$7.00 bike stand – over at RatRodBikes

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    • October 16, 2012 at 4:19 am
    vpc66
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    Was it Pee Wee with the bike hanging from bars of some sort….he might build his own off these plans. I know I love using my work stand from washing to working on parts it makes a big difference to have the bike set up where you can deal with it. I have one of the older Ultimates which I know it is not a Park but it has been very good to me.
    • October 17, 2012 at 12:50 am
    mixalive
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    Dude.. That is awesome..
    • October 26, 2012 at 10:36 pm
    Derek
    Member
    Wait, so how does one clamp the frame into the stand?
    • October 27, 2012 at 12:28 am
    mixalive
    Member
    I had noticed at my LBS that the mechanics just balanced the bike from the front of the seat on top of the crossbar of the their work stand (not even using the clamps).
    • October 27, 2012 at 3:17 am
    vpc66
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    There are a few things that come to mind to make sure the bike will stay in place with that as a base and still not spend big bucks. Simple would be to set a block maybe three inches in from the open end of the arm with rubber or foam set in gap to protect the seatpost then just to be sure the bike does not slide out drill a hole for a fastpin or bolt to slide in place after bike is set in holder.
    Second thought….grab bar clamp parts from hardware place with short piece of bar stock,then cut one side of arm off keeping that part place a block at cut end to make arm solid.Then clamp cut part in place tight and use a hole saw to make a matching half moon on both parts then drill a hole sideways through both parts for the bar stock and clamp parts to pull them togather around the seat post…could put felt or rubber to protect the seat post.
    Both should be cheap setups to hang the bike where you could work on it and better than nothing…before I bought my stand I would hang the bike from a tree limb with rope…drove me nuts how the bike would swing all around.
    • October 27, 2012 at 10:42 am
    neo_pop_71
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    I like Vinny’s idea for securing the bike, simply resting the seatpost between the wooden arms would not work for me. That said, here is Jim Langley’s bike stand from BIKE Magazine:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dognamedbanjo/4241788406/in/photostream/

    Obviously, it will cost a bit more, but not too much as the components are relatively inexpensive, and certainly $100.00 cheaper than a new Park stand.

    • October 27, 2012 at 3:11 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Used a bar clamp in a different way from my second thought but if you could spend the extra funds on the pipe stock that would be the way to go with not as much bulk and trip hazard as the 2×4 base. Heck if you have cross beams in the work shop area you could mount the pipe to that and have the area around and under the bike free and clear.
    • October 27, 2012 at 7:18 pm
    neo_pop_71
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    @vpc66 wrote:

    Heck if you have cross beams in the work shop area you could mount the pipe to that and have the area around and under the bike free and clear.

    Great point! That is exactly how I set up two spare stands when I had my workshop in an industrial unit before I brought the “shop” home to save on the $600.00 per month rent. Thanks for bringing that to mind, I’d forgotten about the roof mounted set up!

    • October 28, 2012 at 2:08 am
    vpc66
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    To anybody that makes a homemade workstand using barclamps….just remember the clamp force will be high and if you overclamp your frame or seatpost it will be trash…
    • October 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @vpc66 wrote:

    To anybody that makes a homemade workstand using barclamps….just remember the clamp force will be high and if you overclamp your frame or seatpost it will be trash…

    Very good point vpc66!

    That was what my buddy experienced when he made his homemade stand. I asked him to send me pictures, his is really slick but he was having camera issues. He did forward the 3 pictures he found online, he built his almost exactly like the pics. Initially he used “V” cuts in 2″x4″‘ blocks, then he lined the “V” cuts with dense foam sheet (similar to the recycled innertubes in the 2nd photo), and after finalizing his clamp he then mounted it to the rafters in his garage. Later, he modified it so the pipe frame would sleeve onto a mounted piece of tubing that was mounted on the rafters… this way he could install and take down with a cotter pin and a machine bolt. Like I said, it’s a pretty sweet stand, the floating element is what I really dig.

    • October 29, 2012 at 5:39 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    Dude.. That is dedication..
    • October 30, 2012 at 4:45 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Yeah maybe it’s dedication, I don’t know. The guy used to struggle with chemicals, he enjoyed the highs a bit too much and they grabbed hold of him for some time. Now he is straight and seems to have endless energy for projects. Eighteen months ago after he kicked, I gave him one of my old race bikes, I figured he needed to clear that funk out of his mind and road miles are one way to do that! Last year he logged just over 11,000 miles! Crazy right?!!! One of his trips he rode from SoCal to Canada, all around Canada, back though all the western states this side of the Rockies, down to Ensenada Mexico, and back home. Plus all of his daily miles. He claims that once you’ve spent so much time half dead, you might as well get busy living! Good point…
    • October 30, 2012 at 12:34 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    WOW….in 18 months going from burn out to rides like that…I take a bow.
    • October 31, 2012 at 2:52 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Yeah, the guy has the tenacity of a wolverine, he always has! He was always lean and mean, but now he is like Lance Armstrong on his best day… plus I know this guy has not doped!!! 😮 Sorry Lance…
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