I have 2 stands - a Park and an old Blackburn. Currently each has a bike in it, and that's true more often than not. But I also have 2 short loops of sewn webbing (rock climbing slings, actually) hanging from eye bolts in my basement ceiling joists that get as much use as my stands. I use 2 other slings, each with a carabiner attached. loop a sling around the top of the seat stays behind the seat, the other at front of toptube, use slings to lift the bike and clip carabiners to ceiling slings. works great for getting to both sides of the bike to clean it and lube chain without having to stoop over. If you have a garage or basement with exposed joists where you can attach a couple slings, I recommend this even if just as a backup, or when you don't feel like raising the seat to get enough seatpost to clamp in the stand (the drawback to "almost a fistful of seatpost" is it's usually not quite enough to get in the clamp. Ditto if you already have something attached to the seatpost.) I wrecked the decal on a Bridgestone MB-3 years ago when I got lazy and clamped the seat tube. Won't make that mistake again.
Mike M On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 7:04:27 PM UTC-8 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/bf7e2caa-a9fa-4184-a0ed-f64f3a73ecf2n%40googlegroups.com.
