I picked up a workstand at Harbor Freight this weekend for the low low price of $8.88. Pretty sweet for the price. Yeah, 99% of HF stuff is garbage, but this stand is pretty sturdy and has nice rubberized coating on the parts that touch the bike. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95365
I use their digital caliper ($15.99) and the T25 tool they had on sale for $4.99 along with a bunch of other Torx/star sizes. Their stuff is dirt cheap so I don't worry too much about losing or breaking it, and this is a good way to get at least some kind of stand.
be careful with any of their tools you have to put torque on. i've had good luck with their 1/2 torque wrench, but i've literally shattered wrenches, gear pullters, etc. anything with multiple parts that you may have to occasionly crank down on. and wear eye protection!!!
I picked up a workstand at Harbor Freight this weekend for the low low price of $8.88. Pretty sweet for the price. Yeah, 99% of HF stuff is garbage, but this stand is pretty sturdy and has nice rubberized coating on the parts that touch the bike. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95365
Wow! Good find, thanks for the heads up. I wouldn't even consider something so cheap if I hadn't been told it held up good, I'm too used to bike stands costing $100 or more. I'll have to grab one of those.
Wow! Good find, thanks for the heads up. I wouldn't even consider something so cheap if I hadn't been told it held up good, I'm too used to bike stands costing $100 or more. I'll have to grab one of those.
just wanted to let everyone know that i know people have been mis-lead by these type stands in the past....they dont hold the entire bike off the ground....they cradle the rear non drive side chainstay and seatstay, and keep the back end a couple inches off the ground....sorry if you already knew this, just wanted to pass it along...i almost bought one of these, till i realized the whole thing is about 18" tall....
just wanted to let everyone know that i know people have been mis-lead by these type stands in the past....they dont hold the entire bike off the ground....they cradle the rear non drive side chainstay and seatstay, and keep the back end a couple inches off the ground....sorry if you already knew this, just wanted to pass it along...i almost bought one of these, till i realized the whole thing is about 18" tall....
Yeah, it doesn't compare to a traditional stand, but it's a nice cheap alterantive, and is quite portable because of its size. I mainly bought it to keep my precious road bike off the ground while camping during RAGBRAI.
just wanted to let everyone know that i know people have been mis-lead by these type stands in the past....they dont hold the entire bike off the ground....they cradle the rear non drive side chainstay and seatstay, and keep the back end a couple inches off the ground....sorry if you already knew this, just wanted to pass it along...i almost bought one of these, till i realized the whole thing is about 18" tall....
I didn't realize that, thanks much for the heads up! I'm not sure if it'd fit my needs or not now, I'll have to do a little thinking about what I really want from a stand and try to find a pic or two of one of these in use. If it won't do it for me it's back to the original plan, build one with 2x4s and a clamp.
I see how this works now. It'd be better than what I have (I just flip it upside down) for drivetrain adjustments but it's certainly not ideal. Anyone have a lead on where to get a clamp like the one on the Park stands? I can build the rest of the stand myself, but I've been kinda stuck on the ideal clamp on a budget.
I see how this works now. It'd be better than what I have (I just flip it upside down) for drivetrain adjustments but it's certainly not ideal. Anyone have a lead on where to get a clamp like the one on the Park stands? I can build the rest of the stand myself, but I've been kinda stuck on the ideal clamp on a budget.
Awesome, thanks a ton! I'd been looking for clamps, you'd think I'd have checked work stands since that's what I am looking to build. That looks plenty rugged, and the jaws are bent and padded just how I wanted.
That Pricepoint Sette clamp looks prety good, But you can probably get a lower end Park stand (PCS-9, good review here in MTBR) for about that price +shipping from Ebay. I got mine for $60 (use 'best offer')+ 30 shipped.
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