Work/repair stands for maintenance?

[DaveMatthews]

What are people using for work stands? I'm not enamoured with putting my bike up on the car rack. It works, but I get spray etc on the car.
Have been looking at the Park Tool PCS10
https://www.parktool.com/product/home-mechanic-repair-stand-pcs-10?category=Portable

Anybody have experience with this or any other recommendations?

 

[AHicks]

I have to say that for that kind of money, I will continue flipping my bike over on it's back for that rare occasion when I need to work on something not readily accessible when it's standing on it's feet.

I have also had the bike upside down with the handlebars resting on a workbench. That makes things pretty handy as well.

As far as the tool, for that kind of money it should be pretty nice!

 

[Big Tom]

What are people using for work stands? I'm not enamoured with putting my bike up on the car rack. It works, but I get spray etc on the car.
Have been looking at the Park Tool PCS10
https://www.parktool.com/product/home-mechanic-repair-stand-pcs-10?category=Portable

Anybody have experience with this or any other recommendations?

Park makes quality products, check out Craigslist and FB Marketplace to find a used one. I have one that has a sturdier base but it doesn't fold down.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Park makes quality products, check out Craigslist and FB Marketplace to find a used one. I have one that has a sturdier base but it doesn't fold down.

I have my eye on one on CL right now as a matter of fact!

 

[ebikemom]

We have a PCS-10. Takes two of us to get one of our ebikes onto the rack. It holds the bike well. There's a bike tech near me who used to work for Shimano and has a shop in his garage. He uses a PCS-10 also, so I saw it in action holding up one of our ebikes before I bought one for our garage.

I'm watching and waiting for someone to come up with an ebike stand that includes a lift. There's another thread here where folks shared ideas regarding lifting bikes... if I find it, I'll post a link here.

 

[DaveMatthews]

We have a PCS-10. Takes two of us to get one of our ebikes onto the rack. It holds the bike well. There's a bike tech near me who used to work for Shimano and has a shop in his garage. He uses a PCS-10 also, so I saw it in action holding up one of our ebikes before I bought one for our garage.

I'm watching and waiting for someone to come up with an ebike stand that includes a lift. There's another thread here where folks shared ideas regarding lifting bikes... if I find it, I'll post a link here.

Park Tool makes a power lift, but it's about the same price as an ebike!

 

[vincent]

I like my Feedback sports ultra stand, I had the parks Stand and did not like it as much


But the park stand will be fine for somebody that can lift their ebikes easily onto it, it is a well made sturdy stand

 

[DaveMatthews]

Got sick of looking at reviews and pricing, so I pulled the trigger on a Park Tool PCS-10.
Should be here in a week or so.

 

[6zfshdb]

We have a PCS-10. Takes two of us to get one of our ebikes onto the rack. It holds the bike well. There's a bike tech near me who used to work for Shimano and has a shop in his garage. He uses a PCS-10 also, so I saw it in action holding up one of our ebikes before I bought one for our garage.

I'm watching and waiting for someone to come up with an ebike stand that includes a lift. There's another thread here where folks shared ideas regarding lifting bikes... if I find it, I'll post a link here.

ebikemom, I think this is the thread you're referring to:

https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/bike-work-stand.14972/

I use the Park PCS 10 with my 62# Pedego. It works well enough but can be a bit unstable when applying a lot of torque to a part on the bike. Check out the above thread.