Bicycle Work Stand/Vise

[Koken]

Saw this on YouTube. It looks like a good idea and can be customized for other projects.

 

[AnthonyJ124]

Not a bad idea for cheap! My only concern there would be scratches, but I suppose a well placed rag could mitigate that risk. For someone who would only use a bike stand once or twice a year, I can definitely see that being handy.

I'll stick to my park stand though.

 

[shoot summ]

Not a bad idea for cheap! My only concern there would be scratches, but I suppose a well placed rag could mitigate that risk. For someone who would only use a bike stand once or twice a year, I can definitely see that being handy.

I'll stick to my park stand though.

I tried a couple of cheap stand options, then bought a used Park stand. There really is no comparison, get a Park if you can...

 

[Horror Business]

I love my Park stand.

 

[rieferman]

For $30 (on sale) and since I'm only a once-in-awhile bike repair guy (kids' bikes, changing a tire etc.) I was planning on getting this model:

wall mount bike repair stand / clamp

This same company makes one that appears to swivel without need for the allen wrench, but that model doesn't get as many positive reviews as this one does. And since this one has two wall mount brackets, I figure I'll just mount one in the upright position, and one at 90 degrees tipped to the side.

 

[bczygan]

Got my Park for free. Like it.

 

[thrifty bill]

Dumb idea. +1 Shop for a used one instead. I buy and sell bicycle stuff, have found good name brand stands (not the ebay cheapies) for as little as $10.

Bought a nice Parks professional stand for $75. Its all about the clamping device.

 

[Openboater]

I have a Park bench mount. Love the thing. Not expensive, but totally meets my needs keeping four bikes rider-ready. t

 

[senator52]

Another great option, which I have, is the Ultimate Feedback Elite stand. Used it regularly for over five years now.

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[BikerDad]

yup, as somebody who has done a fair bit of wrenching on bicycles back in the day, I going to come down on the "fair idea, dumb execution" side. You need V-jaws if you're working on anything nicer than a lead-sled, aka Huffy or any other cheap department store bike. I've got a Blackburn folding stand, not quite as nice as a Park, but my stand is portable, has V-Jaws, has the bike at a higher level than a workbench, etc.

 

[Alexbn921]

+1 on the park stands really nice. You will use it way more than you think would. I thought I would use it once every week or two, I use it 2-3 times a week.

 

[4xdog]

My bicycle stand for the last thirty years or so is an old strap from the days of toe clips. It's looped around the floor joists in the basement and my bicycles hang from the nose of the saddle. Gives me access to every moving part and lets me swing it around as needed for access. Couldn't ask for more. This one beats the $25 YouTube stand by about $25...

 

[rlitman]

yup, as somebody who has done a fair bit of wrenching on bicycles back in the day, I going to come down on the "fair idea, dumb execution" side. You need V-jaws if you're working on anything nicer than a lead-sled, aka Huffy or any other cheap department store bike. I've got a Blackburn folding stand, not quite as nice as a Park, but my stand is portable, has V-Jaws, has the bike at a higher level than a workbench, etc.

Agreed. That clamp is not made to hold a round tube.
This is (and can be had for cheap):

 

[PFSard]

My bicycle stand for the last thirty years or so is an old strap from the days of toe clips. It's looped around the floor joists in the basement and my bicycles hang from the nose of the saddle. Gives me access to every moving part and lets me swing it around as needed for access. Couldn't ask for more. This one beats the $25 YouTube stand by about $25...

Thanks for the post. I like things simple and cheap. I'll have to locate my toe clips. Or any acceptable strap.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

IDK about using that instead of my bike service stand, but I think I may rig up two similar setups with multiple pipe mounts for use as multi position adjustable clamps/vise setup for long or odd sized work.

Tommy

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Thanks for the post. I like things simple and cheap. I'll have to locate my toe clips. Or any acceptable strap.

Very cool. Actually an old belt would work fine from trusses in a garage.

 

[rice rocket]

Nice Waterford!

 

[Wuaname]

Which Park stand are you guys using? I see a range of them on amazon, going up as high as $175

 

[rice rocket]

The Park stands are okay, people who spend an excessive amount of time working on bikes and yammering about it on the internet gravitate towards the Feedback Sports Pro Elite stand, which has a really nice quick release head. It's not cheap though, I think retail is $250, comes down to $200 every now and then.

 

[BikerDad]

hanging from the garage rafters sounds great.

Not.

Garage ceiling is fully finished and 9.5 feet up. Having the bike swinging around when working on it is a PITA. When removing the bottom bracket cups, they can be "uncooperative." Honkin' with a wrench on a swinging object? No thanks.

But hey, if it works for you, cool.
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On that Feedback Sports unit, the quick release is a nice thing to have, and for a shop or ******** enthusiast, almost a must have. I believe that some of the Park stands have a QR, some don't. My Blackburn doesn't, and it would be sweet if it did, but not so sweet that I'm going to run out and replace it. (Of course, if I were riding my bicycle more frequently, I'd likely change my tune.)

 

[gm54210]

I made up a few stands similar to this on Instructables for a community bike swap/repair event. On the pro side, they were cheap. Con, it can be a pain to hoist the bike and clamp it. The clamp that rieferman posted looks like a good off the shelf unit.

 

[4xdog]

hanging from the garage rafters sounds great.

Not.

Garage ceiling is fully finished and 9.5 feet up. Having the bike swinging around when working on it is a PITA. When removing the bottom bracket cups, they can be "uncooperative." Honkin' with a wrench on a swinging object? No thanks.

But hey, if it works for you, cool...)

I work on my bikes in my basement, with 7' 2" unfinished ceilings. I'm 6" 6', so the bike hangs about three inches from the joists and has to be pushed to swing. Hanging bikes in high garage probably doesn't make sense, I agree.

I've long since converted (almost) all my bikes to cartridge or external cup bottom brackets, and I usually install those with the frame fixed on a flat surface. I probably wouldn't put bottom bracket cups on using any kind of frame stand, but whatever works for ya.

 

[4xdog]

Speaking of working on bikes and especially bike stands, here are some views inside the shop at Cycles Alex Singer, a legendary constructeur in Paris, now run by Olivier Czuka, the son of long-time owner Ernest Czuka. This is a bit of a time warp trip to the days of French cyclotourisme, say late 30s through early 70s. The pix were taken in the Spring of 2009, and nothing has changed as of this year -- time doesn't really pass in this shop.

Note in the first picture the bike stand the Czukas made and have used for many years. It's a simple tripod with a rod that extends into the seat tube, and a large rubber bushing for the seat lug to bear against. The bike is worked on upside down.

It's a simple approach that's worked for decades on thousands of custom-made frames in this shop.