Bike Repair Stands

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Park Tools and Accessories can be accessed directly on the link below, but I ordered mine through my bike shop/J & B catalog.

The minimum Deluxe Home Repair stand, which can flip bikes a full 360, is the PCS 9.

When I ordered mine back in 2005, it ran about $120 inc. tax.

http://www.parktool.com/products/category.asp?cat=23

There is a $150-200 jump to the professional bike shop stands, but handy tool caddies and parts trays attached to the stand did not seem worth it.

At a bike shop in Florida I saw one that attached to a wall stud, stood out about 2 feet, flipped around like a breeze, but whatever brand that is, it's not in my catalog.


A "360 degree capable" Bike Repair Stand this is in the Top 3 equipment purchases for a hobby MBer.

And the Park Tools Site is where small things, like a cassette removal socket, are found, if you don't have a J & B catalog.
 

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I totally agree The right tools make all the difference in the world. One of my suppliers has the benchmount park stands that you refer to. They run around $90 and $150 retail. The PCS-9 is about $130 all are very stout for the home builder.
 
The wall mount is here:
http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=23&item=PRS-4W

I had one and paid only a few dollars for it from a shop that closed years ago. They are ok if workspace is limited but are a pain reaching to work on the off side of the bike, and you end up having to keep reclamping the bike end for end.

Repair stands show up used once and a while, worth watching for. I bought a great old Park Pro floor stand this past fall off craigslist for $75, much heavier duty that what they make now.
 
Because MB's are so much heavier than bicycles, although I have a nice repair stand, I prefer to use this type DSC00973.JPG. Easy to make and easy to use.

I plan on making an adjustable height work table for my next shop however that you can put the bike up on to and have a place to place parts and tools. It will cost a bit more to set up but be worth it in the long run.
 
Because MB's are so much heavier than bicycles, although I have a nice repair stand, I prefer to use this type Easy to make and easy to use.

I plan on making an adjustable height work table for my next shop however that you can put the bike up on to and have a place to place parts and tools. It will cost a bit more to set up but be worth it in the long run.

I'm interested in that table idea....but your set up reminded me of the most economical set up one of my customers now has, to work on bikes for his friends and families.

He bought 2 "Bike Storage Hoists" at K-Mart, basically a pulley with locking device that hang from hooks on his rafters. That gets the bike off the ground, cost him about $10.

Then he found these heavy antique steel tractor forks, that adjust with cotter pins. When laying on its back, the two prongs stand about 3 foot in the air, forks maybe 1 foot apart . He can tie or bungie cord the raised bike between the prongs, to steady the bike for torquing his bolts.

Since the hoist ropes reach the ground, he can therefore pick it up, upside down, for fitting his wheels, etc.

Actually, a wooden setup like yours, resembling a narrow, upside down table frame could be built, with the 4 legs used to tie down steady the bike. (The tractor prongs were a lucky find).

Anyway, that's a way of getting to the guts of the matter for $20-30.

Hope some more folks put do-it-yourself ideas up for getting the bike up in the air......
 
I've found these to be quite useful for making final adjustments when test riding etc. Allows you to perform driveline checks etc 'cause it gets the rear wheel off the ground and is more stable than a regular kickstand.
 

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I've found these to be quite useful for making final adjustments when test riding etc. Allows you to perform driveline checks etc 'cause it gets the rear wheel off the ground and is more stable than a regular kickstand.

i like this one where do you get one
 
I've found these to be quite useful for making final adjustments when test riding etc. Allows you to perform driveline checks etc 'cause it gets the rear wheel off the ground and is more stable than a regular kickstand.

I use the same thing . I spread the legs on mine, some, to make it more stable. I think mine was from the " Bay." Less than $10.
 
I have the Park PCS-1. and have used it to either build, tune up, or repair many bikes. Having a good solid repair stand is definitely a worthy addition for any garage. :D
 
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