Work stand - useful, or a bit extravagant?

[Markymark]

Having a blonde morning - it didn't post properly.
So a bit more info (and it's from Amazon):

BDBikesTM - Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Stand - 360* Swivel Head - Quick Release - Folding Legs - Shipped by 24Hour, GPS Tracked Courier - Bike, or Cycle
by Black Dog Bikes4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
RRP:£59.00
Price:£42.00

Yep, that's the one I have and its great. Folds away nicely.

 

[guitarpete247]

A load of us have bought one of the eBay workstands for £30, including myself. No issues here!

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/ebay-bike-workstand-£30-picture-heavy.148989/

The one from this link seems to have gone up in price a little .

 

[Boo]

Excellent - thanks all.
Sounds like a good idea then, and not as expensive as I thought!

 

[JoeyB]

The one from this link seems to have gone up in price a little .

I saw that, lol

I guess the new model is now the preferred option, may be a little more than £30 now though.

 

[JoeyB]

Keep an eye on Lidl for their bike week offers.

They're usually £30.
I got one a few years ago, I don't use it every week so couldn't justify a Park or even EBC stand

currently £60.

I think he just missed it, was a few weeks ago. You might be lucky and find some left over stock in local branch though?

 

[Mile195]

Extremely, extremely useful.

When it's not in use as a workstand you can use it to keep your bike out the way. That's what I do with mine. One bike hangs in the stand, while another sits underneath it, rather than having two stacked against each other taking up more floor space.

Mine was from Decathlon and cost about £55.

 

[Roadrider48]

The one from this link seems to have gone up in price a little .

A little! We payed £30 for the exact same thing.

 

[Bryony]

We bought the lidl one for £30 it's a brilliant piece of kit!

 

[Beebo]

I think he just missed it, was a few weeks ago. You might be lucky and find some left over stock in local branch though?

I can confirm that Lidl in Thamesmead had more than 25 of these still in stock on Monday. I know because I counted them.

 

[guitarpete247]

Extremely, extremely useful.

When it's not in use as a workstand you can use it to keep your bike out the way. That's what I do with mine. One bike hangs in the stand, while another sits underneath it, rather than having two stacked against each other taking up more floor space.

Mine was from Decathlon and cost about £55.

The Decathlon one is now £45 and looks exactly the same as my Lidl £30 one.

I saw that, lol

I guess the new model is now the preferred option, may be a little more than £30 now though.

Yes I see inflation could put the price up a little but not £206 more

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I got one from Aldi last year, its used a fair bit. Aldi are due a bike week soon, though I got mine in the summer one, £30

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I have a park tools prs-21 and its a great stand

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Park-Tool-PRS-21-4000958-Stand/dp/B000VXY8UY

 

[HB_Dude]

I recently got the £30 special from Lidl....it's quite possible the best cycling related £30 I've spent, I can't believe I struggled without one for so long!

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I've a Tacx Spider Prof, and it rarely gets put away.

It's annoyingly similar in design to the Aldi/Lidl ones despite the Tacx costing over 4 times as much - it even comes with a 'flop stop'. If I was to buy another then it would definitely be the £30 version.

 

[youngoldbloke]

The EBC one (same as the Ribble, same as Raleigh, same as many other brands) is the best value at around £60. (Sometimes seen at more than twice the price?) EBC sell a tool tray for it too.