REALLY Need a Bike Stand

[IndyIan]

Park Tool PCS 10.3 is a pretty solid choice for at home, sets up fast and handles 80lbs. I don't own one but have borrowed it a couple times from our local library. For bottom bracket work I use the floor though.

 

[853okg]

About the only portable stand that is suitable for a 55 lb bike is the new Feedback, which is MUCH more robust than the other two models.
I think you could get by with a homemade unit hanging from a beam though.
I have a powered Park and it spoils you. The Unior is nice too, but this is overkill for most people at home.

 

[vavavroom]

Funny you ask. I've been working on bikes for nearly 40 years and still don't own a service stand. I keep saying I should get one. I'll lurk on this thread just in case it's finally time.

Same here. I still flip my bike upside down to work on it like I have always done. I rest the handlebars on wooden blocks and put a pad between the floor and the seat. I do have to pop off the headlight and the cycling computer.

 

[Number_35]

Here's mine - got a good deal on a Park Tool bench unit years and years ago, and built the wooden stand for it.

 

[facility1]

use some vinyl coated s-hooks and a couple of ropes on basement ceiling works too,though you have to get used bike to swinging around,