DIY bike stand

[Rocker9455]

EDIT didnt get the post above while i wrote this rendering this post un needed. . .
anyway thanks for the constructive input

 

[Rocker9455]

@dyna - i assume you meant something like this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EYWGE559KQEP28692D/
already chucked £15 down the drain clamp wise :roll: pain in the arse so i might as well have a go with that - if it ends up being a pain in the arse il have a go doing the above (oh and btw its the 3 picture thumbnail im on about)

 

[perry]

i dont like using them . i like to sit down while i work

a mate got one for his garage years ago . got pissed off when i never used it

" go on , put it in the stand "

:roll: all im doing is adjusting the rear wheel , im better off on the floor where i can exert force into the immovable floor instead of having to hold the bike still with one hand and spanner with the other . i can also lean back in the seat and carry on drinking tea

i was always tripping over the feet of the one i had in the shop . thats something to consider . it couldnt take the sheer weight of the electrickery bikes either , kept tipping forward even when the clamp had been lowered so the rear wheel was just off the floor . i shouldave got a 2 post lift

the tool tray on the post was also more trouble than it was worth . i was always on the wrong side of it and id always lose tools , spend ages looking for them before remembering the stand had them . back pockets are more useful

 

[Rocker9455]

i dont like using them . i like to sit down while i work

a mate got one for his garage years ago . got pissed off when i never used it

" go on , put it in the stand "

:roll: all im doing is adjusting the rear wheel , im better off on the floor where i can exert force into the immovable floor instead of having to hold the bike still with one hand and spanner with the other . i can also lean back in the seat and carry on drinking tea

i was always tripping over the feet of the one i had in the shop . thats something to consider . it couldnt take the sheer weight of the electrickery bikes either , kept tipping forward even when the clamp had been lowered so the rear wheel was just off the floor . i shouldave got a 2 post lift

the tool tray on the post was also more trouble than it was worth . i was always on the wrong side of it and id always lose tools , spend ages looking for them before remembering the stand had them . back pockets are more useful

Haha! i agree with you on some parts - maybe i wont have a tool tray - i always end up loasing tools on the floor and it would be handy to have somewhere to put all the bolts etc its more for restoring older bikes. . . its such a pain having them on the floor . . . getting mudguards and brakes off etc always getting a sore back . . .

 

[dyna-ti]

How do you then adjust the gears with you sitting down and i imagine the wheels on the ground? :?
I agree tool trays are useless,they just get filled up with tools you arent using at that time

Real mechanics dont sit on their bum when working

 

[perry]

the shop was very confined so the table wasnt more than a step away to put parts and bits on . the tray was an easily forgettable black hole

if your going with dynas method for the clamp its worth paying a bit more and getting some that have a ratcheting action . an old mate is a panel beater and he was showing me some ( the type in the pics are for sheet metal ) that lack the adjuster knob and you just keep clamping until it gets tight , actually i think there was a small adjuster to set clamping tension . far more convenient and one of those things you use for the first time and just say " thats brilliant " like ratchet spanners " oh my god , i dont need to take the spanner off and move it anymore "

edit . gears ! you have me mistaken for someone else its easy to hold the rear of the bike up and with the other hand shift - pedal - check - shift - pedal - check , make any slight adjustments needed and pedal - check

you can also elevate the rear of a bike by leaning the seatpost against a table or bench and pushing the bars . the rear wheel lifts up and there is enough room to turn the cranks

 

[Rocker9455]

Cool - havent seen ratchet mole grips 0.o will have to have a look! thanks

edit - any chance you could post a URL or something of some as i cant seem to find any!?

 

[REKIBorter]

All good workstands must have a cup holder for that essential mug of tea while fettling.

 

[Rocker9455]

just rung up the scaffolding company - its going to cost £38 to send my order - basically doubling the final price -.- i think im going to have to cancel it and then get some pipe in town

 

[Rocker9455]

ok so anyone know where to get 3/4" pipe pref. steel ? i doubt plumbers would do it?