alrighty... do you all have bike stands? Did you make your own? How did you make it? Do you think one needs something like that to store a bike and work on it too...
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alrighty... do you all have bike stands? Did you make your own? How did you make it? Do you think one needs something like that to store a bike and work on it too...
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ght=bike+stand
read this thread
We have this one.
http://www.rei.com/product/752335
It can be used to store a bike as well as work on it.
Whether or not you need something... that's for you to decide. :) You can store bike leaning it against a wall. It is convenient to be able to put the bike on the stand and do maintenance. We have two mountain bikes, three road bikes, a commute bike and a tandem. We have another rack that actually stores 4 of the bikes. We have stands for two of the bikes and one road bike is in the trainer. We needed a storage solution.
V.
If you have an unfinished basement, you can easily make your own work stand or store bikes off the ground for minimal cost. Here's an example of how I work on bikes. Lots of storage options if you don't mind drilling anchors in your garage. A trip to www.homedepot.com under storage/garage turned up almost a dozen cheap $7-50 options, from simple hooks to lifts.
I have a tiny little garage on my property that I originally intended to use for my Beetle*. But, it got invaded by bikes (six now, since I gave the matched-set Buicks to my son and his girlfriend). So I took the old paper type paneling off the ceiling of the garage, hung some rafter hooks up there and all the bikes hang from the rear wheel. We have a repair stand from Nashbar and my hubby built me a fine work bench with pegboard. (That all was my xmas present last year.)
*The Beetle got swept up by a street sweeper and the Element doesn't fit in the garage, so I have a bike garage instead! :)
I think a repair stand is necessary if you do your own work. Or you can be one with your bike, like Deb. :)
Karen
We have a Park folding stand. Nice thing to have around. :)
Deb, On yours is the bike swinging a problem? Say when you want to twirl the pedals and shift???
As long as your hanging straps aren't stretchy, then swinging isn't a problem. You can pedal the bike and shift and adjust gears. You may prefer the greater stability and adjustability of a repair stand, but hanging the bike is very functional. When I worked in a shop in 1973, this is how we did all our repairs.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthernBelle
Looks to me like Debs' idea is a great one, especially if you are concerned about space.Like some of the others, I do own a stand and use a Park foldable stand. Since I make my living at this, I feel as though I need things to be easier and functional. The Park stands are great products and have a great warranty. I have had other brands, but never seemed to have a whole lot of luck with them... of course mine gets used much more often and I'm probably harder on it as well. IT definitely motivated me to keep my bike a bit cleaner as well:):)
thanks everyone for your replies... My bike is encroaching on my dog's space in the living room... time to buy a stand ;)