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Why You Need a Bicycle Repair Stand
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- Calvin often gets asked, "Hey you, tall guy with the mustache what bike tools do I need?"
And you know what he says? "Buddy, watch this video where I explain why YOU need a REPAIR STAND."
As luck would have it, that video is THIS video. So watch and learn why YOU need a bicycle repair stand!
Learn more about these and other stands at www.parktool.co...
I realize that Park is just trying to drum up a little business for the holiday season, but...
About a year and a half ago got back into cycling after being away a long time. I convinced my family that I needed a 10.3 for Father's day. It's wonderful. It allows me to easily do adjustments to the point where I'm happy with them, rather than "that'll get by". Since I got back in I've done four frame up restorations and two new bike assemblies using methods like hanging the nose of the saddle over a pipe in the basement. Since I've got the stand, a new assembly and lots of adjustments, changes and tweaks to the family fleet. It's a lot more fun and easier with the stand.
Now that’s a way to sell a bike stand to a guy without a bike! This is why I love tooling. When you have reliable tools and such it motivates.
Man just want to say thanks , followed your cassette and crank removal/installation videos ,Clarks hydraulic bleed video tutorial , and have also fitted and indexed my derailleur with help from your videos. The clearest and most thorough instructional videos on MTB mechanics and installation on CZcams ! Thank you for all your content, keep it up
Not only is my 10.3 good for working on my bike. I can also use it when I work on my echo string trimmer!
a win win👍
Its not widely known but we also sold our stands and a few tools in the Trimmer industry.
Bought the PCS 9.3 this year and I love it. Very nice quality too.
I bought the PCS-9.2 a few years ago. It makes life working on bikes soooo much easier.
Got a PCS 10.3 stand few days ago. First stand that I've ever had the opportunity to own, I don't fully trust it yet to put the bike vertically, or in some other weird fashion, but I can for sure say that this is one of the most fundamental things to own if you want to wrench on your bike. I lived without it for many years, but damn... It's a different world !
I've also got a 10.3, and as long as it is not an e-bike, or a crazy heavy downhill bike, it's not going to be a problem. I have a 2016 Kona Process, that is not a light bike, and I put it vertically to do brake bleeds, and I have no concerns. I've put all manner of bikes in all sorts of weird positions, and the stand just works. I was hesitant to spend so much money on a bike stand, but I completely understand why Park stands are so pricey. Can't say I love the price, but I understand.
I have a bench mount PRS-4M. Not many people know what this is. I welded up a base for it that is bolted to my workshop floor, and it is the sort of stand you can bend cro-moly frames back into shape in. I've also got an old base (? model) with a retrofitted 100-3 clamp in it (it used to have a spring-pressure clamp) as the 2nd workshop stand, It has a piece of 1" square steel bar that is bent into a square to form a base. It is the best moveable base that I have seen: heavy enough to not 'walk', but easily moveable round the workshop. I must confess that my event and portable stand is a 15 y.o. Feedback (formerly Ultimate) Sports Pro stand, and my bike wash stand is an old Minoura one. I think if you had the 3 leg PRS 26 out at the time, I would have bought it instead of the Feedback Sports one.
I’ve been using my car bicycle rear carrier as a stand and it works ( attached to the car)
Me watching this video : make sense , maybe i need one
My bank account : no you dont !
@@dystopiaisutopia they aren't overpriced you just a broke boi
@@dystopiaisutopia HA I can't even see your reply to me cuz CZcams blocked it! GET FVCKED NERD
I love repairing bikes it gives me something to do during my freetime and btw I love the sound of a free hub it makes me feel happy in a way to hear that clicking
I packed one of mine with grease so people don't hear me coming up on them 😆
@@buckroger6456 I’ve always heard “don’t grease your freehubs you’ll gum up your pawls!” But never had an issue, only coasting further and long lasting hubs.
@@B_COOPER I've never heard of it messing up your paws. I've always heard that adding a little grease can make your freehub run a little quieter. I've been doing this for years with no problems.
I chose to purchase the Park Tool PCS-4-2 deluxe home mechanic bicycle repair stand back in September. Calvin is right about eliminating confusion trying to work on a bike upside down. That was very apparent to me earlier this year before I had a stand and was installing new Bontrager tires on my '06 Trek Multitrack 7500. The tires were directional and trying to do the work on an upside down bike I found that I had the tires mounted to turn in the wrong direction going forward for the tire design and had to remount the tires. My stand and other Park Tools and The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair have been great additions.
Excellent vlog, I purchased a bike stand couple of years ago at Lidl for £25, delighted with it, does the job well, kind regards to you, Mark from Billericay in the U.K. 🇬🇧
"I'm not a blinkin' thicky,
I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm doin'
Very well!" 🙂
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@@herculesrockefeller8969 thank you Hercules ol chap 😀😀
best stand ever,holds a bike vertically also with no hassle.
@@elvisp8104 thank you 🙏 for your support/comment Elvis, I hope you are keeping well 😀👍🇬🇧
We love our Park Tool repair stands so much 🙂
Received my pcs 9.3 and loving it so far!
The only time I do not use my repair stand is when I remove or install pedals and bottom brackets. Sometimes they are on VERY tight. I also use it to hold the bike when I take a few weeks off in the winter. I've had the same repair stand for 25 years.
I have one. I really like it. It makes routine maintenance much easier.
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I have noticed all the example bikes are metal frames with metal seatposts. I don't like to clamp my carbon bikes or irregular shaped seatposts hard enough to work on them.
I see ergonomic advantage of these stands to a bike shop, but I only use my stand while I am bleeding my brakes.
Sold!
I love mine. Add a piece of PVC pipe and it doubles as a nifty place to hang my wet laundry to dry when not in use as a repair stand. Also makes a somewhat handy tripod for when I need to film things.
I really need one of these, but I'm always buying other stuff for the bike instead 😆
it probably does make working on your bike more fun, and i can see it doubling as a holder for other stuff(its just a stand come on) AND it will make it a lot easier for someone trying to get into bike fixing... i dont have one though. its not one of those things that are absolutely neccessary(ive used a chair and a metal frame to hold the wheel off the ground but its not exactly ideal) but for some it might mean the difference between fixing your bike and giving up, or atleast not dread the process... it makes a lot of things easier and easy = good.
They are very handy for many things. We know many people who use them to work on power trimmers, chainsaws, motorcycle suspension, canoe paddles, hand tools, and much much much more!
The best tool money I've ever spent was on a repair stand.
Calvin I’m not sure if that cassette getting caught on the chain moment was genuine, but it sure as hell was funny.
One nice extra benefit of having a proper bike stand is that you can hang your bike in it so it's not in the way or likely to fall when you're not riding or working on it. Of course this only works if you have one bike, like me.
Proud owner of the PCS-9.3
reat video! Question here: how to keep the bike level to the floor when clamped by the seat post? (I am learning to use a chain cleaning tool and wasn't able to use it properly- the degreaser was not level in the container and spilling everywhere do to the bike tilt... Thanks!
Agree, makes bike maintenance much easier.
Question is: can it double as a Christmas tree stand? (giving "your present is under the tree" a whole new meaning)
It would make a great tree stand & keep it out of the way for curious pets.
@UCjKiTvlcZJ9npQiwKttwI5Q Using a Turkish i without the dot and misspelling 'official'. Phishing is bad! Stop Spam! Can somebody please ban you?! Thanks!
@UCjKiTvlcZJ9npQiwKttwI5Q You are the bike shaped object of comments - at first one might think that you are a comment but then it's just boring phishing Spam.
Exactly!
Marketing video was a success here. I just ordered the cheaper one in this video lol
Enjoy the repair stand Julia!
Hello Bonjour Calvin ☺️👍
Do you always clamp at the seat post only?
And im getting a new bike bought some motorex carbon paste as they said i should use that in the seat post ? Both aluminium frame and seat post should i still use carbon paste?
Also can i use the carbon paste when mounting my pedals or should i use something else?
The "carbon paste" can be used with the aluminum frame and post. The seat post is almost always safe to clamp. It carried your body weight and can handle being clamp quite well. Never use an assembly compounds or "carbon paste" for lubricating threads. It has grit inside, and will wear the threads.
@@parktool aha thank what do you recommend for the pedal threads normal grease like lithium?
Can’t afford sadly. I work on my own bikes so could really use one…care to send as a gift? Lol
I have a question. What part of a bike do you cramp on? I usually cramp on to a top tube.
The seat post is the common place to clamp. The top tube can work great, but for carbon fiber that tube tends to be thin and should not be clamped. For top tube use, watch not to clamp any cables.
@@parktool Thanks for your advice. Most of my bikes are CrMo, but yes I need to watch out the cables.
This is nice
@@dystopiaisutopia i don't get you
Calvin for KING!
Old man with a bad back here. It does make cleaning easier in combination with a mechanic's roller stool.
A bike stand is good if you are a serious biker but for most people bike repairs can be done on a floor mat with the bike inverted 360 and sit to rest on the handlebars and the seat. However, anyone who has a bike in excess of $250 a bike repair stand is a great investment, especially if a person really takes their biking / exercising seriously. A bike stand is a great one time investment and will typically last the owner a lifetime of less cumbersome bike maintenance and repairs. I'm almost 55 and love to do my own bike and car repairs thus good tools are a must for anyone who loves DIY repairs and maintenance.
Why don't you ever show the team stand 22.2 ? I have one it is great.
We did a comparison video last week for those who weren't sure what was right for them. The 22.2 is in it!
czcams.com/video/6AWW_SgKYKo/video.html
those bike stands cost more than my actual bike
If you have a rack to carry your bikes on your trunk, that will work mostly the same to get it off the ground and at working level.
Actually since I'm a bike commuter and advocate, my car is more used as a bike repair stand than a mode of transportation.
@@muphynman221 don't have a car either
when i want to work on my bike i just flip it upside down and it works just as good
I wonder what that says about you
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 not as much as your comment does about you.
I have money for a repair stand, I just don't have room for one in my apartment. :,(
most fold up for storage
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Hello sir im from Pakistan and ive buy a bicycle 🚲 named (giant cross 3200 ) it had all genuinely condition but the both tyre are damage tyre size written on tyre is(700*28c 28-622) so can any one explain which widest tyre I can put in it please
I coped without a bike stand for years and kept telling myself I didn't need one but then my back started complaining
No good ones in stock!
Bike stands are super handy indeed - espacially the ones for €60 from Decathlon 👍
Sorry guys I bought one from Lidl,but I can confirm its damn handy for working on my bikes🤫
That's stand is not high enough, you need to use a chair with it which is not ideal
Which workstand? I never need to use a chair to stand high except when bleeding brakes, but even this is occasional.
Debatable, I have always managed without one.
Then you don't fix many bikes, or fix them well.
Emphasis on "managed without". I used to manage without. Then I bought a workstand and cursed my past self for all the pointless suffering.
I managed without, then bought one. I will never have to manage without, again.
All I can add is that Pretty much all the tools I've ever bought paid for themselves rather quickly. I have a PRS 6 from the early
'90s still in service. My
TS2 paid for itself within a month.
If you work on bikes often, a good bike stand will SAVE you money. In my case it has earned me money. In fact, enough to support my 'habit' and then some!
In a larger world of expensive tools used often, doing high quality work, bike tools are relatively affordable comparatively.
I have probably well over $200k worth of bike tools, general mechanic's tools, precision measuring instruments, industrial machinery and fabrication tools in my man cave. It's taken decades to collect. Some of it was gifted to me and some was inherited. Its all very useful when I needed it and it's all been an excellent investment, rewarding and incredibly satisfying to take pride in work well done.
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 You must need an aircraft hanger to house your oversized ego...