Wanted: Bicycle Repair Stand

what you need is a bigger flat

or fewer bikes

yeah have used them to carryout most repairs to bikes including stiff bb's. not easy but possible. usually clamp seat tube as close to bb as possible and go to town. (depending on frame of course.) failing that take it out of the stand but at no time on my cytech course did they say you could not remove a partially dismantled bike from the stand. i found that the tacx one became unstable when trying to undo the bb and worked best if you placed it up against a wall to stop you pushing it over. but most home mechanics wont try too hard on a bb. theyll take it to a shop where if they fuck it, they pay for it. thats my experience anyway.

Yup, sounds good. Bring it all to the pub tonight? ;)

(what wall rack do you have, btw? Really need to figure out a storage solution in our flat).

cheap folding L-shape one off ebay. not bad, holds up to 3 bikes.

oh save the money and get the wife/gf to hold the bike while you work on it- you might get lucky and get shag at the same time....

cheap folding L-shape one off ebay. not bad, holds up to 3 bikes.

that sounds good. do you have a pic? although my ceiling may be just too short for three

What do people think about actually installing a clamp on a wall?

I have a garage that I don't mind puttingbig holes in... Any recomendations? Limitations?

like this but folds

roberto had one those wall mounted ones, fully height adjustable. just have to remember to clamp seatpost and not frame. he killed moose's bike crimping the top tube by accident

[QUOTE=Jeez;1399252]is there any way of mounting a frame clamp onto the Tacx stand so that it could be used in the park tools way as well as the Taxz way? Someone should (or maybe does) offer a Tacx-style stand with a futher post / clamp that can just be slotted in somewhere to increase the flexibility of the stand.QUOTE]

not that im aware of. but that doesnt mean it doesnt exist. shounds a bit like over complicating things to me. get which ever one seems best to you. for me thats the park.

Hi guys, thanks for all the replies!

I've seen the draper one in the flesh, it's pretty useless. I'm after something that clamps onto the downtube.

The park tool stand looks perfect, anyone got one second hand? Or something similar?

Got the park one, i really like it, well worth the money

bike top tube balanced on back of neck, pony tail for height adjustment, back for storing tools and parts in easy reach, hang inner tubes and tyres off of her ears, i can see this working...

I think I'd need a taller girlfriend... Or smaller bikes.