BikerDoug
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Reged: 12/29/03
Posts: 88
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Ever since I got my Tetra last spring, I've never been happy with my bike stand. It was an Ultimate Consumer stand (BRS-70 I believe)and did a great job. The only problem was my seatpost doesn't extend far enough from the frame for the jaw clamps to fit.
I was forced to choose between clamping a carbon tube (yikes!) and messing with my saddle height every time I needed to work on the bike. I didn't like either.
Last fall I saw the new Park PRS-20 and thought it was the answer. I sold my stand and picked up the Park last week.
So, after a week of use, I give it a thumbs-up. It is heavy and stable, and it's easy to work on a bike. It does solve the problem I had with clamping. The only thing I don't like about it is the bike isn't as stable laterally as in a clamp stand. I haven't done anything yet that involves some real cranking, so I don't know exactly how it will perform.
First impressions though... if you're in the same boat as me as far as a clamp stand. Seriously look at the PRS-20.
HTH
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bfd
journeyman
Reged: 12/22/03
Posts: 77
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bikerdoug writes:
<The only problem was my seatpost doesn't extend far enough from the frame for the jaw clamps to fit.>
I don't get this, you had an ultimate workstand and you couldn't get your seatpost high enough to clamp it in? How much post do you have showing? Is your bike set up like a "50s style" racer where there was only a small *fistful* of seatpost showing, ala Rivendell style?
I too only have a few inches of post showing, but its enough to clamp on my bike.
I guess you couldn't or didn't want mark your post with tape and raise it when you needed to use your workstand?
A cheaper alternative to the $200 park stand is this Nitto:
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/bars_e.html#anchor2
(scroll down to bicycle stand)
I have one of those, it hooks up to your rear quick release and raises the rear tire. Works well for most repairs.
Whatever you do, don't clamp to carbon tube!
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BikerDoug
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Reged: 12/29/03
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bfd wroteI don't get this, you had an ultimate workstand and you couldn't get your seatpost high enough to clamp it in? How much post do you have showing? Is your bike set up like a "50s style" racer where there was only a small *fistful* of seatpost showing, ala Rivendell style?
That's correct. The clamps were longer than the amount of seatpost exposed above the frame. That's how I worked in it... I would just expose more seatpost, but I got tired of not getting it back just right.
That looks like a handy stand, but I'm tall and like the bike high enough to work on without bending over.
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