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Random Musings => DIY => Skip Bike and Bodge It => Topic started by: hairyhippy on 26 August, 2008, 07:51:14 pm

Title: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: hairyhippy on 26 August, 2008, 07:51:14 pm

I found this and am intending to give it a go. Has anyone tried it?

Workmate Bike Stand (http://www.instructables.com/id/Workmate-Bike-Stand/)

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: Mr Larrington on 27 August, 2008, 10:26:33 am

Before I decided I couldn't do without a Park stand I can barely lift, my "workstand" was a combination of turbo trainer, workmate and kitchen table for example:

(http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/images/depravo/Build_08.jpg)

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: chris667 on 16 January, 2009, 03:38:04 pm

Good old Instructables.
I have a project on there myself.
This one doesn't look too hard, but it doesn't seem like a brilliant design. Can't see that holding a heavy frame particularly solidly.

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: peterc on 03 April, 2009, 11:06:24 pm

Fine plan this multiple use for a turbo thingie, I used one as a truing stand (as I don't have one myself) when I built my last wheel, you will need to put a few packers in and tighten the QR but once that is tight it works okay.

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: Psychler on 14 April, 2009, 02:35:29 pm

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 27 August, 2008, 10:26:33 am

Before I decided I couldn't do without a Park stand I can barely lift, my "workstand" was a combination of turbo trainer, workmate and kitchen table for example:

(http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/images/depravo/Build_08.jpg)

Excellent, that's what I'll be using in future, you've just saved me buying a workstand.

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: Mr Larrington on 14 December, 2023, 10:55:15 am

A Carl asked for a picture of my trainer/Workmate/table "workstand" on account of the original photo being hosted on now-defunct webby SCIENCE.  And, as if by magic,

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53397055126_16b7215daf_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pmvSau)
Workstand on the cheap (https://flic.kr/p/2pmvSau) by Mr Larrington (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/), on Flickr

Title: Re: DIY workmate mounted bike stand
Post by: Asterix, the former Gaul. on 26 April, 2024, 08:03:02 pm

A bike mounted on a turbo trainer is remarkably easy to do work on. You can also test it while sat on it.