Originally Posted by lyle.coop

I have this old (1999) Ultimate repair stand. It worked fine grabbing onto standard fixed seatposts. Meaning the bike wouldn't spin around while in the stand.

It does have difficulty holding onto the inner post on a dropper post. Meaning the outside diameter is too small for the repair stands jaws to clamp onto firmly. So the bike spins on the seatposts axis.

Does anyone have a solution to this issue?

I know I can extend my dropper posts outer post and grab onto that, but then I have to get the post back to the right height, set the seat perfectly straight, and torque the seat post bolt down when I'm finished working on the bike.

Thanks