We bought one of the park tool manual hand crank stands (PRS 3.3-2) and use it with a drill and a 10mm socket for speed. Mostly for using with heavier bikes, e bikes, and for volunteers and customers who have strength or mobility restrictions.
It’s only single sided, and the feet do stick out, but it’s very stable and very mobile with the built in wheels. A LOT cheaper than the electric stands!
Mike
On 13 Aug 2026, at 19:42, Alysia Herr via TheThinkTank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org wrote:
Hi all,
We have some money left over from an accessibility grant and were thinking of investing in a power lift stand to help accommodate folks who might have trouble lifting their bikes. Does anyone have any experience good/bad/otherwise with the various options. We'd like dual-head for the sake of space.
There's the Park Tools options of course, but I was also looking at the Unior stands or even portable pneumatic stands.
We had some concerns regarding whether they would be good for 'general use' (e.g. would shop users break them), what maintenance is needed and whether they would be moveable in the case of a special event in the shop. I'd love to hear any feedback.
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