DIY Bicycle Repair Stand

Step 1 Parts and Tools

The materials and tools necessary to build this repair stand are readily available, easy to work with, and best of all, pretty inexpensive. Every component can be found at your average home improvement store, with no modifications needed to make them work together.

What you'll need:
- (2) 1/2" by 18" length galvanized nipple (threaded about an inch on each end) - $2.73 each
- (3) 1/2" by 10" length galvanized nipple (same thread - about an inch) - $1.90 each
- (1) 1/2" by 60" length galvanized pipe (again, threaded) - $6.98
- (1) 1/2" galvanized tee fitting - $1.09
- (3) 1/2" galvanized 90 degree elbow - $0.91 each
- (2) 1/2" galvanized cap - $0.89 each
- (1) spring clamp - $3.42
- (2) hose clamps (these may vary in size depending on the size of the clamp handle - the ones I bought were for hose sizes 3/4" - 1 1/2") - $ 1.19 each
- (1) flat-head screwdriver (why do we even still use this kind of screwdriver?!) - Don't know the price..had one at home.

Total cost: $29.54 (if you don't have to buy a screwdriver for the hose clamps)

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UPDATE: These prices were what it cost me when I built the stand - in 2007. I wrote a letter to the President, but he said he didn't really control plumbing part prices. I told him that I needed to keep the cost the same because I published a derpy how-to on the internet. He didn't buy it.  The moral? Unless you live in five years ago, the mileage of your wallet's contents may vary here in 2012.
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That's right. The stand is make almost entirely out of galvanized pipe. It's strong stuff and doesn't bend. Just march into the local home improvement store, shuffle over to the plumbing section, and grab all this stuff. You will have to go to the tool section to find the clamp.

And if you're super resourceful, you may not have to buy any of this stuff. Heck, if you don't mind not having water piped into your house, you might even scavenge it from your own walls...

Comments

[Nightlash]

One thing that I did instead of using the spring clamp, is to add a 90 degree elbow to the end of the arm. Then add in a PVC plug, coupled with a PVC Tee joint. (I don't know the measurement exactly, but it is about the diameter of my road bike top tube.) I then took a hacksaw along the length of it so it was a semi-cylinder. I use that to rest the bike on. Then I use the hose clamps to clamp the bike into the fixture.

[dazzlr]

like the idea but might modify it to use one of those heavy cast-iron bases you get with garden umbrellas? Also would like to find a stronger clamp than the spring clamp you are using, perhaps something that screws down. Great article tho' cheers!

[JoelVA]

I used a pony clamp, which worked really well. You just need to add some sort of cushion to keep the metal clamp from scratching your bike seat (if that's important to you).

[nieves]

way cool idea about the house pipes but my wife said NO!! SO I`LL FOLLOW YOU OTHER STEPS.THANKS