DIY Home Bicycle Repair Stand

Step 8 UPDATE!

You can turn adjust the top part of the stand to position the bike on an angle. You can velcro strap the front wheel where it meets the bottom pipe as shown. Great for working on derailers bottom brakets, etc.

Comments

[crowdsourced]

Thanks for the great instructable! This is the best DIY stand I've found.

A couple questions. When you turn the arms (the T-joint), how does it stay in place? It seems like your tightening the t-joint by turning it clockwise, but any chance it might slip back (counter-clockwise)? Or do your just tighten it until the point where it can't slip back?

[pizz]

I used rubber plumbers tape around the threads. That gives a very tight fit. I tighten it clockwise. The pressure is good to hold the bike in place. If you want you can also strap the front wheel where the wheel makes contact with the base tube. (see comment in the pic above)

[crowdsourced]

Cool. That makes sense. Must have missed it the first time. Thanks!