cbchess

+1 for Feedback sports - I got mine back when they were still called Ultimate stands and it is worth twice the $$ they charge.

Altair 4

I have been watching CL for a used stand but haven't had any luck. I looked a Park PCS-10 on Thursday on Amazon and it was priced at $137. I wanted to talk to my wife before ordering it and on Friday, it was $169! And the Park PCS-9 jumped up to $129.

I ordered a PSC-10 on Friday afternoon off Ebay from Wireless Distribution ($139, free shipping) and the thing is almost here, based on UPS tracking. Impressive shipping speed, for sure. I don't know what happened to the Park pricing on Amazon, but it could be Park bumped their prices. If you want one of these stands, I'd think about ordering one like right NOW. Island Bikes still has it for $135.

Disclaimer: I'm not an employee or shill for any of these places.

WickedThump

I like the PCS-20. The PCS-10 didn't look solid enough to my expectations. I'm still watchinng Craigslist though.

neurocop

Minoura makes a very good one: has a levered bike clamp that rotates and is rock solid and cheaper than the Parks.

billnuke1 

PCS-10!
I work on many bikes! Big, small, heavy, not so heavy, old, new, and everything in between! I drag it outside in good weather, too! I have never had a problem! I did just have a Schwinn tandem pass through my hands, only a funky shoulder stopped me from hanging the bike on the stand! A matter of balance!
Just keep your eye on Amazon! They have a lot of sales!

Altair 4

Well, my Park PSC-10 arrived and is now assembled. It's super-strudy with any of our hybrids or MTBs on it. Nicely adjustable for height, rotation, etc. It folds, so you can lean it in the corner of your basement or garage when not using it. I'd say it was well-worth the $139 I paid! Very nice!

Camilo

I use a PCS10 and it's a great stand no doubt at all. It is well designed, very sturdy and I have no doubt it will last my lifetime.

For many, many years, and still to this day (it's probably been 12+ years now) I've used this kind of stand:

https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...01_-1___400152



It is an excellent, lightweight, easy to store stand. It served me perfectly, and still does in many cases. The problem with mine, which I see has now been modified, is that it had a hardware clamp mechanism to hold fast the down tube to hold the frame on the stand. This did not work well, or not at all with oversized tubes or non-round tubes. It worked extremely well with conventional old school steel tubes. Now, it looks like the simple modification they made from a hard (of course padded) clamp to a strap will work very well with any tubes.

I seriously recommend this stand for the non-pro person who does work regularly on bikes, but has a budget. The stand is cheap, but works very well. Sold in various iterations by various vendors, same design though.

Altair 4

How do you mount a bike on that Performance stand? I can't quite understand how it works. Thanks!

tony_merlino

I did the same thing, except I already had a Workmate and a vise that had pipe gripping jaws that I could clamp onto the Workmate.

I'm pretty happy with the stand, and the pipe nipple and pony clamp - the only things I had to buy - set me back somewhere between $10 and $20. I don't have any aluminum bikes, though, so I haven't had to worry about clamping the seat tube.

mechBgon

In the event that it doesn't need to be portable, I suggest one of Park Tool's pro-level bench-mount or wall-mount stands.

https://aebike.com/product/park-tool-...l8627-qc30.htm



Is it $100? No. Is it worth $190? Yeah. You won't break it trying to bust a stubborn bottom bracket loose I didn't realize what noodly workstands the home users have to put up, with until I nearly broke a buddy's Ultimate home stand working on his bottom bracket.

echo

I'm getting to the point where I'm needing something a bit more solid and robust, an acquaintance of mine has one of those and he swears by it, and it's out of the way to.

CoMotionRider

If you allow for your budget to increase alittle there are some great stands that you can get for between $100 to $150. If you do your own work, think of the money you are saving over paying someone to do the work, and the 30 to 50 extra dollars you may spend on a good stand will pay for itself for may years.

larwyn

I'm seriously considering getting one of those wall mount type clamps myself. I will probably mount it on a square tube column with a heavy steel base similar to my homemade stand.

Camilo

Hopefully the attached will help explain it.

There's probably a users manual or example online somewhere. I believe Nasbar sells a similar/identical stand, so you might check there.

Altair 4

Addendum to my own post: The ebay dealer bumped the price to $170 and so did BikeIsland.com. If you want a new one, I'd shop hard right now and see if you can still catch the old price.

mi77915

I too am looking for a work stand, I have been reading this (and other threads) on the subject and it seems that Park Tools (PCS-9) have the best products for this application. However, for someone on a budget, how about this work stand https://www.cyclingdealusa.com/Bicycl...d-p/kp-445.htm . I have been watching my local Craigslist for some time now with no results. The auction sites (you know the one), well, most of them want full retail for the PCS-9.

photogravity

I have to admit that Larry has some mad skillz with virtually anything that is mechanical in nature... Heck, he even welds! Now if we can get a brazing torch and some Reynolds or Columbus tubes into his hands, one can only guess what we'd end up with... Maybe we should lobby him to start frame-building.

About the stands: I have a cheap one that works OK, but hope to get a Park at some point.

Retro Grouch 

I once built a pretty good one for ZERO out of pocket cost.

It looked like a sawhorse made from scrap lumber. An old quick release front axle clamped the fork to one end the top. The bottom bracket set on the opposite end with the rear wheel hanging in space. I could do pretty much anything on that stand except headset and front brake adjustments.

Paramount1973 

I made my own and I am quite happy with it. It was not expensive. But when you think about it, $140-150 is not expensive for a Park or other dedicated repair stand that will serve you for many years of happy wrenching.

Flying Foot Doc

+1 on the Feedback Pro, I had a lesser one & traded up, never regretted it. I appreciate the quality in it every time I use it. Andy

wrk101

Just picked up another one used, at a garage sale, $10. I have found more than a dozen used workstands, probably closer to 20.

The one I found was a Wrench Force, just like this one:

https://store.trekbikes.com/product/w...campaign=GBASE


About 80% of my tools were picked up used, as well as every work stand I have ever owned. I look for bike stuff aggressively, and find it all of the time.

autoteacher

My woodworking support stand was used as a basis for this. You can get the stand at Rockler for $39.99.

1" square tubing 36 inches long free, 3/4"Cherry plywood free, welding $20 Hardware $5. So far it works on Raleigh bikes and a Peugeot 12 speed, and a Univega 10 speed.

(Sorry! I've tried a number of times to turn the first pic)

AnkleWork

Two years.

Plimogz

Nice stand though.

elcraft

Nashbar has twostands on sale the 360 stand seems like a value at $ 99.00:
Nashbar 360 Work Stand - Overweight Code B