Dan G.

I am looking to buy a bike stand. I like the collapsable kind for in my garage. Any brand recommendations?

bikemike73 

Park Tool makes the best stands.

There are others out there, but they do not have the stability of the great Park Tool.

The Park Tool is much heavier

ridelikeaturtle

The one sold in ALDI / LIDL is fantastic.

cpach

What's your budget? As a pro mechanic, the nicer portable Park stands are petty nice but I personally prefer Feedback Sports—even more stable and a faster clamp design.

At the mid end of price it's hard to go wrong with a Park PCS-10. Wish I was more familiar with stands at lower price points, I'm sure most of them are fine for occasional home use.

philbob57

I believe ALDI/LIDL sell this one, though for a lower price: https://www.amazon.com/Yaheetech-Adj...5838982&sr=8-6.

It's a bargain, and it's a lot better than nothing, but it's not anywhere near the quality of higher end stands like a Park. I have one bike, and I live in an apartment. The ALDI stand is all that I have room for, either for storage or use. If I had a garage and the budget, I'd get something that could withstand heavier use than I think the ALDI version can.

hrdknox1

I have this one. I chose it because of the ratings, and it's everything the ratings claim it to be. https://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Mecha...16368691&psc=1

Dan G.

Thank you all for the replies. I am new to the site, and do appreciate it. I will be visiting Aldi and Lidle.
am trying to balance my biking/riding hobby ($), VS. Buying good quality professional equipment $$

SoSmellyAir

I second that! I have the Feedback Sports Ultralight: Feedback Sports Ultralight Repair Stand | REI Co-op It has a tripod design which has a bigger footprint, and is therefore more stable, than the Park Tool PCS-10.2, which is a bipod. In a tripod the weight of the bike opens the stand, while in a bipod the weight of the bike collapses the stand. The Feedback Sports stand is aluminum which is lighter than the stainless steel used in the Park Tool. It is rated for bikes up to 85 lbs., and handles all of my family's bikes which range from just under 18 to just over 31 lbs.

squirtdad

Lots of incorrect info

Pack is steel but not stainless steel. it is a tripod in that it has three contact points the center post angles over the 2 front legs. it takes up less floor spaces than the feedback sports.. open and collapse???? don't know what the heck you are talkng about, doesn't make any sense

I would not be surprised that park is heavier....it is a true heavy duty buy once grandkids inherit kind of stand

squirtdad

Park PCS 10 for the win. heavy but that is good. Best single tool decision i have made.

SoSmellyAir

You are right. Park Tool stand is just steel. So just one piece of incorrect info. Don't know if that constitute "lots".

Of course it has three contact points when deployed; otherwise it would not stand. But its folding mechanism is that of a bipod, i.e., the 2 front legs are unfolded from the center post to deploy the stand. Even when the stand is fully open, the center post is slanted. So when there is weight at the top of the center post, i.e., when a bike is mounted, the weight tends to reduce the angle between center post and the 2 front legs; that is what I meant by collapse. Whereas the folding mechanism of the Feedback Sports stand is that of a tripod, i.e., 3 equally-spaced legs arranged around a center post, which is perfectly straight vertically when fully open. So when there is weight at the top of the center post, the weight forces the tripod to open. Look at their respective product photos and you will see what I mean.

drlogik 

I worked in shops for many years as a young man and was exposed to a lot of stands but my favorite was the Park Pro. For my own use I have two, the PRS-10 and the PRS-20 "Team Stand". The PRS-10 gets the most bike time but the PRS-20 is I think a better stand for adjusting because you get un-hindered access 360 degrees around the bike, and it's more portable and a professional-quality stand.


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dedhed

I've had the Feedback (then ultimate support) Pro Elite for at least 10 years and works great. I also have a couple of the ALDI bikemate stands and they are just fine for general maintenance/tuneup work. If I need strong and sturdy like stubborn BB parts it goes in the Feedback.

jaxgtr

I have the older version of the Feedback stand, maybe 12 - 15 years old now, and it has worked flawless. I highly recommend it.

55tele

I have BOTH The Park PRS 25 Team stand and the Park PCS 10.2 stand......

At a pretty hefty price premium, (100 bucks) the Team stand is excellent. It is light weight and has a slightly better clamp. The lowest position tilts the rear of the bike up a little higher than I’d like. I like that the way the two bottom floor struts are designed, it can not collapse under the weight of the bicycle.

HOWEVER, the 10.2 is an excellent stand. The clamp that supports the floor struts COULD possibly slip under very heavy (e bike) conditions, POSSIBLY causing collapse, but Park sent me a modified clamp, along with an additional clamp to prevent this. I wound up not replacing the original clamp but I did add the additional clamp. No way the clamp is moving / collapsing now...I never had a problem originally, but Park offered the upgrade, so I did it. I do like that the minimum height keeps the rear wheels of my bikes just slightly off the floor, so the bikes are reasonably level...One thing I DON’T like is that when the floor struts are fully extended, the clamp angle is slightly past horizontal, unlike my Team stand. This means the bike is not perfectly vertical when clamped.....it is tilted inward on its vertical axis slightly. This could be an intentional design to keep the center of gravity more centered /stable if you flip the bike frame over with a heavy bike...Dunno...The stand is heavy, but IMHO, in a good way...The clamp is good, but not quite as nice as the Team stand......

I like both these better than the Feedback stands.....their third leg gets in the way for me....and I don’t like their clamp......