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Work on your bicycle the simple way with this inexpensive and easy to build bike stand.
Thanks go to Shaun Wilson for the original article in MAKE, Volume 18.
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Weekend Project: Bike Repair Stand
Posted by KipKay |
Nov 27, 2009 05:01 AM
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Um, wouldn't a nice tea-towel on the bike seat and inverting the bike be a lot easier and cheaper?
It looks like the bike is going to swing around a lot and you are going to have a devil of a time getting the rear wheel back on again.
A clamp of some kind (like http://www.ladyada.net/make/bikestand/index.html), might be easier.
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The design from ladyada has one drawback - it requires welding, something that may not be easy for most to accomplish.
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I will be building myself one of these but with one slight modification. Instead of the wood/hook arrangement, I will fit the end of the top tube with a pipe clamp to grap the top tube or seat post. Perhaps a rubber or wooden set of grips to keep from damaging the tubing.
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The home made bike repair stand is a great idea. However, the design shown will likely be a source of frustration for the user. The design does not firmly hold the bike, nor does it allow for adjustment of the bikes position. I suggest if you plan on using the bike stand more than once, investing in a stand bought from a bike store will be worth the additional cost. Do a little shopping before you decide on building your own, compare the cost of the parts for the build it yourself unit to a store bought one.
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Sorry to say but what a piece of junk and waste effort for a seriously flawed design. It's too flimsy and cant hold the bike steady for proper bike repair jobs only it.
Look at this or similar ceiling/floor bolting (think dance pole with a T and you'll get the idea): http://www.instructables.com/id/hyper_strong_wall_mounted_bicycle_repair_stand/
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Did you expect a filet mignon for the price of chuck steak? Sure, it doesn't have the bells and whistles that a store-bought stand does, but you don't really need any specialized or expensive tools to build it and you don't end up with pieces of pipe bolted to your wall. Almost everything can be improved upon and this stand is certainly no exception, but in the end, it WAS published in Make and built by Kip. I'd say that has to make the stand's creator at least a little proud despite obvious design shortcomings.
I built one just like it and I could hang from the top arm. The 1/2 inch galvanized pipe is more than sturdy enough to support a bike, unless we're talking about your Huffy...
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I built this stand and it's good, but I modified it a little. I used a piece of 2x4 instead of 1x2, and drilled a 7/8" hole and slid the pipe thru that to mount the board to the stand. This gives more stability, preventing side to side motion. It will still sway from front to back but that's not a huge problem. I also offset this hole towards where the back of the bike would be so that when the bike is on it, the front tire hangs lower than the rear, preventing the wheel from turning.
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