Building a Bike Repair Stand

Hi All,

Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.

peace

Eric

 

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Eric) wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>
> peace
>
> Eric

A good bet is to start by looking at the Park et al workstands and reverse-engineering them.

http://www.parktool.com/tool_indexes/catindex_workstands.shtml

Of course, you could just buy one of theirs instead. the bench stands are a nice option.

Another good one is to just hang the bike from your ceiling. you can use chains and those
plastic-covered hooks.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

 

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Eric) writes:

>Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
>solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
>preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
>wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>

It works and is cheap, decent and reliable to hang it from the ceiling. Two pullys, some rope and
something to tie it off to.

Tom Gibb <[email protected]

 

I clamp my hitch mounted bike rack to a saw horse using three big quick grip clamps. Good for
occasional use.

/Onewa

"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>
> peace
>
> Eric

 

Eric wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>
> peace
>
> Eric

I took 2 pieces of 2x4 and notched them for the top tube. Screwed them to a piece of plywood. Just
clamp the plywood to anything high enough. You can hold the bike in more securely when needed by
using a spring clamp on the top tube at the notch. This worked ok until a nice shiny new bike stand
showed up one father's day .

David

 

I have a Thule Tow Ball mounted Rack. I have a second tow ball on a saw horse and clamp the rack to
the ball/saw horse. The bike is supported from the rack cramps at just the right height. The back of
the saw horse needs wedging against the wall to stop the saw horse overturning, and is stable enough
for most maintenance tasks.

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Bob Chambers "Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>
> peace
>
> Eric

 

One of the Australian Cyclist magazines of about 5 years ago had a tip of making one out of an old
tow ball mounted car rack and a car rim for a base. .

.>"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
>> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
>> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
>> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>>
>> peace
>>
>> Eric

 

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"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi All,
>
> Well I've searched here the newsgroups for around an hour now and haven't found anything really
> solid on how to build a bike repair stand. I'm looking for free or inexpensive instructions
> preferably with pictures on how to build a decent, reliable, bike stand out of metal, piping, or
> wood. Please help me out, thanks in advance.
>
> peace
>
> Eric

I got a landscaping timber, a plastic tub, and a sack of cement. Mix the cement, put it in the tub,
and stick the timber in there until the cement turns into concrete. Affix a $4 wall-type V-shaped
bike hanger onto the timber. Result= One bike repair stand.

Pat

 

You could buy one of the bench stands, bolt it to a 4 x 4 piece of lumber and bolt some legs on
that. I'm looking to do that with mine so I can free up the bench space.

May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills! Chris

Chris'Z Corner "The Website for the Common Bicyclist": http://www.geocities.com/czcorner