Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Clamping the top tube with the clamp pressure set too high is a no-no. The beauty of the Park clamp is that it is very adjustable. I clamp the top tube of my tandem (carefully!) because clamping a seatpost on that bike makes the stand unstable. Everything else is clamp on the seatpost, however.
Thanks. That’s good to know.
I am not as familiar with the Park stands. A neighbor had one with a lever (cam) clamp and that seemed like an easy way to destroy a frame tube. He rode mtb’s and always clamped on the seatpost.
I don’t think the folding Park stands use that clamp. The reasons I got the Ultralight stand were stand weight and the speed knob (?).
John