Anyone ever tried to build a repair stand?

Alias G

Have any of you guys/gals ever tried to build your own DIY cycle repair workstand? They can be a tad expensive and would seem straight forward enough to knock together. If anyone knows of any links/pics/ideas for this I would love it.
Heres a couple of links that I've looked at so far.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Home-Bicycle-Repair-Stand/
http://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-Bike-Repair-Stand/

the magician

I built one recently. Im building a mobile one at the moment , but this is the first one i did. clamps onto the pole for my washing line out the back. works well ,very handy.

This one takes a 20 kilo downhill bike no problem.

work stand

Mint Sauce

not sure if it counts as a repair stand, but its two bungee cords hanging from the garage rafters, that the bike hangs from

cdaly_

This one looks better to me.

Alias G

the magician wrote: »

I built one recently. Im building a mobile one at the moment , but this is the first one i did. clamps onto the pole for my washing line out the back. works well ,very handy.

This one takes a 20 kilo downhill bike no problem.

work stand

Looks good, simple but effective.

Alias G

irish-stew wrote: »

not sure if it counts as a repair stand, but its two bungee cords hanging from the garage rafters, that the bike hangs from

Yeah, I done something similar myself. Looking to use something that will hold the bike rigid now though.

Mint Sauce

yeah the bike does tend to shake a bit when using them

peterako

I hang my bike(s) either from a rope I have attached to the rafters in my Shed :eek: or on the chin(ing) bar I have set uo in same shed.

In both cases I hang the bike by its saddle.

The Chin/pull-up bar method is steadiest.....but steady is a relative term

Rope around the saddle is the safest (bike can be knocked off the chin bar and tears will definitely follow....).

Works fine for me!

I do 99.9% of my own bike maintenace/building myself.

Peter

Explosive_Cornflake

I knocked one up before over christmas and it's great i think. Can clamp the bike in or just hang it from it if it's a quick job.
Details in here

Alias G

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

I knocked one up before over christmas and it's great i think. Can clamp the bike in or just hang it from it if it's a quick job.
Details in here

Looks good. Nice workshop btw.

redmaxi

I use this. Made in 1/2 an hour and works really well.

ED E

Dad built one years ago. Primarily out of a set of old Exhaust pipes. Its got a base to be clamped to the workbench and the arm is adjustable and padded. All you have to do is place the bike on and slot in a bolt+hand tighten to secure it.

I'll post a pic later on if I remember

corkandproud

Can anyone recommend a suitable clamp - a hand held one would be fine once it gets a good hold of the frame.

ED E

All credit goes to my dad.