Park Tool Home Mechanic Repair Stand
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Equipment Details
Manufacturer: J&B Importers, Inc.Brand: Park Tool
Release Date: 2010-07-15
Model: 4000744
Color: One Color
Product features:
- Entry level for home mechanic
- 3 point leg system for stable base
- Height adjusts from 39" to 57"
- Screw type clamp adjusts to fit tubes from 7/8 to 3"
- Clamp rotates 360 degrees for easy access to any part of bike
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Sports reviews of Park Tool Home Mechanic Repair Stand
Customer Review: Great stand for the home bike mechanic
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I got super lucky and picked up a PCS-9 at a garage sale for $40 (in like new condition) from someone who was moving across the country and wanted to get rid of just about everything rather than paying a lot of money for someone to move their stuff.
I couldn't be happier with this unit. It folds down really easily to a 5-foot long 6-inch diameter unit (except for the head which sticks out a little to the side) that is pretty compact and easy to store. It fits in the corner of a closet or your furnace room or under a bed. It's pretty light so it is easy to lug around and set up. It takes about 30 seconds to set this up. You push the button and let the vertical pole pop up and the legs fold down. It is pretty compact -we brought it home in the trunk of a Mazda Miata. If you pull the bottom rubber bumper off you can slide the top half totally out of the bottom legs portion which allows the unit to be stored in an even smaller space.
The three points that touch the ground are capped with rubber boots which will not scratch the floor or slide around. You might want to put down a tarp so that you don't drop any oil from your chain or whatever when you are working on your bike.
The clamp works very well and is pretty strong. Surely the high-end bike stands have quick-release clamps which speeds up loading and unloading but if you are just working on your own bike every once in a while instead of one bike after another all day you will hardly be inconvenienced by the handy screw-handle with an easily manipulated lever which takes a whole 5 seconds to tighten to wherever you want to grip the bike. NOT a hardship. Even for a pro wrench it wouldn't be that big of a deal.
The height adjustment isn't very handy as you need to use an Allen wrench to loosen the bolt on the collar. I'm thinking I might want to replace the upper collar bolt with one that has a large handle or wing on it. I don't know why it doesn't come this way from Park unless they are afraid that such a bolt sticking out might be easily bent or damaged.
The paint seems REALLY tough and seems to be really difficult to scratch. I don't store mine outside so I don't know how well it resists rust but if the perceived quality of the paint is any indication I would imagine it would hold up better than many other tools.
Park sells a handlebar clamp for $10-15 which is just a bit of heavy-gauge wire covered with plastic to hold the bars from moving around. You can make this yourself with a bit of coated wire hanger or just use a couple of bungee cords back to the seat from each end of the handlebars. Usually I just point the front of the bike down a little so the front wheel naturally wants to stay centered unless I'm doing some heavy work on the front end.
Even a heavy bike (my old 80's MTB with fenders, racks, and other farkles/gear weights a good 35lbs) sits fine on the stand and doesn't wobble around much. I'm very impressed with how handy this stand is. It's better than flipping the bike over on the bars and the seat and working on the bike upside-down and too low.
Cons:
The only downside of this stand is you should be careful setting it up and folding it. While it's not heavy it's heavy enough that when the legs fold up unexpectedly you can get your finger smashed or your nail whacked hard enough to cause it to turn purple and black (I did this the second time I picked it up to put in my trunk!) But any pliers or adjustable tool can pinch you if you are not paying attention to what you are doing and are not familiar with its use. Hopefully this warning will help at least one person not get a purple/black thumbnail like I did one of the first times I picked mine up. Once I figured out how this thing folds I've never had an issue with it again.
Sure, there are better stands out there -but for the cost of just over 100 bones this is good enough to do the job. This is true especially if you don't have a lot of room or a lot of cash to spend almost 2 (or more) times as much on a really slick pro model for features the average guy who isn't standing behind his stand 8 hours a day, every day.
Description of Park Tool Home Mechanic Repair Stand
The PCS-9 is an excellent entry level stand for the home mechanic.
- Screw type clamp adjusts to fit tubes of various shapes from 7/8" to 3"
- Works well for may recumbents and bikes with uniquely shaped tubing
- Three-point leg system with reinforced center yoke offers superior stability
- Clamp rotates 360 degrees for easy access to any part of bike and will also work on aero shaped seat posts
- Folds down to 41" for easy transport and storage
- Quick release height adjustment goes from 39 - 57" to provide a comfortable work station
- Folding 3-point leg system, adjusts from 39-57", screw type clamp fits tubes up to 3" and rotates 360 degrees
| Item Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Ship Weight | 25lbs |
| Stand Style | Folding |
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