PCS-10.3 - Deluxe Home Mechanic Repair Stand

Easy to put together and easy to use. I can't believe I waited so long.

This is a well-constructed stand for the money. Fit and finish is great and only took a few minutes to assemble.

This stand is very well made and is a pleasure to use because of it's well-thought-out design and heavy construction. I feel like the oval steel frame tube is what makes it so functional. Park Tool specified the perfect gauge and diameter of tubing for sturdiness without making the stand ridiculously heavy.One of my bikes is an all-carbon e-gravel bike in X-Large and I would not want to clamp the frame in the clamp for fear of fracturing or causing micro-cracks in the carbon while working on it. It does clamp the solid carbon seat-post just fine but the bike will have a nose-down attitude unless you rotate the bike and clamp the stand's pivot tight to hold the bike level. While this works, it can be a lot of stress on the seat post and seat tube that it may not be designed to take. This is a testament to the strength of the stand, I'm just not sure I want my bike to be under so much torque while wrenching on it.My recommendation for carbon bikes is to either clamp the seat post and leave the bike in a somewhat nose-down attitude where it naturally wants to balance, or do what I did, spend another $150 on the best bike stand accessory ever, the Silca Hirobel Frame Clamp (Google it). This clamps in the Park Tool clamp horizontally and allows the top tube of the bike to cradle on two soft pads. I know it sounds like a lot of money for minimal functionality but it's a must for carbon frames and I would consider it a good purchase for aluminum frames as well. It also makes it easier to mount and unmount heavier bikes from the stand.The other nice accessory I bought that increases the stability of the bike on the stand is the Park Tool handlebar stabilizer, HBH-3. It's $50 but much nicer and more versatile than the bent wire holder that Park Tool also sells. It's very well designed and I use it between the handlebar and the head of the bike stand which holds the handlebars from turning as well as stabilizing the bike on the stand a bit.I know this seems like a lot of money to spend on something that merely holds bikes so they can be worked on, but it takes all the tedium out of cleaning, upgrading and maintaining a bike. I can justify it by the money I DON'T spend by having the work done at a local bike shop.The Park Tool Bike Stand is just as good as I thought it would be with no big disappointments. While it's not sold as a travel stand, it's easy enough to break down small enough that it's practical to throw it in your car if you want to work on your bike somewhere else and are not otherwise cramped for car space.

Very sturdy. Took a whole to assemble

A little fiddly to assemble the first time, but it's a great stand once you get finished.Collapses nice and small when you're done.Magnets in the tool tray would be a nice upgrade.

Feels very solid and works as advertised. Has lots of nice features that make it easy to use. After years of working on my bike either turned upside down on my garage floor or leaned up against the wall - and constantly struggling to get just the right angle or support for whatever I was doing - this feels like a big step up. Maybe now I can keep my drivetrain clean!

This stand is awesome. This stand is sturdy and holds bikes well. It makes the bike repairs much easier.Just make sure you install the bearing washer for the pivot collar between the 2 solid washers. Not that I didn’t do it right, it’s something that can be easily overlooked during the assembly. This stands integrity is exceptional. Glad I purchased it. The word is out that I have one; oh boy….

I bought this stand because (1) I wanted a bike maintenance stand and (2) I live in an apartment and have a puppy. So, I wanted a place I could mount my bike where it wouldn't fall on the dog. This is perfect!Super-sturdy and will last ages, as you'd expect from Park Tool. I used to have a different, collapsible stand and love that this one is heavy duty enough to support e-bikes. My bike is also SOLIDLY in this stand, so I feel like my dog can run around it (even bump into it!) without issue.Very happy with my purchase and would absolutely recommend!