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| 310.1 | Minoura Comments | CADSYS::CRABB | Charlie SEG/CAD HLO2-2/G13 225-5739 | Mon May 11 1987 10:57 | 28 |
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< Note 310.0 by BAEDEV::RECKARD >
-< Workstands >-
> I'm considering purchasing a work stand. Catalogs show a few - mostly
> $100 and up. A Minoura stand is also listed somewhere in the $30 - $50
> range. Any experiences/recommendations?
I just recently went through this and ended up spending as little
as possible on a Minoura. I guess you gets what you pays for...
It's okay, but if you look at it you'll see that the clamping
mechanism is strange. You can't rotate the bike at all. It's
just there to hold it in one position. It's also hard to balance
the bike with one wheel off. For this reason, I would recommend
a stand with one rotating clamp...these, however run around $80-
$130. International Pro in Ohio has a stand with a clamp in the
$30 range. Evidently they have dropped the price on these.
The Minoura is certainly all right. You can do almost anything
on it but the bottom of the bottom bracket is not accessible for
wiping...you'll need to remove the bike to finish this.
I'm going to attempt to build up a bike on it next week, so this
should be the test. I'll keep NOTES posted...
/Charlie
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| 310.2 | | MELODY::DEHAHN | | Mon May 11 1987 13:50 | 13 |
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I agree with Charlie, the Minoura gets a "C" from me. I guess it
depends how much work you plan on doing on your bike(s) and for
how long, if you're an occasional tinkerer then maybe the Minoura
is fine, but if I did it all over again I'd get the Park consumer
model at $125.
When I was living in apartments in Boston I used to work on the
bikes by hanging them from the hung ceilings with bungee cords.
That's about as cheap a stand as you can get.
CdH
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| 310.3 | Remove water bottle, then fix bike | ULTRA::WITTENBERG | | Mon May 11 1987 14:02 | 7 |
| I've used one, and it's (barely) serviceable. It will do fine for adjusting
cables and derailleurs, but was a bit wobbly for rebuilding a bottom
bracket. It won't fit one of my bikes because it clamps around the down tube
right where my water bottle cage is, so I start by removing that.
--David
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| 310.4 | Cheap wind trainer as work stand... | VIKING::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Mon May 11 1987 14:38 | 10 |
| > how does everyone work on their bikes?
I put mine on the wind trainer and raise the bottom-bracket
support until the rear wheel no longer rests on the roller.
I have to sit on the floor to work but I do get to use the floor
as a very large tool tray. The fork and bottom-bracket clamps
hold the bike very steady.
-John Wasser
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| 310.5 | park is great, but | NOVA::FISHER | | Tue May 12 1987 06:15 | 5 |
| The park consumer model is great. It does not hold Cannondales
or other fat tubed bikes because it does not have an adjustable
clamp.
ed
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| 310.6 | New Yakima Quikstand | GENRAL::WISHART | | Thu Mar 23 1989 09:52 | 20 |
| I see that Yakima just introduced a new bicycle work stand system.
It's called the Quickstand and sells for $135. I looked at it at
a dealer and it looks very sturdy. It allows the bike to rotate
and also folds up. It's similar in general design to the Blackburn
workstand, but looks like it has heavier tubing. The clamp is made
out of a couple of aluminum extrusions.
One feature is offers is an option that allows you to plug the jaws
into the end of a Yakima car rack and use in "on tour", so to speak.
The option is another (choke!) $70 or so.
The mechanic at the shop I was at was getting one for himself. He
said that the store had quit carrying the Blackburn workstand because
they had had a few failures of the clamp nut on the jaws. Blackburn
had replaced them under warranty however. I suspect the REAL reason
they quit carrying them was that they are a Yakima dealer and they
didn't want to carry the main competition.
It did look like a real good stand, however!
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