Bike work stand

ThePengu1n

ThePengu1n

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Hi people,

I've recently started this bike riding thing as a way to lose some weight, however i now want (need) to do some work on the bike (a heavy-ish mountain bike) and am looking for a workstand. So, ladies and gents of Sports Arena, do you have any suggestions?

Many thanks
 
I got a cheapo Aldi one, hasn't dropped my bike yet. Left it on overnight before too.

Seems fine. If I wasn't bothered about money I'd get a park tools one
 
I got one of these, which ok for some things but as soon as you look at doing anything involving moving the wheels (gears/chain lube) it is useless, I use it combined with a wooden 'T' I made and used before for that... As I'm tight and refuse to pay £30+ on one!

Aldi have their cycling deals starting on thursday and there is a '2 bike stand' that looks more suited to storage (floor stands and fix it to a wall) but I imagine if the base was stable enough (or you adapt it in some way) it would be good for servicing (just ignore the lower storage hooks)? IIRC it was <£40 (not got my magazine here).
 
I've got a Lidl one. It's not bad quality but on full extension at the top I can't rotate the cranks without the pedal hitting it. This is frustrating because it means you can't adjust the gears with the bike on the stand.
 
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Pic from Aldi 'this weeks specialbuys'

Looks like either side is adjustable for different bike layouts.
 
I hadn't considered it as it's too big for me! Sorry Peng, ignore my suggestion lol

Tart, was it flimsy? Awkward to use? I imagine it'd need to be fixed to a wall to get any real stability to it?
 
Roady said:
I hadn't considered it as it's too big for me! Sorry Peng, ignore my suggestion lol

Tart, was it flimsy? Awkward to use? I imagine it'd need to be fixed to a wall to get any real stability to it?
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I fixed it to the wall - as you say, it requires it for stability.

To be honest as a bike stand it wasn't terrible. I'm perhaps being a bit unfair. It was just really awkward to use and set up. I've used a few work stands since and they're so much easier. Obviously they take up a lot more space though and can't store two bikes so... swings and roundabouts :)
 
I got the Aldi one last year and I've just replaced it with two bars that I've bolted to my garage that I bought from Halfords last weekend.
I've still got the labels on :D

And yes, you can turn the pedal arms no problem, there is enough distance.

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FrenchTart said:
Does the same job, takes up less space. I can't see any fault with that :p
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It's brilliant and I don't know why I didn't do it 2 years ago but no doubt there will be a repair where it isn't ideal and I'll get the stand out.
When I was sizing them up against bikes in Halfords a couple of assistants asked me what I was doing and said what a great idea.
They were £4.99 each.

Oh there is one potential problem, the handlebars on an MTB/Hybrid have to be turned slightly but my road bike can go straight.
 
#Chri5# said:
I've got one of these. Still going strong after many years of use, including bike cleaning duties.
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One of these is ideal and really what I'm after but there's no way I'm spending over £30 on it... Might have to tax my dad's welder and make my own!

Dimple said:
It's brilliant and I don't know why I didn't do it 2 years ago
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They look great and will work well, good job! Wish I had that much room in our garage and I'd do the same! :(
 
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