We're pretty obsessed with our bikes and riding (almost) everyday means a LOT of maintenance and repairs. For the last two years we improvised repair stands out of picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, bike racks, and other unrelated objects definitely not suited for the job. A repair stand is not absolutely necessary, but it makes mechanical sessions much more efficient and enjoyable! After holding back on this upgrade for the last two years, the time has come 🙂 To save space in our van, we installed the Park Tool Bench Mount Repair Stand (PRS-7-2).
Choosing the repair stand
Quality tools rimes with quality work, so we knew we wanted a Park Tool!
While the portable model (Park Tool PCS 10.2) sounds like what we needed, the folding legs actually occupy some precious space:
These legs are made for dancin’… the clamp is what we actually need:
Into the R&D lab:
Mounting the repair stand on the rear door of the van would be quite nice, but the wall mount weldment interferes with our mosquito screens (faroutride.com/mosquito-screens) when the doors are closed… It could work for a van with no screen!
Height is good… it’s not in the way… it’s stable enough… Good work sir. Looks like we’ll install the bench mount repair stand (PRS 7-2) on our slide-out rack (faroutride.com/garage)!
Installing the Park Tool repair stand to the van
1- Mount the bench mount weldment to the slide-out rack
2- Mount the universal top tube assembly to the bench mount weldment
3- Mount the clamp to the universal top tube assembly
A few moments later...
(Remember to clamp your bike to the fixed part of the seatpost, not to your frame and not to the seatpost stanchion! Otherwise you could make damages.)
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Is there a mount for a hitch?
$339 Canadian is fairly big coin. Will I totally regret going with the bike hand offered at 1/2 the price? https://www.amazon.ca/BIKEHAND-Bicycle-Mount-Repair-Stand/dp/B00BW4TPHW/ref=pd_sbs_468_2/136-4791584-3051536?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BW4TPHW&pd_rd_r=73d73c3e-890d-4e1e-9252-07cf213278ae&pd_rd_w=21Gbr&pd_rd_wg=Vw2Aq&pf_rd_p=74b54c94-7195-4620-ba51-7d167ac58a58&pf_rd_r=B15VDFJYPHBY6T4RT5NS&psc=1&refRID=B15VDFJYPHBY6T4RT5NS
Looks legit, but I honestly don’t know since I haven’t tried it! 🙂
Park Tool did a great video on why attaching the clamp on your stanchion is just fine. Just wipe off the clamp and stanchion first to remove dirt and grime and you’re set!