E-bikes, cruisers and some city bikes can be really heavy.Īnd there's a lot of variation in the weight limits of different stands. Pay attention to the weight capacity of different repair stands too. And you obviously don’t want it to damage your bike! So it should be easy to make micro adjustments too. It should be quick and painless to get around your frame, tighten, loosen and get it off again.
It’s also the thing that you’ll interact with most, as you mount and unmount your ride. The clamp is the only part of the stand that comes into contact with your bike. Unless there’s a very specific reason to not go with a clamping repair stand (some people worry about the clamps damaging their carbon fibre frames), they should be the default choice for both casual and more serious mechanics. And you don’t have to keep taking your wheel on and off every time you want to test your work! You have multiple places you can attach your bike. They’re compatible with every type of bike. These type of stands give you more stability and you can spin them around, to work on the other side of the bike without unmounting and remounting.īut despite the extra stability, there’s a good reason that the clamping repair stands are more popular with professional, as well as casual bike mechanics: they're much more practical.
With the second type of repair stand, you remove one wheel and then mount the frame on top of the stand, which attaches to your axle, and bottom bracket. And probably limited to one or two different bikes. So, maybe cleaning, lubing, brake and gear adjustments etc. I’m going to divide those looking for a bike repair stand into two distinct groups: weekend and daily mechanics.Ī weekend mechanic will want to do basic maintenance and repairs (usually at the weekend, because they're busy doing other things in the week!). Which type of repair stand you choose and how much you spend, will very much depend on how you're going to use it. You don’t even have to spend that much if your job is repairing bicycles to be honest. Prices can also go up to over $600 / £570! But unless your job is actually repairing bicycles you don’t need to spend that much. Yes, you’ll be able to find cheaper repair stands, but the build quality will be poor and you’ll end up regretting it and/or buying a replacement. The minimum you can expect to pay for something decent is around $100 / £80. If you’ve never looked at bike repair stands before, then the first thing that might surprise you are the prices.
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