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I spotted a Park Race stand (like this)
And managed to get it for 95.00 including postage - postage must have been HUGE due to the weight.
So far so good. I knew that it only had the 100mm and 110mm QR axle block, and so knew that I needed a 10mm axle 100 and 110mm block like this:
but then I realised that the top arm was too short for very long modern Enduro rigs. Grrr. But no problem. I simply measured up the chrome arm with a Vernier gauge (rightly assuming that it would be imperial and not metric, given USA manufacture) and then bought a long section of mild steel square section. Six holes later, two self tapping screws and some filing, I had a replacement arm which can hold both axle blocks, QR and thru-axle, and matches even the longest of long, low and slack as well as short, high and steep. Hurrah. Lovely stand to use, since it has height adjustment and can swivel a wee bit, gives a good non-back-breaking height to work on BB etc, plus very easy to set up gears, which can be an issue with top-tube holding work stands.
I have a Blackburn too, which is nicely portable, like the Park Race Stand, which has done absolutely sterling service for 20 years...
![1689667311800.jpeg 1689667311800.jpeg](https://www.retrobike.co.uk/data/attachments/601/601394-1f4622428ff84acafc32f6b94606a554.jpg)
And managed to get it for 95.00 including postage - postage must have been HUGE due to the weight.
So far so good. I knew that it only had the 100mm and 110mm QR axle block, and so knew that I needed a 10mm axle 100 and 110mm block like this:
![1689667592435.jpeg 1689667592435.jpeg](https://www.retrobike.co.uk/data/attachments/601/601397-092e94e271fccc44d09fad33911d2ae5.jpg)
but then I realised that the top arm was too short for very long modern Enduro rigs. Grrr. But no problem. I simply measured up the chrome arm with a Vernier gauge (rightly assuming that it would be imperial and not metric, given USA manufacture) and then bought a long section of mild steel square section. Six holes later, two self tapping screws and some filing, I had a replacement arm which can hold both axle blocks, QR and thru-axle, and matches even the longest of long, low and slack as well as short, high and steep. Hurrah. Lovely stand to use, since it has height adjustment and can swivel a wee bit, gives a good non-back-breaking height to work on BB etc, plus very easy to set up gears, which can be an issue with top-tube holding work stands.
I have a Blackburn too, which is nicely portable, like the Park Race Stand, which has done absolutely sterling service for 20 years...
![1689668153837.jpeg 1689668153837.jpeg](https://www.retrobike.co.uk/data/attachments/601/601412-15f4b91c459888894621de163ed29ebd.jpg)