if you have a pile of junker bikes, it&#39;s not that difficult to make some that hold 2 bikes apiece. it&#39;s been a while, but i&#39;m pretty sure i first saw this design at Derailer in Denver.<div><br></div><div>i don&#39;t have photos of one of these, but it&#39;s pretty straightforward and should only take about an hour to build one if you have the parts.<br>

<div><br></div><div>ingredients for one stand:</div><div><br></div><div>2 pair of road/drop handlebars, each with a stem. </div><div>2 BMX style forks</div><div>1 top tube that has the same inner diameter as your bmx fork steer tubes, or close to it. </div>

<div>2 pair of bmx/raised handlebars, each with a stem. </div><div> </div><div>directions:</div><div><br></div><div>1. cut the dropouts off one pair of bmx forks so you&#39;re left with two exposed tubes. </div><div>2. insert a bmx stem in each of these tubes. orient the handlebars so that they&#39;re parallel to each other, perpendicular to the fork blades, and at about an 85 degree angle from the fork. </div>

<div>3. take the top tube and slide it over the steer tube of the fork. </div><div>4. adjust the bmx bar/stem combo until the top tube is verticle.</div><div><br></div><div>this is going to be the base of your stand.</div>

<div> </div><div>3. repeat step 1 with the other pair of forks. </div><div>4. insert the steer tube of this fork into the upright top tube on the base. </div><div>4. insert a road stem in each fork blade. orient the handlebars so that each pair is opposite each other, and acts as a pair of hooks to cradle the top tube of a bike. </div>

<div><br></div><div>drill and bolt through the top/steer tubes to connect it all together. cover the drop bars with old inner tubes to pad them so they won&#39;t scratch up the bikes being worked on.</div><div><br></div>
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it&#39;s not adjustable, but it;s fairly simple to make and pretty sturdy. if you&#39;re concerned about stability, put something heavy on the bmx bars to keep the thing from toppling. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

<div>if anyone&#39;s interested and these directions aren&#39;t as clear to you as they are in my head, i&#39;m happy to sketch out what it looks like and post a drawing. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:09 PM, aaron searle <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:aaron@karmabikeshop.com" target="_blank">aaron@karmabikeshop.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

We are going to be hosting several community flat tire events ( come get your kids flat tire fixed ) this summer.  We are in need of a couple more bike stands and another 10x10 canopy.<div><br></div><div>If anyone has extra that they are willing to part with, we would be wicked happy to take it off your hands. </div>


<div><br></div><div>Karma Bike Shop</div><div><a href="http://www.karmabikeshop.com" target="_blank">www.karmabikeshop.com</a></div><div><a href="mailto:aaron@karmabikeshop.com" target="_blank">aaron@karmabikeshop.com</a></div>


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