Ebike Repair Stand

[wsoxfan2005]

Hello,

I recently bought a bicycle repair stand and then found two thing wrong with it. One, because my bike frame is extra wide the clamping mechanism could not clamp to my bike frame. Two, I have an e-Moto Ridge 2.0 mountain bike that weighs a ton and I nearly broke my back in an attempt to lift the bike to the clamp. I could never mount this bike on a roof rack without having a 55 gallon drum of Doan's little pills for the backache.

I really would like to get my bike up to eye level for repairs and cleaning. I don't have a garage, table, workshop, or anything like that so this has to be free standing outside.

My question is; what are you using for a bike stand and what do you recommend.

Thanks in Advance.

Pete

 

[alfantastic]

I bought one of these from eBay for my BBS02 equipped bike:

Folding Bike Repair Stand

Cheap, simple, easy to use and perfect for rear hub or crank drive bikes for repair work and cleaning.

Ok, it doesn't elevate the bike to eye level, but I has never found this an issue. Just attach it to the rear axle, open up the legs, screw in both sides of the locking mechanism, then slide it underneath the rear wheel to lift and secure the wheel off the ground.

You don't need to be lifting the whole bike off the ground either, which is better for your back.

I can honestly say that I couldn't do without it, and it's one of the most useful bike accessories I've bought :wink:

 

[LewTwo]

The way I see it you have two problems:
1) You need to a way to lift the bike
2) You need a stand that is capable of holding it

First of all you need to determine how much the bike weights and is there anything that you can do to lower that weight. My bike weighs in excess of 60 pounds but removing the battery drops that by about 10-12 pounds. Very few repair stand are rated for anything over 50 pounds. Even if they can handle that weight they are likely to wobble in a gentle breeze. For that reason I got a Park Tool PCS-10 that is rated at 100 pounds.
http://www.parktool.com/product/home-mechanic-repair-stand-pcs-10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OZFJS4

There is a thread on Bike Forumns about this subject that you might wish to look at:
http://www.bikeforums.net/clydesdales-athenas-200-lb-91-kg/761928-decent-repair-stand.html
It is an old thread but some jerk reopened in within the last few months

For something really sturdy (cast iron) .....

 

[docnjoj]

I use one of these. It is made for hoisting game, but good for 500 lbs they say.

http://www.harborfreight.com/gambrel-and-pulley-hoist-99758.html

otherDoc

 

[dogman dan]

I keep meaning to make a bike stand out of my engine puller crane. Have one in the yard from when I rebuilt a Subaru.

Or put a plywood table on this, to lift a bike sitting on it's stand. http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/lifts-stands/high-lift-riding-lawn-mower-atv-lift-60395.html

 

[amberwolf]

Table at work height, capable of handling weight of bike, big enough for tools and parts to spread out.


Ramp at one end strong enough to hold bike while you roll it up to the table.


Kickstand on bike that can hold bike up, if you don't need to work on the wheels.

Otherwise a pipe frame bolted to the table at either end, with either cargo straps or cables with hooks hanging over the top pipe, which lets you hang the bike from the pipe while you take wheels off or on, etc. (this may swing back and forth, and require strapping across the vertical pipes as well).




I usually just sit on the floor with the bike and parts around me...or outside if the weather's nice enough.

 

[dogman dan]

A buddy of mine with a used bike shop had a cool stand in his shop. Made from a truck rim, piece of thick Iron pipe, and the clamp was a modified welders vise grip.

It wasn't adjustable, so the bikes were up, but at one height. Cost must have been about $50, plus welding time.

Equally cheap, build a table about knee high, that looks like a sawhorse but with a 2x12 for the top. Then one end has a way to hold the rear wheel. Good for stuff like lubing a chain, adjusting the brakes etc, but not good for making derailleur adjustments, or removing a back wheel.

In both cases, a heavy e bike still has to get up there somehow, ramp or something. I liked the engine crane idea, because it would do the lifting, and,, there is one rusting away in the backyard. Next engine pull is expected to be in about 5 years from now, or more.

 

[ddk]

best tool I ever bought...

'cause my trikes are kinda heavy

 

[BVH]

I bought the Harbor Freight 220/440 LB, 120 VAC version.

http://www.harborfreight.com/440-lb-electric-hoist-with-remote-control-60346-9096.html

Also bought some standard 1 5/8" unistrut and a 4-wheel unistrut compatible traveling dolly to mount the lift to so it can travel about 6' from my lifting point to over the bench

 

[Samd]

I use plastic folding trestles. I have a number set up like operating tables.
I invert the bike, as most time is spent working lower than traditional maintenance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLyS1xEdcHQ

 

[BVH]

Go to HarborFreight dot com and type in "motorcycle lift". There are a ton of choices of lifts that could easily be adapted to use for electric bikes.

 

[bowlofsalad]

I made work stands, I setup a hoist and so on, tried a bunch of different techniques, my favorite has been to buy http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&bbn=15707981&camp=1789&creative=390957&fst=as%3Aoff&linkCode=ur2&qid=1438802825&rh=n%3A15684181%2Cn%3A!15690151%2Cn%3A15706941%2Cn%3A15707701%2Cn%3A15707971%2Cn%3A15707981%2Cp_72%3A1248861011&rnid=1248859011&tag=xbnijgbr-20&linkId=UHEZTSJXDAFAIXLH one of these and change my eye level. I keep a tool box on it with me, and I keep all of my other tools in a cupboard on wheels as well so I can just scoot over and grab whatever I need. Very little squatting and bending over. I guess in the end it's probably best to have all of these options available to you.

My next step is to add a back to one of those things so it's more like a chair.

 

[MrDude_1]

I bought the Harbor Freight 220/440 LB, 120 VAC version.

http://www.harborfreight.com/440-lb-electric-hoist-with-remote-control-60346-9096.html

Also bought some standard 1 5/8" unistrut and a 4-wheel unistrut compatible traveling dolly to mount the lift to so it can travel about 6' from my lifting point to over the bench

this is so awesomely overkill... I love it.