Bike repair stand

Afternoon all,

Have any of you come across a good bike repair stand that you would recommend? I'd like to build one rather then buy but am looking for ideas as to the best design.

Thanks.

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I've seen most, what sort of design features are you after? What sort of bikes?

Personally, I don't think you can beat a 2m x 60cm bench that lifts the bike up to working height. All the other sorts of stands seem to get in the way of anything more than simple maintenance.

S.

I've got one like this


The clamp bit is different to that though, it is more like this...



If you have a workshop and don't need to transport it to races or events then that bench mounted thing would be great.

I don't have a garage or workshop so needed a portable work stand. Mind you I wouldn't pay £204 for that bench mount. That seems a bit expensive.

Park Tool Deluxe O-Size Bench Mount PRS4OS Stand | Buy Online | ChainReactionCycles.com

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"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."

Oh. Bicycle.

Doh!

I made one of those for my O level in metal work many many moons ago

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Im on THE list (Where IS Mike Wilde?) edit, he is back

I dont need to transport to races or anything, but it does need to be portable since it needs to sit out of the way unless a bike needs fixing or looking at.

That thing is pricey for the use it would get for me.

LOL

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In which case I'd make a simple floor to ceiling screw brace with two clamping points for the frame. Three or four slot together rod sections with a screw jack at the bottom and soft pads at each end. Simples.

S.

Like it.

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One of the best professional bike workshops I have had the fortune to use doesn't use bike stands. They simply use three wire hooks hung from the ceiling. One for each bar and one for the seat.
The bike falls to the perfect height to work on and it costs them pittance.
They use old chains, but some string would do the job just fine.

Or you could spend £100+ to hold a bike up.

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Ideally though you'd want the bike held firm for screwing unscrewing stuff and to stop it from swinging all over the place.

S.

Apparently not if you are a professional bike tech and do it for a living.
What would they know tho.

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oops hit thanks by mistake, I didn't mean it!

Anyhow, yes I can easily believe a professional bike tech would prefer speed and ease of use for a stand. Don't come much easier or quicker than a hoist.

But there are all sorts of reasons why that's not necessarily true for an amateur. First off they might not want holes or hooks in the ceiling, they might want to work in all sorts of different areas, even outdoors or where you can't drill into a ceiling. Finally, they might just enjoy working on the bike for fun and prefer the "professionalism" of a solid stand. It might even be used for storage or display...

S.

The one I have was considerably cheaper than that (different make and was on special, bought from Halfords). Yes those are a lot of money.

I've seen several professional workshops who wouldn't use any thing other than Park Tools work stands. But what would they know?

I would say you could make something as above with out too much hassle.

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"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."

Or they might simply want a "good bike repair stand that you would recommend" which I gave them a good alternative to. Whether or not that is viable for go slow or not is up to him, but the (good) advice remains. You seem to be the only one to take issue with it. Wonder why that is.

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Let me clarify here. This isnt for use by professional bike techs day in day out, its a convenience for those cyclists who stay at the B&B. Last year I had to repair 3 bikes and a number of bikes required some maintenance by their owners (general checks plus in a couple of cases some work).

I was thinking it would be nice to have a bike stand, both for when I need to work on a bike or if they want to give it a quick once over before heading out or to do some work so utilisation is not great.

The bike stand would be folded up and stuck in a corner till needed, it needs to freestanding so it can be used both inside and outside the garage as necessary, the bonus of being able to move it outside is that for jetwashing the bike it isnt just leaning up against the wall, you can wash and then oil it.

Thanks all for the suggestions so far.

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