Workshop stand reccomendations

SACH Central

Apologies in advance if this has been discussed before but....

I'm in the market for a workshop stand. I have a budget of €150 max. Anyone got any reccommendations. I see that Chain Reaction have a Park 'PCS9' for €102. I'm open to suggestions. Thanks

Captain Havoc

Kilkenny cycles have a nice BBB one, I bought it for around the €150.

Quigs Snr

The Park Tool one model up from (PC10?) that is about 150 and its pretty good. Haven't used the PC9 but it seems like a slightly smaller version, should be ok, I am not aware of Park Tool making anything which doesn't work exactly as described. They are pretty solid.

Whatever you do don't get one of those bottom mounted workstands like the cheaper BBB one where you mount the bike by the bottom bracket. Rubbish.

Lumen

I have the park one. It's OK. It is pretty massive with a bike on it - you need a decent sized room to work in.

I bought it mainly for cleaning the bike outside.

For actual repairs, Mr Skeffington has an amazing little metal stand that lifts the rear wheel up so you can tune gears etc, much more space efficient and no doubt cheaper.

crashoveroid

I have a Park PCS 10 and i find it great really easy to use and you can fold it away into a corner

ednwireland

i have a tcx one that the bike sits on and then theres a clamp for the down tube, really difficult to run new cables when its on there, (like this http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3978 )
i'd go for a single clamp design now where you just clamp the top tube or the down tube (seat post for carbon frame), disadvantage if you have any toptube cable runs mtbs mainly)
i have a rear wheel one (but its so old it doesnt fit modern quick releases !) thats the cheapest option £20 from wiggle (think i'll get a new one) like this

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Minoura_DS30BLT_Workstand/5300003799/


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lukester

I was in the market for a new stand recently and opted for a Tacx Spider Team - as used by pro teams. It folds down to a fairly compact size, has a telescopic tripod base which is handy if you have to work in a confined space occasionally. You can also swivel the bike around in situ.

It secures the bike via the bottom bracket and front or rear dropout, no clamping around tubes which is a no-no with carbon frames.

The fact that it's used by pro teams encourages you to learn to curse in Flemish and pretend you're a pro mechanic.

Lumen

My bike was built from components using nothing but a rear wheel stand, so I question the utility of a full size stand, other than for easy access to grotty bits when cleaning.

Although Lukester's one looks nice.

This looks handy.

lukester

Lumen wrote: »

My bike was built from components using nothing but a rear wheel stand, so I question the utility of a full size stand, other than for easy access to grotty bits when cleaning.

Although Lukester's one looks nice.

What sealed the deal for me is it's the one that Skeff uses.

Edit: I originally looked at this Tacx one, which is a good bit cheaper

kona

How do ya do any work on the front end of the bike with that tacx stand? Any bike shop ive ever ever worked in is a single clamp.

Point taken with carbon, but they seem a bit limited. what Pro Teams use them?

lukester

kona wrote: »

How do ya do any work on the front end of the bike with that tacx stand? Any bike shop ive ever ever worked in is a single clamp.

Point taken with carbon, but they seem a bit limited. what Pro Teams use them?

You can clamp the bike at either end. It secures via the front or rear dropout and the BB. It clamps in very securely.

Most pics I've seen of pro team mechanics are using a similar stand. There's a list of teams on the Tacx site- Agritubel, Quick Step, SaxoBank, Lampre, Milram, Silence Lotto, Astana, Rabobank.

kona

lukester wrote: »

You can clamp the bike at either end. It secures via the front or rear dropout and the BB. It clamps in very securely.

Most pics I've seen of pro team mechanics are using a similar stand. There's a list of teams on the Tacx site- Agritubel, Quick Step, SaxoBank, Lampre, Milram, Silence Lotto, Astana, Rabobank.

ah right got ya.

Do you reckon it would work with a full on DH bike?

lukester

kona wrote: »

Do you reckon it would work with a full on DH bike?

I don't see why not, the clamp points for the dropouts slide backwards and forwards. This reviewer on CRC used it for a range of bikes:

I service a fleet of 20 Marins and private racing, MTB's and BMX. This stand is great item put your tolls one side on the bench and just swivel the unit around. Height adjustment and balance is good. The only fault i had was the lack of space to put tools being used ie, tool station. This is far superior to the Park Tool frame clamp type stand.

kona

lukester wrote: »

I don't see why not, the clamp points for the dropouts slide backwards and forwards. This reviewer on CRC used it for a range of bikes:

Sounds good, as I can tell from looking at that park tools one, its going to be unstable with abit of weight on it, nothing worse than trying to fix a bike while it dances around ya!

Do the clams just take 9mm drop outs or can they take a 20mm bolt thru axle?

lukester

kona wrote: »

Do the clams just take 9mm drop outs or can they take a 20mm bolt thru axle?

I think they'll take the latter, I'll check it later and get back to you.

alfalad

lukester wrote: »

I was in the market for a new stand recently and opted for a Tacx Spider Team - as used by pro teams. It folds down to a fairly compact size, has a telescopic tripod base which is handy if you have to work in a confined space occasionally. You can also swivel the bike around in situ.

It secures the bike via the bottom bracket and front or rear dropout, no clamping around tubes which is a no-no with carbon frames.

The fact that it's used by pro teams encourages you to learn to curse in Flemish and pretend you're a pro mechanic.

It's pretty cheap on Pro Bike Kit £88 but they are out of stock the moment. When they come back in I'll be ordering I reckon.

silsean

TOPIC TANGENT!

But not really: i want to clean my bike and need a stand to get everywhere. I tried to hang it from a broom that was proped up with bins. Awful! Does anyone have a suggestion for propping a bike up with the wheels off so that i can get a good clean?

Is there any way to make a clamp?

I can't afford a stand right now so i need a work around solution.

DirkVoodoo

silsean wrote: »

TOPIC TANGENT!

But not really: i want to clean my bike and need a stand to get everywhere. I tried to hang it from a broom that was proped up with bins. Awful! Does anyone have a suggestion for propping a bike up with the wheels off so that i can get a good clean?

Is there any way to make a clamp?

I can't afford a stand right now so i need a work around solution.

Old Tube + Tree.

Bambaata

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Old Tube + Tree.

Tis the best alternative. I used an old tube and my clothes line for many months. It's fine for washing. also great cos u can spin the bike up to get the underside

doozerie

I have on older model Park workstand that doesn't seem to be available any longer. The clamp on it is pretty good, the closest I can find to it on CRC is this one. The only disadvantage to my workstand is that it doesn't dismantle, the legs just fold in so that you can lean it against a wall or lie it on the ground. If you are stuck for space, or want to transport it, being able to dismantle it to make it shorter would be more convenient. Alternatively, some clamps are designed to be bolted to a wall, so if you have a dedicated workspace that might be the most convenient and cheapest option (and better than some of the flimsier stands available).

The jaws of the Park clamp above (which doesn't bolt to a wall) are not bad at avoiding pinching cables although they do snag one of the cables on the top tube of my mountain bike a bit, not enough to cause any real problems though. The newer design of Park, and other, clamps might be more forgiving.

Murph100

Da Business !!

http://www.slanecycles.com/park-team-race-workstand-qkprs20-p-1065.html

Golfanatic

id reccomend one you put on a wall i have one of those ones there way better

Clydes

This is the Mr Skeff one mentioned earlier and in other posts



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