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« on: July 23, 2008, 23:09:01 PM »
o.k. i am looking to have one of those stands that you see at races which is pretty much a pole suported at each end, on which you hook you bike by th saddle.

i know that there is one on CRC but it costs £250.

but i cant find anyone else who makes them

would i be best off hunting around for an engineering firm to knock me one up?

or does anyone sell them quite cheap?

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Re: bike stand
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2008, 23:13:05 PM »
made one outa scaffolding poles , but then you might not have them about , i did

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 23:14:12 PM »
Quote from: Trail_Rat on July 23, 2008, 23:13:05 PM
made one outa scaffolding poles , but then you might not have them about , i did



i have a few, but was/is yours foldable/colapseable as it prety much has to be  Cheesy
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Re: bike stand
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2008, 23:15:18 PM »
why do you want one of them?

is it to hold just one bike. if so then bl*ody pointless imo.

if its for one frame youd be better of buying the stands with 2 legs and a vertical pole and a clamp on the top. something like this....



it has all the adjustable height and adjustable clamp thats needed.

sorry if ive gone and changed the subject....

thanks anyway
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Quote from: Drop_in_rules on July 23, 2008, 23:14:12 PM
Quote from: Trail_Rat on July 23, 2008, 23:13:05 PM
made one outa scaffolding poles , but then you might not have them about , i did



i have a few, but was/is yours foldable/colapseable as it prety much has to be  Cheesy

and very foldable, becomes very small and compact once folded up
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Re: bike stand
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2008, 23:17:00 PM »
Its gotta be pretty much the easiest thing ever to make!?

One of those items that makes you wonder why people ever by them.  You starting a race team?  Or just gonna hang one bike of it while you're by the car having a sandwich?

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Re: bike stand
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2008, 23:19:57 PM »
Quote from: Miffy on July 23, 2008, 23:17:00 PM
You starting a race team?  Or just gonna hang one bike of it while you're by the car having a sandwich?

Smithy

i have my DH bike, often have my HT with me my bros bike and whenever my mates race they normall come with me in the motor home for the weekend

thus will have upto 5/6 bikes on it.
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Re: bike stand
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2008, 23:22:53 PM »
Quote from: Drop_in_rules on July 23, 2008, 23:19:57 PM
Quote from: Miffy on July 23, 2008, 23:17:00 PM
You starting a race team?  Or just gonna hang one bike of it while you're by the car having a sandwich?

Smithy

i have my DH bike, often have my HT with me my bros bike and whenever my mates race they normall come with me in the motor home for the weekend

thus will have upto 5/6 bikes on it.


well in that case scrub my idea!

although ive got a solution!

one reasonable size piece of plastic drainpipe and 4 bits of wood
obv 2 bits of wood for each side for the legs and then the drainpipe to hand the bikes on....
im sure you could come up with a way of fitting it together
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Re: bike stand
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2008, 23:31:28 PM »
Quote from: Drop_in_rules on July 23, 2008, 23:19:57 PM
Quote from: Miffy on July 23, 2008, 23:17:00 PM
You starting a race team?  Or just gonna hang one bike of it while you're by the car having a sandwich?

Smithy

i have my DH bike, often have my HT with me my bros bike and whenever my mates race they normall come with me in the motor home for the weekend

thus will have upto 5/6 bikes on it.

Hairy muff

I'd say £20 tops if you don't already have materials for it.  £220 is mental for what's essentially two collapsable A-frames and a pole!

I'm gonna sort myself a rollout awning to bolt onto my roof bars for wet days at the races.  Changing tyres in the snow at cannock was not pleasant!

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Re: bike stand
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008, 23:34:59 PM »
Quote from: Miffy on July 23, 2008, 23:31:28 PM
I'm gonna sort myself a rollout awning to bolt onto my roof bars for wet days at the races.  Changing tyres in the snow at cannock was not pleasant!

be carefull in very wet, the water tends to gather on the edge of the awning and then suddenly pour off covering some unsuspecting person walking past  Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008, 23:45:08 PM »
...something blatantly obvious to an intelligent designer.  Won't be happening to mine   Wink

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Re: bike stand
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2008, 00:11:01 AM »
Im simply making a stand that can hold my Hardtail and Dh bike for gcse product design.

Better than spending upwards of half a grand  Smiley
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