Halfords Workstand

[Kevberlin]

I’ve seen the Halfords Workstand online at the grand sum of £45. It gets lots of good reviews but I’m wondering if it can be any good.
Anyone got first hand experience of such a beast or a better suggestion.
I can’t justify mega money for a Park Tool Workstand. Thanks. Kev

 

[Gillstay]

I am near Bromyard and I can give you a simple on if you want it.

 

[cyberknight]

looks the same as the aldi one i bought years ago , you can get similar for cheaper
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305935687788?chn=ps&_ul=GB&google_free_listing_action=view_item
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/easyw...-X8954850?mc=8954850&utm_term=8954850-5593305

 

[ianrauk]

I've had mine for years. It's been used and abused, dropped it, broken and repaired it. Great value for money.

 

[Drago]

Its the same as the Lidl one, but £25 more expensive. Perfectly decent bits of kit.

 

[cyberknight]

Its the same as the Lidl one, but £25 more expensive. Perfectly decent bits of kit.

i think your right it was lidl not aldi

 

[craigwend]

Looks the same as every other one...

https://planetx.co.uk/products/jobsworth-bicycle-repair-workstand

 

[Drago]

i think your right it was lidl not aldi

I cant afford to shop at Aldi!

 

[Punkawallah]

Mine is from Lidl, years ago. No problems with it.

 

[Pduk]

I've got the Halfrauds one and it works perfectly fine for my needs, cleaning the bike and general maintenance work 👍

 

[Alex321]

As others have said, very similar to the Lidl one, and like others, I have been using the Lidl one for years without any issues.

The Lidl one is only available for a few weeks every year though, while the Halfords one is available all the time.

 

[Mazz]

I got the Lidl one a couple of years ago. Great piece of kit, sturdy and well-built. Magnetic tool tray on stem.
It even came with a telescopic rod to steady the handlebar when the bike is lifted up.

 

[Kevberlin]

Well, in the end, despite kind offers, I bought a new workstand from Amazon for the grand sum of £38.
Frankly, I’m astounded by the quality and It’s far more robust than I anticipated. Perfect for my needs.

 

[Dadam]

I got the Lidl one a couple of years ago. Great piece of kit, sturdy and well-built. Magnetic tool tray on stem.
It even came with a telescopic rod to steady the handlebar when the bike is lifted up.

I got the Aldi one 6 years ago which I think is the same. It's had a fair amount of use and still holding up, except the telescopic rod broke. The rivet fixing one of the end caps that carry the fastening straps snapped. I fixed it by drilling out the remains of the rivet and reattached with a self tapping screw and some epoxy. Good as new.

The biggest flaw is with the horizontal tube that holds the main clamp. It's almost impossible to tighten up the hand screw enough to stop it rotating. Reasonably easy to do it up enough to stop the bike rotating the tube from its own weight, even with a mid weight ebike. However exerting any extra force on the frame, such as pushing the rear wheel up into the dropouts, will twist the tube in the clamp, dropping the front of the bike. I worry that cranking it as hard as I can to stop this is going to stress that plastic clamp which will snap at some point. Hopefully not with the bike suspended!

 

[Punkawallah]

I worry that cranking it as hard as I can to stop this is going to stress that plastic clamp which will snap at some point. Hopefully not with the bike suspended!

An I presume that, being a smart LAF, you have already taken measurements and sourced a replacement?