I'll continue doing it.
I also saw these stands that just hold the bike upright rather than raise it off the ground - maybe that's more for storage.
Any ideas? Simple stuff like back frame on bricks or something or maybe a cheap stand on ebay or maybe hanging it on hooks from a tight rope outside?
Also, I always worked on my wheels by putting the bike upside down, slotting the wheel in, aligning it, and then tightening the nuts or quick release. How do you do this when working on the bike upright? Surely the wheel just falls out before you can tighten the nuts?
I find the stands on ebay aren't that cheap costing at least £25 upwards.
I don't mind turning the bike upside down but it seemd like the front cables always get squashed doing this - is that a problem? If not, then I'll continue doing it.
I also saw these stands that just hold the bike upright rather than raise it off the ground - maybe that's more for storage.
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? do you have any woodworking clamps-
I have a 4 foot long clamp - laid it on top of the kitchen table with the clamp jaws on the outside overhanging, the other side a 2nd clamp to clamp it onto the top of the table - the bike top frame under the seat area lifted onto the end of the clamp - use some rags to protect the frame and tighten to hold.
I tried this outside using a Black and Decker Workmate but needed to counter-balance with a small paving slab so that the thing not topple over. Sort of works.
If you don't have any clamps then would have to improvise in some other way?0 -
Get a big flat bit of hardboard .
To the hard board screw in four verticle bits of wood - two at the front wide enoyugh and high enough to hold the front wheel in place, same at the back.
If you're feeling flush, get a hacksaw and cut the wood around the forks and rear traingle so that the bike slots in as high as you want.
Place hardboard anywhere you want to work on the bike.
For strage, cut fpur holes in the hardboard and hang from garage ceiling/prop against outrside wall.
Le Voila.
Or track down a broken turbo trainer and use that instead.0 -
Oh thats an idea! - I have just bought a turbo trainer - I could use it for a workstand when I am not trying to kill myself riding it!
Alternately - you could just put two bits of wood screwed into the wall with door hinges and then put them up when you need them and make them secure with a piece of cord you can screw a couple of blocks into the lengths of wood to stop the bike moving backwards and forwards. When done just remove the cord and let the wooded pieces lie flush against the wall.
The above does assume you have a garage - the wife might be a bit annoyed if you drill holes into the kitchen wall.0 -
I use the rotary washing line and hook my saddle through one of the arms.
works :P0 -
Aldi/Lidle do a bike hoist for £4.99 when they have thier cycling week
Metal construction with battery operated winch. Very descrete (not a large metal structure) and only 4 bolts to fix up.
In fact I have one Brand new never removed from box that you can have for £5 posted.Yellow is the new Black.0 -
I'll take it!0
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hey this is my thread!
What do they actually look like, couldn;t find any info.0 -
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smidsy wrote:
thanks, no sadly I can't ceiling mount anything as no garage so it's floor mount or nothing.0
