I live on a very narrow dead end road and have to clean my bike outside of the front of the house.

I need a bike stand to hold both mountain and road bikes whilst giving them a hose down. Has to be easily moveable with bike on as annoying tourists get lost and come down here despite a multitude of dead end signs. I then have to move and spend hours helping them get out.

Would be great if it could be equally happy with a 3" tyre along with a 23mm road tyre. I had looked at those ones that hook through the BB but this won't work with all of the bikes. Also needs to stand up to the bike getting a decent hosing as our water pressure is very high. Fingers will go in ears if you say don't hose. Bonus points if rear wheel can be spun or back pedalling works to facilitate chain lubing.

Any suggestions?

Is it a workshop stand you're looking for Dave? I've spent a few hours looking at them recently for my nephew ... something that quickly folds up, yet is stable enough for swinging on BB and such.

From what I can see, best of the bunch (without spending hundreds) is the Lifeline workstand. I think it folds to about a metre when not in use.

Issue with that'll be getting water all over it - it'll stop folding pretty quickly!

I've an old stand from Giant that was a display tool for the shop. Works well on all bar my track bike:

I have a workstand stu.

And I used to have one of those Greg but hated it. Didn't find it very stable.

Well then, in that case, can I suggest ....

In an effort to redeem myself for the last post, I just remembered these.

https://andystand.co.uk/

I rate my AndyStand but I think Dave said the BB ones won't work for all his bikes.

Bloody:

but I think Dave said the BB ones won't work for all his bikes.

Bugger, I thought we'd cracked it.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:50 am
Any suggestions?

A pile of these each side of the bike(s):

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:17 pm Sorry my mistake, I got the name wrong.





Or did I?

Is there a wall near your hoseing point? If so I'd bolt something like this https://www.pedalpro.com/pedalpro-wall- ... stand.html
Which, with a liberal coating of grease on the clamp, could hold your seatpost or top tube. Also doubles a a weapon to beat those pesky tourists.

Ooh ooh, how about a Topeak Flashstand? No idea if they're any good.

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/maint ... nd-review/

Probably not what you're after, but by far the best I've ever used was this one: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/feedback-sport ... -workstand

The flash stand might do the job and I know Dan Joyce.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:15 am Is there a wall near your hoseing point? If so I'd bolt something like this https://www.pedalpro.com/pedalpro-wall- ... stand.html
Which, with a liberal coating of grease on the clamp, could hold your seatpost or top tube. Also doubles a a weapon to beat those pesky tourists.

Sadly we live in a conservation area and some nimby would have me on that one

I have one of these which works quite well as long as you have a hollow BB. Transmission cleaning/gentle pedalling is possible without the bike falling off. It's designed to work with Shimano BBs so you need to pull the rubber boot off the axle/spindle thing for it to fit SRAM BBs.
[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Repair- ... 3928485963]

I'm still using a 25 year old folding workstand from Edinburgh Bicycle Coop that looks just like the Lifeline one. It's always been used for washing my bikes and still works fine.

Jurassic wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:42 pm I have one of these which works quite well as long as you have a hollow BB. Transmission cleaning/gentle pedalling is possible without the bike falling off. It's designed to work with Shimano BBs so you need to pull the rubber boot off the axle/spindle thing for it to fit SRAM BBs.
[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Repair- ... 3928485963]

Oi!

I had looked at those ones that hook through the BB but this won't work with all of the bikes.

Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:55 pm

Jurassic wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:42 pm I have one of these which works quite well as long as you have a hollow BB. Transmission cleaning/gentle pedalling is possible without the bike falling off. It's designed to work with Shimano BBs so you need to pull the rubber boot off the axle/spindle thing for it to fit SRAM BBs.
[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Repair- ... 3928485963]

Oi!

I had looked at those ones that hook through the BB but this won't work with all of the bikes.

Ah okay, disregard my suggestion then. Definitely won't work well with square taper BBs (you can balance them on the stand but it's a bit precarious).

What goes around comes around....one of these on each bike

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutogain-Adjus ... 1599810733

This forum is worse than STW etc....

:)

What tyres for bike washing?

Karl wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:50 pm What goes around comes around....one of these on each bike

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutogain-Adjus ... 1599810733

Got one for my fatbike. Tied a snowshoe to it.
Great!

Apparently there's a company making "invisible stands ", which, from what I gather, are perspex wedge shaped jobbies, that you use to prop your bike up against the crank. This gives the appearance of an impossible lean, if that makes sense?
No idea where to buy them though.

Alpinum wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:47 pm

Karl wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:50 pm What goes around comes around....one of these on each bike

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutogain-Adjus ... 1599810733

Got one for my fatbike. Tied a snowshoe to it.
Great!

I’m not convinced it will stand up to the pressure my hose can put out