MadRhino said:
I flip my bikes upside down for servicing, always did with bicycles and just continued with ebikes. I build them for this though, because many bikes I see would damage some gadgets doing so. :wink:
A bike work stand, wether you buy or make it, need at least to let you set working height, otherwise it is more like a storage or demo stand that is not practical for maintenance.
I do the same.
Anything I mount on the bars is low enough so the grips are what touch when flipping the bike over, I have a small accessory bar in front of my handlebar to mount my cycle analyst and headlights that keep those low and out of the way.
For flipping it, my bike's weight is biased toward the rear, so I stand on the left side of the bike, so my strong side is toward the rear, bend over the bike, and grab the chainstay with my right hand, and usually the fork leg with my left hand, mainly to stabilize, since my right side is carrying most the the weight. I lean the bike into me, while lifting, so the bike rolls over. I'm really only carrying the weight of the bike for a moment as the bike rotates over, to rest on the bars and seat. Similar technique when turning the bike back over, but easier, since the weight of the motor is now on top, so when leaning it towards me and rolling, the weight actually helps to get the bike flipped.
Getting old and have a bad back, so most of my lifting involves technique. I called a junk moving guy a month ago to take away some old and extremely heavy couches from my house. One skinny old guy showed up, and I asked where his helpers were. No helpers, he moved both couches, squeeze them through the front door sideways, had to make a narrow bend at the corner of the entryway, down 8 or 9 steps, then down the sidewalk to his truck, and rolled it up onto the truck bed. Pretty amazing since I could only lift one side of the couch, and I'm probably still pretty strong for my age. He said when he was young, he moved everything with brute force, but his dad said once he gets old, he'll need to learn how to use technique to do the work, so when he got over 50, his dad's advice kicked in. Before he started, he scoped out everything, and knew how he'd handle each of the hard parts. He removed other junk, like a 200lb wood chipper from my backyard. The truck bed was pretty high, and I helped him one time, just to balance, not lift, the chipper, but he didn't really need the help.