Park PCS-9 (Tried it out today)

How big is the Vision tube?

I am need of a stand. I was considering building my own, so I am very interested in how you like
your stand.

"William Higley, Sr." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:yridnRmynaNGoWqiRVn-
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I picked up my Park PCS-9 last night. parktool.comPCS 9.shtmlOpen ↗ Put it together
this morning and gave it a try.

It was quite easy to assemble and it even came with the required tools.

With

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the jaws in the normal position I could not get the bike on with the seat

(a

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conflict with the tightening mechanism). I then rotated the jaws 180 degrees. The effect of this
was to have the fixed portion on the top and

the

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adjustable arm on the bottom. This did not seem very secure with the jaw open most of the way. It
also had the groove for the cables out of plumb.

I rotated the jaws again and removed the seat. Everything seemed to be

work

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quite well. At this time I looked at the clamping mechanism and determined that I could reverse
the tightening mechanism. This took about three

minutes

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with an allen wrench and a pair of pliers. I now have the crank on the bottom of the mechanism.
This allows me to leave the seat on, have the

cable

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groove in the right position, and proceed to work on the bike.

I tried the bike in several positions and found that the clamp seemed to hold reasonably well. I
would recommend that you tighten up the bolts

fairly

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snugly.

While it is a little early to claim that the stand is a must have, I am happy at this time. It
seems to be fairly well built, will hold my Vision, is adjustable for various heights, and is
available at a good price. One advantage to belonging to a local bicycle club is the discount I
get at my LBS. I told them I saw the stand advertised at $99.95. They matched that

and

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gave me my 10% discount for belong to the local bicycle club.

So far, So good.

William Higley, Sr. Vision R-50 RANS Rocket

Based on my measurements it is somewhere between 2" and 2 1/4".

William Higley, Sr. Vision R-50 RANS Rocket

"jim h" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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How big is the Vision tube?

Having only used it the one time I am favorably impressed. The only minor problem I really had,
happened when I did not tighten up the base as well as I should have. This allowed the sleeve that
holds the legs in place to slide up. As this happened the main stand started to lean forward. I
tightened the bolt a bit more and the unit held.

I think I will be happy with the unit. If you wish to check back in a month or so I can probably
give you a better advice.

I saw plans on how to build a repair stand out of PVC. I reviewed those, modified them a bit to work
with my other stand, but was never satisfied with the results. I finally decided to either buy the
adapter($160) for my existing stand or buy the new stand for $99. I figured I could use the extra
stand for one of my many bikes (2 recumbents, road bike, mountain bike, wife's hybrid, and two
children's bike for my granddaughters).

William Higley, Sr. Vision R-50 RANS Rocket

"Rob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:wxqKb.4859$hk.3480@pd7tw1no...

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I am need of a stand. I was considering building my own, so I am very interested in how you like
your stand.

"William Higley, Sr." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:yridnRmynaNGoWqiRVn-
[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I picked up my Park PCS-9 last night. parktool.comPCS 9.shtmlOpen ↗ Put it together
this morning and gave it a try.

It was quite easy to assemble and it even came with the required tools.

With

Quoted message said:

the jaws in the normal position I could not get the bike on with the

seat

Quoted message said:

(a

Quoted message said:

conflict with the tightening mechanism). I then rotated the jaws 180 degrees. The effect of this
was to have the fixed portion on the top and

the

Quoted message said:

adjustable arm on the bottom. This did not seem very secure with the jaw open most of the way.
It also had the groove for the cables out of

plumb.

Quoted message said:

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I rotated the jaws again and removed the seat. Everything seemed to be

work

Quoted message said:

quite well. At this time I looked at the clamping mechanism and

determined

Quoted message said:

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that I could reverse the tightening mechanism. This took about three

minutes

Quoted message said:

with an allen wrench and a pair of pliers. I now have the crank on the bottom of the mechanism.
This allows me to leave the seat on, have the

cable

Quoted message said:

groove in the right position, and proceed to work on the bike.

I tried the bike in several positions and found that the clamp seemed to hold reasonably well. I
would recommend that you tighten up the bolts

fairly

Quoted message said:

snugly.

While it is a little early to claim that the stand is a must have, I am happy at this time. It
seems to be fairly well built, will hold my

Vision,

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is adjustable for various heights, and is available at a good price. One advantage to belonging
to a local bicycle club is the discount I get at

my

Quoted message said:

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LBS. I told them I saw the stand advertised at $99.95. They matched that

and

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gave me my 10% discount for belong to the local bicycle club.

So far, So good.

William Higley, Sr. Vision R-50 RANS Rocket