Style of work stand

trossell.george

Hello All,

I'm looking to invest in a work stand, I've used what I would class as the standard work stand before. Where you clamp around the seat post/top tube. But I have noticed that there seem to be a lot of the fork mounting systems on the market.

Is the fork mounting version better or just different?

Thanks

mrb123

Probably better in some ways although does mean taking the front wheel off the bike every time you want to put it on the stand, plus likely to be no good of you have a bike with fixed mudguards.

trossell.george

Thanks mrb123.

I don't have mudgards so that wouldn't effect me. But I can see how having them would be a pain.

Wheelspinner

The fork mount ones are becoming more of a pain these days if you work on more than one bike, because of all the different “standards” of wheel mount. Quick release, several different sizes of through axle including “boost” and my personal pet hate for service, a Lefty Cannondale!.

They are nice and stable to work with however.

Seat post clamp style would be my choice if I bought a new one tbh.

lincolndave

I have both types, but 90% of the time use the fork mounted stand, it’s stable, the top can be rotated so you do not have to walk around the bike with your tools, you can also tilt the top Up or down, I Personally find it far better

ugo.santalucia

I have the fork mounting system... all is well until you want to service a bike with front mudguard...

StillGoing

I have the TACX workshop stand and have no problems with mounting bikes of varying sizes, via front or rear dropouts. I serviced someone's bike with mudguards on and didn't have a problem although I can't say if they were the full monty things that virtually drag on the ground.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/spider-team-workstand-id_8242726.html

roadrunner20

Have a Park tool fork one and to be honest it's a pain in arse, it doesn't allow for thru axel quick releases and the retention strap is pretty bad way of holding down the main frame

It's a park tool one so rather a let down to be honest and probably going to try sell and replace with saddle

angry_bird

Prefer working with a fork mounted workstand , much more stable and can spin the bike round nice and easily, on the downside, it's a pain with the mudguards though so inevitably end up using a seat post clamp for the winter bike... that's the only reason I've kept the seat post one if I'm honest.

mazwmb

I’ve got a fork mounted stand but how do you put through axle disc bikes on it?

david37

For my own bikes I use a fork mount Park one. For the shop its a clamp one full stop. It depends on what youre doing and where. For home use with a limited number of bikes then the fork clamp is great.

johnnyfartpants

ugo.santalucia said:

I have the fork mounting system... all is well until you want to service a bike with front mudguard...

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