ramrezz425
New Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Rancho Cucamonga California
I have been contemplating getting a bike maintenance stand for my ebike , besides the cost how do you actually raise up an 85 pound bike so you can do maintenance? Well I went to Harbor freight tools and bought me a ratcheting tiedown 500 pound weight limit, then I got out some jackstands that I already had and fashioned a lift of my own. It works perfectly. I use a jack stand on the folded up kickstand so it sits far enough away from the wheel and I use the tiedown hooked onto the frame underneath my seat And lifted up high enough and it is very sturdy so I can work on my gear and derailer adjustments. I also taken an old Vespa scooter tire and place it flat underneath the front wheel to help it remain steady. Interestingly I used to fix Vespa scooters that tire belonged to Owen Wilson's scooter ,I used to work on in Malibu. Now that I'm disabled I need all the help I can get and I just don't think a maintenance stand will allow me to lift the bike up.