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Mother Sib...."what would you like for Christmas son?"
Me............"a bike workstand please'
Mother Sib...."email me the link of the one you want"
So can anyone recommend a bike workstand for £80 - 100?
Anyone had experience, good or bad, of the wall mounted type?
Thanks
Park pcs10 £90 here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OZFJS4/ref=asc_df_B000OZFJS410992845?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B000OZFJS4
Forgot to say: great bit of kit and usually a lot more expensive than that.
the ribble one is great,
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/mtb-bmx-bike/bike-tool-aluminium-workstand/bikework200000000000
£50, but £80-£100 elswhere under different brands.
Hi Sib, Just picked up this from Ribble
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/workstands-bike-tool-aluminium-workstand/bikework200000000000
Can be had for £55, and the photos really dont do it justice, its huge and the quality looks to be good. Lots of threads on here about it and has been reviewed on Bike radar too. and you'll have some wonga left over for something else shiny.
Edit: doh!
Yep, +1 for the Ribble one. I've had one for years (branded differently, but same thing), it's been faultless.
Ribble worksatnd it is then, thanks
stands like the ribble one aren't that stable - ok if you put some sandbags over the legs when needed.
the legs on the park one look to spread out a bit more.
the ribble one is sold re-badged by various sellers, I got the same thing from Edinburgh Cycle Co-op under their Revolution brand (theyre currently asking £70), IIRC Merlin had it recently and seen it sold by numerous others.
Its unstable as in flexible, but not as in falling over or dropping bikes. I've had mine for a couple of years and it gets used with lump of an Alpine 160 with no problems. I need a foldable/collapsible stand as I havent got room to permanently store one set up.
You can buy a magnetic tool/bits tray which appeals to the geek in me
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-tune-up-magnetic-tool-tray-for-workstand
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Its unstable as in flexible
I had the minoura RS5000, which seems to be the same stand, just a better clamp - and it was unstable.
take the front wheel off the bike and it would want to tip over at the slightest provocation.
I held the bike by the seatpost though, so maybe if you clamp the bike incorrectly then it would be OK.
I would still look at the Park myself.
I know they are not available at moment but got mine from LIDL,excellent ,stable ,well made .
Wait till they come round again,tend to repeat stuff year on year.
I dunno about unstable, mine holds my Pitch fine without wobbling.
Is the ribble one the same as the Merlin one? The photo of the one on the Merlin site looks to have more sprayed legs, but I suspect it is the same thing, just the camera angle.
+1 for the LIDL stand - it's much more stable than the Minoura it replaced.