Homemade Work Stand

the_ace

Ey up chaps and chapesses! I'm building an MTB from a Carrera Vulcan frame and want to build a stand to set it up on. Has anyone done similar? I'm interested in where to get a clamp from.

101_North

Go the whole hog and make a clamp from bits and pieces from a DIY store:

http://www.bicyclebikes.com/bicycle-rep ... plans.html

101

nicklouse

not looked on CRC?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=28993

felix.london

101_North wrote:

Go the whole hog and make a clamp from bits and pieces from a DIY store:

http://www.bicyclebikes.com/bicycle-rep ... plans.html

101

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delcol

look here some cheap work stands

or ebay has stands as cheap as £30

the_ace

101_North wrote:

Go the whole hog and make a clamp from bits and pieces from a DIY store:

http://www.bicyclebikes.com/bicycle-rep ... plans.html

101

Thats what i'm talking about, dont see the point in buying a cheapo off ebay when you can build something much better for next to nothing.

delcol

i would not be putting any of my bikes in a home made stand... looks a bit iffy to me...

clamping a bike by the toptube aint a good idea. how would you work on the gears fitting new cables and indexing them.?

snowjho

This

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/velo-works-workshop-stand-id_8034462.html

or this

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/ws-100-workshop-stand-id_5540702.html

are great value. I have the smaller fold away stand as its more portable. But £50 for the larger one is a great bargin.