[Closed] BIke work stand recommendations under £100

I've got a park pcs 9. Think it was about £80. Great for most things but can be a bit unsteady if you need to really get some leverage on something. Worth considering though.

On uneven ground three legs are more stable, I have the park mentioned above and its solid IMO, basic but nothing to go wrong.

The XTools stand from CRC is great for £65 at the moment. Had one for 3 years and has been perfect.

The cheap 30 quid ones are fine IME. Do you really get much more for 100?

Durability in my experience

+1 for the X-Tools one

Park Tool PCS10 folds down comes in at a shade over £100. Extra over PCS9 provides a much better clamp:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/bike-accessories/tools-maintenance/park-tool-pcs10-home-mechanic-repair-stand

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OP, the one you linked to looks very similar to the Aldi one I bought. It was £20 ish. It's good for the money but I wish I'd spent more on a better one. It doesn't really hold the bike that well. I can't see the clamp lasting long. I also had to drill a load of tech bolts in to stop the clamp spinning round. When this one inevitably breaks I'm going to get the park tools one above.

Park tool one does look pretty solid. Question though - is it stable when clamping on top tube on full suss bike and the centre of gravity will be slightly out I guess. I have a reverb and I'm not to keen to hang the bike via the seat tube.

Cheers

Put a normal seat post in the frame , don't clamp the top tube

Why wouldn't you clamp the top tube? Even carbon is fine if not clamping too tight.

I clamp my conventional Thomson seatpost in the the PCS10's jaws and it's been pretty stable, having removed stiff pedals and BBs for example and put plenty of grunt into the bike on the stand when required without much issue. Worth noting that the stand is quite heavy at 25lbs being mostly made of steel, which in itself aids stability, but the downside is that this weight/bulk may be an issue if portability is important to you.

The issue with using the clamp on frames, particularly more delicate ones such as carbon, is that as well as a screw in action that tightens the clamp, the lever on the clamp has a clever cam system and if you're not careful you could put in a lot of crushing force when pushing the cam lever home - this could be disastrous for thin metal of carbon frames. The cam pressure is adjustable, but I would still be quite careful - I've learnt my lessons from general bike DIY experience!

In terms of weight capacity Park states: 'The maximum weight holding capacity of the PCS-10 is 80 lbs (36 kg). This assumes the weight is centered over the legs.'

If you can stretch to a PCS 10 or one of these: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/feedback-sport-mechanic-repair-stand/rp-prod21388?gs=1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwouW9BRCN0ozIifTI6_cBEiQAD9gNsXp_0rEhaOKA2_sxn4AlBb4Zg8cQTqA1yYPEKvtCYpwaAr6_8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

I normally clamp the seat post (reverbs by clamping the bushing collar) and i can easily flip a steel framed 29er completely over when servicing the forks (front wheel out), locking it in any position, it is that stable.

I was very tempted to upgrade to the more expensive version this summer when they were on offer but this one works fine, the clamp is just a little bit easier to use on the better one as it slides shut and open with a knob to tighten and initially loosen. The sport model is just a screw clamp but the heavy steel/iron knob means it spins well.

Another vote for the PCS10

After repeatedly cursing the terrible clamp on my friends PC9 I miss my nice solid PC10 very much 😥