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- CommentAuthortangsuto
- CommentTimeMar 21st 2009
Wanted to know what are some good repair stands out there for bicycles that one can buy. Nothing too crazy expensive, but something that will do the job well. I want a decent stand for doing all bicycle repairs/maintenance in my basement.
Any ideas, whether it be a good stand to purchase or a do-it-yourself type thing is welcome. I want to know what you guys use.
Thanks,
Tang -
- CommentAuthorstinky pete
- CommentTimeMar 21st 2009 edited
I think there is nothing as good as a Park bike repair stand if your going to be working on a bike. I have made do with an old PRS-4 OS I have had for years.
(http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=23&item=PRS%2D4+OS )
Though be warned, I bought mine in an attempt to save money over a floor model. I mounted a 4” square oak block to it so I could put it into my bench vice when I needed it, then it wouldnt be in the way when it wasnt in use. Problem is that the bench got in the way of bolth the bike and me at times. At present I have it mounted to a vertical floor support beam and can move all the way around the bike when needed. This set up also allows me to move the stand up or down to the height I want, rather than the height that it came with were it a stand alone floor model.
Hope this helps you... -
- CommentAuthoreaglerock
- CommentTimeMar 21st 2009
Height is variable with the floor models, too; you just can't get the clamp down super-low. I have a newer (post-2001) Park PCS-1 floor stand. I'm 5'10'; in the lowest position, the clamp is about chest-high. But I can clamp the seatpost on a 54cm frame, and jack the bike up so that the crankset is at eye-height (or I could do that, if my ceiling was high enough and I didn't have a hanging light fixture).
The PCS-1 (now basically the PCS-4) has been around for a million years; it's Park heavy-duty home wrench floor stand. I've found it to be both stable and rugged. A friend (the one I built the Raleigh for) asked me to keep my eyes open for a repair stand, because he knows I'm a scrounge. I got this off the local Craigslist for 75 bucks, and it's been squatting in my living room while I use it to blow through a number of projects.
I wanted a fairly recent PCS-1 because Park makes a bunch of accessories for it:- Work trays for tools
- internal seat tube clamp (so you can clamp a thinwall or carbon frame from the inside instead of around the tube - although you can use an aluminum seatpost to do the same thing)
- wheel stand truing attachment
If price were no object for a stand that I'd keep (hah!), I'd get a PRS-21, a lightweight collapsible race stand. The race stands cradle the bottom bracket, downtube and fork dropouts, rather than clamping to a frame tube. My one worry is about stability, but the center of gravity is a lot lower than on a floor stand.
Keep your eyes open on Craigslist and at swaps... -
- CommentAuthorhardsole5280
- CommentTimeMar 21st 2009
spend 100 on the lowest end wrench force stand. the clsmps are much better than the park stand at that level. I have built HUNDREDES of bikes on one. -
- CommentAuthorOtto Rax
- CommentTimeMar 22nd 2009 edited
park home stands are great, but not very mobile or stowable.
ultimate stands are nice, very sturdy, and are nicely collapsible, but the middle clamp tends to break, mine is broken and i've seen 2 others have to be rigged with a home depot clamps.
the ultimate ultralight is a waste of the extra money
the performance spin doctor is liek the ultimate, but shitty
the pedros stands are pretty slick, btu kind of tricky and can bind up on you if you don't finesse it. it also has alot of plastic which makes me question the longevity, btu i have never had a problem with the one i use
i dont know anything about the wrench force looks like a cross between the good of park and the good of ultimate, but a slicker leg design. but the price reflects that, and i've never personally seen or used one.
***All of this is my opinion -
- CommentAuthorr.p.r
- CommentTimeMar 29th 2009
I agree with hardsole5280. A Wrench Force stand is cheaper and has equal if not better clamps than a Park does. Mine is not the cheapest model, but I recall it costing less than $200, all told.
I have had mine since 2002 and have had no issues. I think it is the only piece of "furniture" I have had throughout that time.
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