it looks alot better than the one i made at school, i have a short attention span, and got bored early on, i just liked the welding and angle grinding part of making it, it was short of what i call finished and thus only got an F for it, lol.
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mattbrown":28q4bdhl said:
I'm in the same boat. Decided a muti length stem would be a great project for my Design Tec GCSE. Lost interest by the end and produced a real bag of s**t. Got a 'D'.
highlandsflyer":1ck88yq7 said:One of my pals had one last night, and it was a sack of crap.
OK it would hold a bike if you clamped the top tube on the point of balance, but what about moving the bike around on it?
For £30 I guess it is a bike 'stand' of sorts, but not one for serious anything, let alone working on a bike.
Certainly not robust, and the key component is a very sloppy flexi plastic clamp. You won't be able to clamp the seat post with that, or rotate the bike in any way, it will just slide on the poles.
Basically rubbish, even if you have never used a real one.
Just a heads up for anyone making a trip to get one, or getting one sent on.
Save your £30 towards a proper bit of kit.
Just my opinion.
i'd just like to know how your mate got one a day before it was released ?
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She is a manager in LIDL.
Like I said it sucks ba's.
Like I said it sucks ba's.
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I was a bit strong in my criticism. I admit it.
Compared to NO work stand, it is a great bargain.
I should have pointed that out.
But I wanted to make sure no one makes a big journey to find one, as the extra bother would be better spent tracking down a better one s/hand.
If you are able to use it 'clamping' your top tube you might be perfectly happy.
I never rely on the stand to take any leverage anyway, but I do like to be able to alter the angles so I can see whatever I am working on.
I don't have a professional stand right now, just my fabricated one. I have Lisa's one now, as she was disappointed with it as it could not clamp her full susser.
I am looking for one on eBay for her.
It will probably be fine for 90% on here, as retro bikes tend to have clampable (©) straighter tubes.
I am sure it would be easy to tweak it, it has a very sturdy base.
I'm no gear snob, it is a bargain.
But to me, it is worth spending a bit more on something you might use for 20 years, no???
For £30 I have to unreservedly recommend it, just don't expect to be able to invert your bike or defy gravity in any way, things you take for granted with a more expensive stand.
Compared to NO work stand, it is a great bargain.
I should have pointed that out.
But I wanted to make sure no one makes a big journey to find one, as the extra bother would be better spent tracking down a better one s/hand.
If you are able to use it 'clamping' your top tube you might be perfectly happy.
I never rely on the stand to take any leverage anyway, but I do like to be able to alter the angles so I can see whatever I am working on.
I don't have a professional stand right now, just my fabricated one. I have Lisa's one now, as she was disappointed with it as it could not clamp her full susser.
I am looking for one on eBay for her.
It will probably be fine for 90% on here, as retro bikes tend to have clampable (©) straighter tubes.
I am sure it would be easy to tweak it, it has a very sturdy base.
I'm no gear snob, it is a bargain.
But to me, it is worth spending a bit more on something you might use for 20 years, no???
For £30 I have to unreservedly recommend it, just don't expect to be able to invert your bike or defy gravity in any way, things you take for granted with a more expensive stand.
