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Does anyone here have any suggestions as to what to look for in an OK repair stand - mobility is not really an issue at this point, but if anyone has pointers on any bad experiences I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. CN |
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On Mar 19, 9:51 pm, "Campag_nut" wrote:
Hi, Does anyone here have any suggestions as to what to look for in an OK repair stand - mobility is not really an issue at this point, but if anyone has pointers on any bad experiences I would greatly appreciate it. I have the cheapy Minoura stand, it's ok, but doesn't support bikes all that well, it's a cradle, and works ok unless you have a close clearance between seat tube and rear tyre. My housemate has the cheapy stand from torpedo-7, which seems pretty good, it's a clamp rather than a cradle, so you have to be more careful with it and it's a bit clunky with the clamp mechanism (it's a hub QR skewer that holds the clamp shut) but seems to work ok. It would suck with a heavy bike and doesn't let you pick angles to hold the bike at, but on a roady it seems quite usable for basic stuff. |
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I have the crappy Minoura cradle stand as well, sucks the big one. I recently bought the one from Torpedo-7 that was on a massive sale, I can see why, but it is a clamp stand and works great on my Road bike and Mountain bike. For what I paid I think it was 30 or 40 bucks on their sale, it is awesome. -- MikeyOz |
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Campag_nut Wrote: Hi, Does anyone here have any suggestions as to what to look for in an OK repair stand - mobility is not really an issue at this point, but if anyone has pointers on any bad experiences I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. CN I got a second hand Park Tools Professional repair stand - the yoke at the bottom of the upright proved not strong enough for serious use, it's broken a couple of times in the last few months. The bike clamp & rotation device on it is superb, though. The Park unit is probably strong enough for a road bike but not strong enough for an MTB. For the MTB I had to get a stronger one, an Ultimate. Stronger, more stable, but the clamping is nowhere near as good, and rotation is poor (takes a lot of effort to tighten up after rotation) -- Duracell Bunny |
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On Mar 19, 8:51 pm, "Campag_nut" wrote:
Hi, Does anyone here have any suggestions as to what to look for in an OK repair stand - mobility is not really an issue at this point, but if anyone has pointers on any bad experiences I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. CN I have a Minoura RS-X that I got from Dean Woods Direct for $175 it is pretty stable and the bike does not move around when cranking by hand as the forks are locked in. I would suspect the cradle type stands that allow you to keep the front wheel on would be not very stable. This is the model I have but a bit dearer than what I paid: http://www.bikesportz.com.au/product...epair/rsx.html Not on the Dean Woods website, maybe they are out of stock. jh |
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In aus.bicycle on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:14:37 +1100
MikeyOz wrote: I have the crappy Minoura cradle stand as well, sucks the big one. I recently bought the one from Torpedo-7 that was on a massive sale, I can see why, but it is a clamp stand and works great on my Road bike and Mountain bike. For what I paid I think it was 30 or 40 bucks on their sale, it is awesome. How big is the clamp? How big a tube can it take? And could it be bodged to take a bigger one by someone with a drill and no shame? Zebee |
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On Mar 20, 10:28 am, Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In aus.bicycle on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:14:37 +1100 MikeyOz wrote: I have the crappy Minoura cradle stand as well, sucks the big one. I recently bought the one from Torpedo-7 that was on a massive sale, I can see why, but it is a clamp stand and works great on my Road bike and Mountain bike. For what I paid I think it was 30 or 40 bucks on their sale, it is awesome. How big is the clamp? How big a tube can it take? And could it be bodged to take a bigger one by someone with a drill and no shame? It won't work for a 'bent. |
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