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A friend of mine, Devo, built a bike stand that has to be one of the best tools for the Frugal Biker. The information that follows is his, I just copied it to place it in the Cheapskates Garage section of another forum. If there are any errors in my copy and paste, I take full credit for the errors. If everything is correct, Devo gets all the credit as all I did was copy a copy of the original post.
On a sad note, Devo (Harry) lost his battle with cancer. I never had the chance to meet Harry but spoke with him a few time on the phone and he had invited me numerous times to stop by when I was in his area. Wish I could have made it to New Zealand to meet him and his family.
The first time I did a chain adjustment on my bike ( which has a side stand only ) I was very nervous that my bike would fall over while it was up on the jack. I had seen a ride in bike stand made of steel tube which I fancied but felt that $220 was a bit steep, so I looked at making an alternative set up. Now I have no welding gear, but I am a carpenter and usually have a few bits and pieces lying around, so if you have some basic woodworking tools and some bits of ply and two by twos , this may be of interest to you. As you can see by the pics, it will hold the bike securely while you have it jacked up. I leave my bike parked in it all the time as it holds the bike upright and makes checking fluid levels and such a breeze. If this idea is of any use to you,then I'm glad to have been of help.
On a sad note, Devo (Harry) lost his battle with cancer. I never had the chance to meet Harry but spoke with him a few time on the phone and he had invited me numerous times to stop by when I was in his area. Wish I could have made it to New Zealand to meet him and his family.
The first time I did a chain adjustment on my bike ( which has a side stand only ) I was very nervous that my bike would fall over while it was up on the jack. I had seen a ride in bike stand made of steel tube which I fancied but felt that $220 was a bit steep, so I looked at making an alternative set up. Now I have no welding gear, but I am a carpenter and usually have a few bits and pieces lying around, so if you have some basic woodworking tools and some bits of ply and two by twos , this may be of interest to you. As you can see by the pics, it will hold the bike securely while you have it jacked up. I leave my bike parked in it all the time as it holds the bike upright and makes checking fluid levels and such a breeze. If this idea is of any use to you,then I'm glad to have been of help.
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