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I'm slowly learning how this forum works. A year a go I got help getting an image of this repair stand image up. I believe I made a mistake in posting it here:

Bike Forums > Community Connections > Regional Discussions > Northern California

I'm concerned that it did not get many views, especially since I title it "New Member - Attach and Image? - Catch22?" I encountered the 10 post minimum for images early on.

I hope it is socially acceptable to try again using a different forum and a more descriptive title? I know that 'cross-posting' is offensive to some.

I believe I bought this stand sometime not long after Hjertberg brothers opened the Wheelsmith shop on Alma Street in Palo Alto in 1975. I know I visited the shop often.

I've done Google image searches and I don't find anything similar. It was clearly built by a creative craftsman. You can see it in the choice of Allen cap-screws and the clean welds.
I'd love to connect with a collector who can give it a good home but I don't know what to call it.

Does anyone know who built this bicycle repair stand?
Thanks,
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DIMcyclist

If no one's responded, you can probably assume it's because no one has any additional information to offer. I don't either, but I'll have a try at it...

Btw, I should point out that most tech-related questions on this forum are usually resolved with a minimum number of replies, and you might want to re-post your question in the Bicycle Mechanics section.

Anyway...

From what little I know about repair stands, I can say the basic design is fairly common, but I've never seen a clamp like that before. Are you sure it's home-made? Are there any brand marks or serial numbers on it?

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CroMo Mike 

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Thank you, CroMo Mike,

Can you be a bit more specific about the "Palo Alto Catalog for 1985?"

Is it available on line?

If so, on what website?

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specialmonkey

Ask Google and ye shall find ...

https://velobase.com/CatalogScans/Pal..._alto_1984.pdf - page 33.

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I think I found it, but it says 1984.

VeloBase.com - Catalog Scans

under Palo Alto Shop I find 3 catalogs, 1984, 1978-79, and 1979-1980. The first leads here:

https://velobase.com/Resource_Tools/D..._alto_1984.pdf

Here I find Cat. No. 33-402 $29.98

I did even better as I composed this. I called Palo Alto Bicycle and was passed along to Jeff Felzer, the general manager, who confirmed that these were Palo Alto Bicycle repair stands (house brand) from the 1980's.

I will dust it off and take it in sometime soon.

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CroMo Mike 

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Thank you all for pointing me in the right direction.

My most recent reply, above, was composed after I saw CroMo Mike's but before I saw Special Monkey's

I'll be taking the stand in to the store for a 'show-and-tell' soon.

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