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you dont need a bike stand. Either prop it against a chair or something (installing stem etc) or lie it on the floor (installing bottom bracket/cranks etc). Bike stands are for people with too much space/money.

No, bike stands are for people who want their bike at chest height, easy to work on and won't fall on them every 10 minutes (especially when they are pissing about with cantilever brakes and need 3 hands for example!)

Goes without saying, I don't have a bike stand.