I’m looking to acquire a work stand the would me the flexibility to hold a SC 7.0 as well the standard round seat post on my Giant MTB… Options/ideas? Thanks for the help.
There are some that support the bottom bracket and then either front dropouts of support the down tube. One of those types would probably fit the bill.
I use a park pcs-10 on my Speed Concept, Venge, and a number of round seat post bikes just fine. The jaws on the pcs-10 are wide enough to accommodate the Speed Concept just fine.
Also, while I cant seems to find it now, Bontrager makes one of these that fits the Speed Concept. http://www.bontrager.com/model/07156
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I have the PCS-10 as well and I’m not a huge fan. Works for quick fixes, but it is really wobbly when I need to torque on something.
Next stand is going to be one that holds the fork and BB. But it’s hard to justify buying a new stand when the current one works. The thing I do like is that it’s quick to set up and folds up small enough to be tucked into a corner.
For light adjustments/cleaning/etc, the PCS-10 works fine. For building up a bike, doing major work I wish I had something more sturdy. For my Speed concept, I just throw a rag over the top tube and clamp it there.
If you don’t want to remove the front wheel, the Park PRS-25 is a decent option. Clamp fits all types of seatposts and also has a protected are where you can hang the bike by the saddle temporarily.
I see your park and raise you a feedback! I suspect this is the best stand on the market.
Highly recommend a stand that locks down the fork. The Park Tool PRS-20 is a great one, but there’s other brands. I have a Tacx stand that is similar that works really well. Fits all our road bikes, tri bikes and MTB’s without any issue and always sturdy and secure.
Thanks Greg… but my FOX fork is thru axle design… I’m going to bite the bullet and get the PArk 25… Appears to be the best of the presented options… Thanks for the input!
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Thanks Greg… but my FOX fork is thru axle design… I’m going to bite the bullet and get the PArk 25… Appears to be the best of the presented options… Thanks for the input!
You could use something like this to make your Thru axle work. http://www.yakima.com/shop/bike/bike-accessories/15mm-fork-adapter
I still like the other design better, many times I have been thankful that I could rotate the bike for fishing cable through the BB area. Also taking the front wheel off gets old, I with I bought a different car rack for this reason.
Personally, I’m not big on the fork/BB style… great for working on common stuff like chain cleaning, derailleur adjustment, etc, but pretty much no good for working on front brakes when you want the wheel in, fork swaps, headset adjustment where you need to be able to rotate the steerer, etc (granted, most folks don’t do those very often, but for those of us with a whole garage full of bikes it can be like a mini full-service shop).
I still use my old-skool Park with the normal clamp which is great on all my round-tubed bikes, and for the aero carbon frame I simply rest it horizontally on the top tube (actually angled just slightly down so gravity will keep the bars from swinging around) so it’s only bearing the bike’s own weight (<20lbs) and adjust the clamp barely snug enough to act as a “lid” to keep me from bumping it off ~ but not really clamping down with any real force. It’s still firm enough to do the usual gear/brake adjustments and whatnot that really don’t require any leverage, and for the rare high-torque stuff like BBs I just stand it on the floor with wheels in and lean over it; that kind of thing will often rock/lift one of the other stands anyway depending on your wrenching angle so I find less slippage bracing it against myself this way (far easier to demonstrate than explain).
People chime up in horror at the thought of clamping a carbon tube, but it ain’t rocket surgery to do it with just a little care to avoid excessive pressure. It’s also true I could just as well crunch the top tube by letting the heavy spring-loaded shop door swing shut while I’m rolling the bike in or outside through the doorway, so I take care to avoid that, too ~ really not that difficult.