Recommend me an inexpensive workstand

jameses

After 7 years of doing all my maintenance with the bike precariously balanced on a display stand, I've finally decided to get myself a proper workstand. Any recommendations for something decent but not too expensive? There seem to be quite a few around the £50 mark, any of them worth bothering with?

Rigga

I got one off eBay for £29.99 sorry can't do links on my phone. Superb piece of kit really well made and folds away neatly.

Toe knee

Think it's lidl tomorrow.... £25, see what you think.

Smokin Joe

I got this from fleabay, rock solid and holds the bike securely -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIKE-BICYCLE- ... 58a58e5531

diamonddog

Toe knee wrote:

Think it's lidl tomorrow.... £25, see what you think.

^^This, excellent piece of kit.

londoncommuter

diamonddog wrote:

Toe knee wrote:

Think it's lidl tomorrow.... £25, see what you think.

^^This, excellent piece of kit.

They are a bargain but normally £30 rather than £25 aren't they?

wishitwasallflat

Lidl 100%

lesfirth

Lidl.

stash36

You've timed this well....Lidl bike gear next Monday 16th March.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-249 ... l&id=21711

MarksMintness

Smokin Joe wrote:

I got this from fleabay, rock solid and holds the bike securely -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIKE-BICYCLE- ... 58a58e5531

I think I got this one too fpr £30 off Ebay and built my bike using it - perfect for the job. To be honest it looks identical to the Aldi/Lidl one, so I think you're in good company.

nigelgos

I got one off eBay and sent it back, it rocked on a level surface.

Is the Park Tool one worth £75?

Flâneur

Lidl was better than Aldi and works a treat for the price. Would I prefer some of the race stand style ones? sure but it just has to work if I am honest

narbs

Another eBay recommendation - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIKE-BICYCLE- ... 5400b7cec2

Good solid, easily adjustable stand.

jjsh

+1 for Lidl. Mine is an excellent bit of kit.

jameses

Thanks all, looks like I will be heading to Lidl next Monday

southdownswolf

Another +1 fir the lidl stand, does me fine for occasional use.

Man Of Lard

JamesEs wrote:

Thanks all, looks like I will be heading to Lidl next Monday

If you live in CycleCentral you may do well to be there at opening time - or they may have none left. I'm lucky the catchment for my Lidl is decidedly buspassesque.

jameses

I'm in Taunton, so I think I should have a fair chance of grabbing one. I conveniently have next Monday off work as well, so will be able to get in at opening time (and then out for a ride!)

fudgey

Make one.
here is one i made earlier....

I wanted a decent solid stand that could fold up to hang in the garage, have the bike at a decent standing height to work on, and not cost the earth.

i could not find anything reasonably priced so decided to make one using scrap parts out the skip at work to my own design. so total cost was £0, just my time.

and this is the final result. little rough but does the job perfectly. (although i have not used it for the road bike yet, will need to make some more dropout clamps as they are a different size)