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Let's be clear, I don't care what you believe or buy. I tried to provide information that would be helpful. Obviously, you do what you want with it. My Park stand is now 30+ yrs old. Based on it's current condition it will be here when I'm gone. I'm happy. Hope you can find a way to be happy too.
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I find it pretty funny that we can spend thousands of dollars on a bike, and sometimes over ten thousand dollars, and get no gain whatsoever over a "lousy" $2,000 bike. Why is that? because it's all about the engine and not the bike.
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What does this have to do with bike repair stands??
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What do you mean by elitist? If by that you mean someone who thinks that a company (or individual) that has invested lots of time and money into the development of a product or device ought to be able to make that device within the time of the patent without someone else coming along and stealing the idea, then I guess I’m an elitist.
The Bike Hand stand is an absolute copy of the Park 10.3 stand. I’m relatively certain that the company that copied it didn’t pay to license the patent.
The Bike Hand stand is an absolute copy of the Park 10.3 stand. I’m relatively certain that the company that copied it didn’t pay to license the patent.
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My Ultimate stand is somewhere around 20-25 years old. It's now Feedback. 4 or 5 years ago, the clutch clamp started failing. Feedback sells the replacement mechanism that still fits my old stand perfectly. $10 or $12? I don't remember. The new clamp is redesigned, and sturdier.
Ultralight Repair Stand
I like this twist - clutch method. I lift the bike by the top tube, and clamp the seatpost. Twist the knob counterclockwise a quarter turn to release the clutch, push it shut onto the seatpost, turn the knob a half turn or so to tighten. Fast acting and precise clamping force. Unlock with a half twist and pull it all the way out.
Ultralight Repair Stand
I like this twist - clutch method. I lift the bike by the top tube, and clamp the seatpost. Twist the knob counterclockwise a quarter turn to release the clutch, push it shut onto the seatpost, turn the knob a half turn or so to tighten. Fast acting and precise clamping force. Unlock with a half twist and pull it all the way out.
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By the way, my wife's e-bike weighs only 42 pounds.
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OK. So I could buy two for the price of one Park Tool Stand.
Good tools you buy once, cry once but you skip the frustration, the barked knuckles, the stripped fasteners, the scratched paint, the dropped bikes, the bent bikes, the wheels that took too long to true, etc. If you want a bike stand that will do the job well with no compromises a Park bike stand is the way to go...has been for years.
I have two Park stands but my favorite is the Park Team Issue (PRS-22) because I can gain access 360 degrees, raise or lower the bike and it will fit any bike I put into it. It ain't cheap now but I bought it probably 10 years ago and darn glad I did. It looks great standing next to my Park Pro wheel truing stand which I've had for over 30 years.
If all you want to do is the occasional repair, then by all means save the money. If you want a good tool that will service you for the rest of your life and do a fine job, then buy the better stand.
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Great Philosophy with just one problem. You don't need Snap On quality tools to work on bikes, simple as that. If you have money to burn and don't care about how much you want to spend on anything, then buy Snap On quality tools to work on a bike, but if you buy Pedros tools or some such thing, they'll last you the rest of your life.
However, I suggest to people all the time, no matter if they want to dink on a car, house, bicycles, etc, only buy the tool you need when you need it, don't by a tool set because you'll likely get tools you could already have, and you'll get tools you may never use.
Same idea with a bike stand, you don't need pro quality bike stand, if you don't have a bike shop and are not wrenching on 15 bikes a day, and you are only wrenching on your bikes, which means you are infrequently working on a bike, I know, because I have 7 bikes, and I probably will wrench on one of them maybe once a year, my bikes don't break down, and I doubt your bikes are breaking down much. Heck most stuff I do I don't even need to use the stand!! In fact, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I last used my stand. Now I will be using it this summer because I'm working on transferring components off of my wrecked 85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, and will be putting them on an 87 Dawes Touring frame and fork, so I'll need the stand more than I've used it in the last 10 or so years! So, do I need a $400 dollar stand? No, and most of you don't either if you sit down and think about it a bit.
Buy high quality if you use something every day, otherwise save yourself some money. Heck for about 30 years or so I wrenched on my own bikes without a stand whatsoever! I could do it again if I had to since I rarely use the stand anyways.
Just an opinion, not meant to start a flame war, you have to do what you think you need to do, the same reason why a person who never races, or competes in any fashion will buy a $15,000 bike, because they want it, not because they need it. And banks like that sort of mentality, its why credit cards are huge so people can buy stuff they want and not need.
However, I suggest to people all the time, no matter if they want to dink on a car, house, bicycles, etc, only buy the tool you need when you need it, don't by a tool set because you'll likely get tools you could already have, and you'll get tools you may never use.
Same idea with a bike stand, you don't need pro quality bike stand, if you don't have a bike shop and are not wrenching on 15 bikes a day, and you are only wrenching on your bikes, which means you are infrequently working on a bike, I know, because I have 7 bikes, and I probably will wrench on one of them maybe once a year, my bikes don't break down, and I doubt your bikes are breaking down much. Heck most stuff I do I don't even need to use the stand!! In fact, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I last used my stand. Now I will be using it this summer because I'm working on transferring components off of my wrecked 85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, and will be putting them on an 87 Dawes Touring frame and fork, so I'll need the stand more than I've used it in the last 10 or so years! So, do I need a $400 dollar stand? No, and most of you don't either if you sit down and think about it a bit.
Buy high quality if you use something every day, otherwise save yourself some money. Heck for about 30 years or so I wrenched on my own bikes without a stand whatsoever! I could do it again if I had to since I rarely use the stand anyways.
Just an opinion, not meant to start a flame war, you have to do what you think you need to do, the same reason why a person who never races, or competes in any fashion will buy a $15,000 bike, because they want it, not because they need it. And banks like that sort of mentality, its why credit cards are huge so people can buy stuff they want and not need.
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What about some of us that have off road hunting E bikes with fat tires that weigh in around 80#+ and those (round) clamping jaws don't fit these bike fames that have square type of frames or seat posts that are 3-1/2" by 1-1/2" etc.
Not any choices, that I have found so far......?
Not any choices, that I have found so far......?
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What about some of us that have off road hunting E bikes with fat tires that weigh in around 80#+ and those (round) clamping jaws don't fit these bike fames that have square type of frames or seat posts that are 3-1/2" by 1-1/2" etc.
Not any choices, that I have found so far......?
Not any choices, that I have found so far......?
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Great Philosophy with just one problem. You don't need Snap On quality tools to work on bikes, simple as that. If you have money to burn and don't care about how much you want to spend on anything, then buy Snap On quality tools to work on a bike, but if you buy Pedros tools or some such thing, they'll last you the rest of your life.
However, I suggest to people all the time, no matter if they want to dink on a car, house, bicycles, etc, only buy the tool you need when you need it, don't by a tool set because you'll likely get tools you could already have, and you'll get tools you may never use.
Same idea with a bike stand, you don't need pro quality bike stand, if you don't have a bike shop and are not wrenching on 15 bikes a day, and you are only wrenching on your bikes, which means you are infrequently working on a bike, I know, because I have 7 bikes, and I probably will wrench on one of them maybe once a year, my bikes don't break down, and I doubt your bikes are breaking down much. Heck most stuff I do I don't even need to use the stand!! In fact, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I last used my stand. Now I will be using it this summer because I'm working on transferring components off of my wrecked 85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, and will be putting them on an 87 Dawes Touring frame and fork, so I'll need the stand more than I've used it in the last 10 or so years! So, do I need a $400 dollar stand? No, and most of you don't either if you sit down and think about it a bit.
Buy high quality if you use something every day, otherwise save yourself some money. Heck for about 30 years or so I wrenched on my own bikes without a stand whatsoever! I could do it again if I had to since I rarely use the stand anyways.
Just an opinion, not meant to start a flame war, you have to do what you think you need to do, the same reason why a person who never races, or competes in any fashion will buy a $15,000 bike, because they want it, not because they need it. And banks like that sort of mentality, its why credit cards are huge so people can buy stuff they want and not need.
However, I suggest to people all the time, no matter if they want to dink on a car, house, bicycles, etc, only buy the tool you need when you need it, don't by a tool set because you'll likely get tools you could already have, and you'll get tools you may never use.
Same idea with a bike stand, you don't need pro quality bike stand, if you don't have a bike shop and are not wrenching on 15 bikes a day, and you are only wrenching on your bikes, which means you are infrequently working on a bike, I know, because I have 7 bikes, and I probably will wrench on one of them maybe once a year, my bikes don't break down, and I doubt your bikes are breaking down much. Heck most stuff I do I don't even need to use the stand!! In fact, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I last used my stand. Now I will be using it this summer because I'm working on transferring components off of my wrecked 85 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe, and will be putting them on an 87 Dawes Touring frame and fork, so I'll need the stand more than I've used it in the last 10 or so years! So, do I need a $400 dollar stand? No, and most of you don't either if you sit down and think about it a bit.
Buy high quality if you use something every day, otherwise save yourself some money. Heck for about 30 years or so I wrenched on my own bikes without a stand whatsoever! I could do it again if I had to since I rarely use the stand anyways.
Just an opinion, not meant to start a flame war, you have to do what you think you need to do, the same reason why a person who never races, or competes in any fashion will buy a $15,000 bike, because they want it, not because they need it. And banks like that sort of mentality, its why credit cards are huge so people can buy stuff they want and not need.
I’ll point out again, the comparable Park stand to the BikeHand is the $219 PCS 9.3, and it’s worth noting that PCS is short for Park Consumer Stand; it is not Park’s pro level stand, and arguably is therefore not “pro quality” either.
In any case, I find it sickeningly sanctimonious to make adjudications about what others need, particularly when you have a stand which you admit to hardly using. The hypocrisy is disgusting, man.