I have had this stand for going on a year, use it on a variety of projects working on many different bikes and it works as I hoped it would.I try not to be unnecessarily rough with it and so far has shown no sign of breaking or coming apart. Some sort of stand is an absolute must have for anyone wanting to do any amount of work on bikes at all. I chose this one mostly because it was all I could afford.Hopefully it will stand up until I upgrade to something in blue.I really like how it moves from my winter shop in the basement to the garage or back yard in the spring and into my half-ton when going with bike(s)out of town. So far so good preeshate the vid Cheers. Nice bike btw 👍🤙
During initial assembly make sure to use the two same sized allen wrenches to remove the REAR bolt on the clamp support bracket, the CLOSED hole on the clamp goes here. The OPEN notch goes over the skewer. No need to rotate the vertical post.
Purchasing a similar bike stand...from Bikehand. As for the handlebar stabilizer. The one end goes on the the clamp arm (not the seat post) the other end goes to the bar. To latch it around the handle bar it's easier to wrap the tab around the bar and pull the tab end as it stretches to one of the holes. Repeat the process to attach on the clamp arm. It is very useful to have the handle bar stabilizer...especially when bleeding the brakes.
Glad I could help! Thanks, I do love my bike! It was a demo bike. The bike shop offered to sell it to me and I couldn't refuse! Enjoy the bike stand (if you end up getting it).
I bought one about 5 years ago. The plastic tube clamps break. I drilled a hole in the main tube and use a bolt to keep it up. The 2 legs are not as stable as the 3 leg kinds. Its fallen a few times. The bolt for the main clamp pulls thru the plastic. Its ok for a year or two but thats about it.
Totally agree with the usefulness (uselessness) of the front lock down. I just use a bungee. Otherwise, it's a decent stand for the money, and I do like the tool tray.
Well, okay, I guess. I have a similarly designed one and honestly wanted to return it but I kept it past the return date. A very unwieldy contraption; noticed you didn’t show lifting the bike and clamping your bike down in the stand. Gotta have everything lined up otherwise the stand keeps moving away from you. It also seems like you have to hold the bike with one hand/arm and use your other hand to finagle around with the quick release turning and twisting it to get the right opening and tension to close tight enough to hold the bike where you want it. The heavier your bike the more of a pain in the butt it is. I would not recommend any stand setup like this one. Looks cool but the functionality will result in a lot of frustration!
I can't get the back lever and a little thumb activated unlocked mechanism to move whatsoever. You need to use this in order to swivel the clamphead and I can't get the thing to un lock.
It's a Yeti SB6. I'm not sure where you can pick one up in your local area. Yeti should have dealers listed on their website (yeticycles.com). They're awesome bikes! Let me know if you end up getting one!
I don't use it when washing my bike. I just lean my bike agains something when I wash it. I put it in the stand once it's ready to be dried. You're right, it would probably rust.
I have washed on the stand. The stand itself is fine. Only place I've seen rust was from the bolt on the handlebar brace. Now I just make sure I hit it with the leafblower and maybe hit it with some WD-40 before I put it away.
Throw a little bearing grease on that rubber strap it should slide on and off the nub really easy ... If you don't want to use bearing grease try little white petroleum jelly like Vaseline..
