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You can see a picture of one of the stands at Free Ride on our website
http://freeridepgh.org/html/uses.html
Your variety is slightly different than ours- we actually use two top
tubes to make the long part of the stand. i'm sure either way works
fine. Always be sure to use a long stem when attaching the drop bars
that the bike will hang on. this way the pedals wont always be
hitting the stand.
andalusia
On Sep 28, 2007, at 12:35 PM, veganboyjosh@gmail.com wrote:
josh @ community cycles here.
free ride in pittsburgh has some awesome diy stands, the design for
which i've stolen for our shop. they're made 100% from bike parts.here's what you need:
2 bmx bars with stems. 2 bmx forks. 2 sets of drop road bars, with stems. one top tube, which is the same inner diameter as the steerer tube
on the bmx forks are outer diameter.cut off the dropouts on both sets of forks. the bmx bars/stems are
inserted into the bottom of the forks, one stem in each arm of the
forks. this is the base, so that the steerer tube stands straight
up. the top tube goes over this steerer tube, then the other fork
(with road bars/stems inserted into it's arms), goes into the top
of the top tube. the drop bars are turned so that the ends of the
bars are hooks to hold a bike to be worked on. the bmx bars are
wide enough that the stand can hold two bikes at once, without
tipping over.someone on the list i'm sure has some pics, which make the design
much easier to figure out than my paltry description.cheap, easy, diy, and best of all, it looks bikey, so people are
into it...On 9/28/07, Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, Inc.
urbanbikeproject@gmail.com wrote: Don't know about grants but I have a few suggestions on necessary
tools...-Workstand (you don't need it, but it makes life wonderful ) -Ratcheting 14mm and 15mm wrench (indispensable for quickly
removing wheels) -"Y" style hex tools with 8-9-10mm (everybody needs at least one of
these for brakes) -Chain breakers (get both for 3/32 and 1/8in chains, i recommend
the park ones that you can change the pins out on, get plenty of
extra pins too. you (or someone in your shop) WILL break these) -At least 2 sets of Allen keys (they will get lost. it's handy to
have one "flip-out" set with the keys attached) -Pedal wrenches (get good ones with a lot of leverage)Perhaps we should all collaborate on a more comprehensive list to
put up on the wiki "Bike Collective Starter Kit". I skimmed the
pages but didn't find one.Happy Friday!
Brian Windle Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
On 9/28/07, Ariel raymon < bikefarm@gmail.com > wrote: Hey everyone, Ariel from bikefarm here. We're starting to make our space into a
shop, and are looking at the tools we need to purchase. Suggestions on bare minimum tools for a funcitoning shop would be
really helpful, as we'll be making a large order from the UBI distributors in a month or so. Also, Are there grants for
things like this? Thanks, Ariel
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