I'm with Ian from Alberta for expediency and cost effectiveness. Instead of hooks I make loops of rope. Rear goes over a support, length through the show end's loop and cinched around the beam with the long loop end having down to catch the saddle nose. A second loop of rope goes over a beam/joist/heavy nail in wood at its middle, each loop holding a handlebar end. The front end won't pivot freely (corking you in the head with a swinging end of the handlebar). Used in all sorts of improvised work stations including using a 2 x 4 sitting on the rungs of two ladders. Life and bike repair in a construction site.
Robert T.'s Feedback Sports stand is an excellent suggestion too. Bought them for the shop from the original owners (Ultimate) who modified a guitar stand concept to create them. The clamp jaw is pretty compact compared to others. Andy Cheatham (Not working on anything for a while) Pittsburgh On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:04:27 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Ok, that got your attention. > > I’m not actually taking a stand so much as BUYING a stand. I have had it > with trying to work on a bike on its kickstand. Tonight I tried to put > sealant in my tire and the tire deflated and my Clementine tipped over. > Hopping mad...that would be an apt description of me in the garage tonight. > I’m sick and tired of wrecking my back and fed up with the awkwardness of > working on a bike that is always threatening to tip over. I’m taking a > stand against not having a stand. > > I know Rivendell sells a stand but last I checked, it is sold out and also > $$$. Is there anything that makes their stand worth waiting for? > > I don’t have many preferences, save two: I don’t want something that takes > up a bunch of room, and I want the clamp to be on the seat post. (Not the > frame.) > > You’re the best! > Leah > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0312228f-e6f0-4aaa-a4cd-3ccf33b4425bn%40googlegroups.com.
