I also used to do the eye bolt & strap set-up. Simple & no storage issues. My wife called it "bicycles in bondage".
The downside to this is the bicycle swinging side to side as you work on it. I'm now a firm believer in work stands. dougP On Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 1:17:09 AM UTC-8 Nick Payne wrote: > I have the same Feedback Sports stand that someone else has mentioned, and > I use it sometimes and it works well, but my preferred method of working on > bikes is to hang them from a pair of widely spaced ropes fastened to > eyebolts in the wall each side of my garage: > > [image: IMG_20190403_073415.jpg] > > Nick > > On Wednesday, 20 January 2021 at 2:04:27 pm UTC+11 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/02a8792f-f250-4dd1-bc2c-2cd4044a9277n%40googlegroups.com.
