You know those fancy euro stands that are so HOT these days? Ive been thinking for years, "thats basicly a roof rack, I could make that."
Well then i did. It took a trip to home depot for about $45 worth of parts, and the bits left over from a early generation Yakima rack (the two piece kind).
Here is the before. The main thing was the runout table meant for ripping long boards on a table saw.
And TA-DA! It took a couple tries to get the balance right, but it is surprisingly stable considering the width of the legs.
The fork holder is the front half of a roof rack, I had to file it a bit to fit over the square tubing, but its quite solid. the BB rests on a short wheel tray, with padding. This gives some range for different size bikes and should let cable move freely to work on shifting. So far i havnt needed to secure the BB. It all folds pretty flat, smaller than a traditional tripod stand.
You are the ultimate steam-punk geek. I love this.
ReplyDeleteI've been working on a few of my own, but I still want something truer to the euro style. Here's a few of mine:
ReplyDeletehttp://wvcycling.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/diy-foldable-repair-stand/
I've also made one out of a yellow metal saw horse: http://i48.tinypic.com/18bqu1.jpg
My next goal is this:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_338916-2121-KBLT10WHL_0__?productId=3457968&cm_mmc=SCE_gps-_-gps-_-gps-_-Kobalt%20Tripod%20with%20Mounting%20Tray&CAWELAID=1156744616
http://www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-1801092-36-Inch-I-Beam/dp/B005XUHFJ6
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=6233