can anyone recommend a stand for working on bikes?

[jimo746]

I use an Aldi branded work stand and its a durable piece of kit it may not be up to the rigours of commercial use but for a hobbyist it's great. well worth £25

For occasional use I can't fault the £25 bike repair stand I got from Aldi/Lidlington.

 

[Mike Muz]

Aldi Lidl I always get them 2 mixed up I have a Lidl

Yes I do similar with Fortnum and Mason and Harrods

You look THAT rough on F&M/Harrods? :shock:

 

[justin_white31]

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Heard they go on the cheap at Aldi, got mine off eBay and so far so good with no issues

 

[michael franks]

I use an Aldi branded work stand and its a durable piece of kit it may not be up to the rigours of commercial use but for a hobbyist it's great. well worth £25

For occasional use I can't fault the £25 bike repair stand I got from Aldi/Lidlington.

Totally agree - I've had mine for years and it does the job.

 

[dyna-ti]

In all honesty and about 4 years down the line, its beginning to suffer. knobs for the clamps are slipping and for the most part I use a spanner to adjust things.

I also think the cradle part of the clamp is badly shaped :?

That said, better than none and cheaper than most. Done the job for years so you cant really complain at that. And the body of it is all there so you can bodge repairs to it to keep it working.

 

[Harryburgundy]

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I would speak to your elected union leader, failing that a good old strike wouldn't hurt.

 

[xerxes]

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I have an X-tools one, like this and I'm very happy with it: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/x-to ... top2xtools

I paid about £50.00 for it and I've seen it sold under different brand names, like Raleigh or Bike Tool: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bike-tool ... workstand/, so it's worth shopping around.

 

[tIB]

I also have an aldi one and it's fine- they have them in stock this week I believe.