What's the best Bike Repair / Work Stand for heavy E-Bikes?
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Personally, there isn't one I have seen yet that makes sense to me, even the Park brand electric powered lift is a bit limited, and VERY expensive.
I have been experimenting with a hi-lift style jack, but it doesn't seem to work well with the relatively low weight of an E-Bike (it's designed for several tons, and doesn't want to descend properly most of the time) so I am going to keep the carriage of the lifting part, and use a wench to raise and lower the carriage via a pulley (will have pics to show in the near future).
However, if you have a BBSXX or similarly light mid-drive or small hub motored E-Bike, you can just use a good quality bicycle stand be fine. I prefer these:
Park tools make a great stand, you might find another similar for cheaper, but be very careful, as you get what you pay for, and an E-Bike is pretty heavy in the bicycle world, so make sure it's a very well made one.
Another great way is to simply attach a good bicycle carry rack for a car to a wall, not as convenient to use, but works very well. -
P.S. If you have the $$$ to spend, I would get the professional model for a bike shop like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-Deluxe-Single-Repair/dp/B00L4XCOUG/ref=sr_1_9?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1474687016&sr=1-9&keywords=park+tools+bike+stand
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Where do you obtain a wench to raise and lower the carriage?
:)Alan BComment
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LOL!!!
Well, Harbor freight of course ;-p .... but a winch is cheaper and doesn't complain as much! ;-)Comment
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For the hobbiest the park stands are tough enough but no lift mechanism kinda sucks with a 60lb bike. But I didn't want to spend over $150. I have a few bikes and do a few installations. It gets by.Comment
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doing more research into this I'm inclined to make my own repair stand out of steel pipe and use pipe clamps. I have found various version on the net. I have a very stout workbench in my garage so I'd make one that mounts to my workbench.
Like this guy has a pretty cool mobile setup:
Last edited by g725s; 09-26-2016, 12:32 PM.Comment
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I was first thinking of getting the Park bench mount clamp for my ~50 year old & steady workbench, but ended up getting the portable Park stand instead. Holds the bike good & steady, even in very off-balance positions, and makes working "down under" very easy. Here's the starting point view many are familiar with - the stripped frame:
Working down under, but right at hand:
Much easier on my back:Comment
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Interesting build videos, however, I would be very leery of using these for anything but a very lightweight E-Bike. (50lbs or under) You could always use a park tool stand's jaws in your own stand built similar to the second video. : )Comment
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It's hard to beat how 1.) fast the Park jaw clamp is to set up and 2.) well it holds the bike. Once set, I don't have to fiddle with it at all, regardless of the positions I set the bike (even when rotated upside-down).Comment
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OK, I just ordered the park prs-25. It says it will hold 100lbs. rave reviews, and I got the wife on board with 4 airline miles per dollar spent! Backcountry.com. http://www.backcountry.com/park-tool...IZ&ti=Ojo6Njo= The price seems standard everywhere. They have some of the add on's, I got some things on e-bay. I'm excited, like christmas! No more struggling with heavy, floppy bikes! Happy Motoring, e-rodComment
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Found a PCS-10 on CL for 100 bucks, works great, going to build up the ebike with it inside the house where it's warm. Fenders installed today. I put those sliders used to move furniture on infomercials, under the feet, so it slides out from the wall with the bike attached.Comment
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