Does anyone have a recommendation for home gamer bike repair stands? I’d like to find an inexpensive one that stows away easily or otherwise doesnt take too much space. Since I only need it maybe once or twice a year I can do without the hard core bike shop level of durability. For my needs it just needs to hold the bike off the floor so I can do derailer adjustments.

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To be honest, unless you’ve got a heavy e-bike, any <$100 (EDIT: that’s in USD. <$140 Canadian) stand should work well. E-bikes need a more robust stand capable of holding up the weight.

Most styles should fold up small for easy storage.

EDIT: I own this stand: https://www.bikehand.com/en/product-300463/Bicycle-Repair-Stand-YC-100BH.html, but also have a few others that are equally inexpensive and just as useful.

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The YC-100BH Repair Stand that @Showroom7561@lemmy.ca has is probably your best/cheapest bet. I use a much more pricey Feedback Sports stand, but I have to deal with a steel frame fat bike with 5" tires.

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If you are in the US, check any Aldis near you. No joke, got a quality stand for like $40, and it collapses down to fit in a corner or closet.

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I’m from Catalonia and I would recommend same, aldi stand is cheap but good one I’m using since year and a half

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Stands give good ergonomics and access which is good if you’re working in a bike shop all day. For twice a year, it may not be necessary.

That’s not really a good answer to your question though. I can say the best stands I’ve used were very heavy and had a wide base. Not much worse than tipping a customer’s expensive bike in the stand

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I’m using a Park Tool. It’s good but it wasn’t cheap.

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This is probably the right answer. Park stuff is indestructible and well designed. Mine is in its teens and as good as new.

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My Park bike pump self-destructed within 6 months.

Got an SKS to replace it and that thing has lasted me at least as many years.

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