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.
Alysia
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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In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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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BikeChain at the University of Toronto has the EVT stand (I believe they have two/the dual stand?). It has been in use for several years now so maybe someone from their team can speak to how they have held up, or any issues they have had. From my observation they are great and easy and smooth to use and adjust.
And, yes, something like this does become more and more necessary with so many cargo and e-bikes on the roads now.
:) Ainsley.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM Kevin Dwyer via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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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Heyo! At The Bike Kitchen in Vancouver we opted for the dual head Park PRS 33.2. As a 25 plus year mechanic having a lift has saved my aging body from repetitive strain injury. Any lift would help against that.
The electric lift let's us quickly move the bike's position up! and down depending on what area of the bike we're working on. Helpful to us as a service shop yo turn around client repairs a little faster too.
Cheers!
Jesse Cooper
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 13:56 Ainsley Naylor via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
BikeChain at the University of Toronto has the EVT stand (I believe they have two/the dual stand?). It has been in use for several years now so maybe someone from their team can speak to how they have held up, or any issues they have had. From my observation they are great and easy and smooth to use and adjust.
And, yes, something like this does become more and more necessary with so many cargo and e-bikes on the roads now.
:) Ainsley.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM Kevin Dwyer via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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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Ooh but it's massively heavy so not very modular. But we do service it in house.
J
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 14:20 Jesse Cooper jessecooper0@gmail.com wrote:
Heyo! At The Bike Kitchen in Vancouver we opted for the dual head Park PRS 33.2. As a 25 plus year mechanic having a lift has saved my aging body from repetitive strain injury. Any lift would help against that.
The electric lift let's us quickly move the bike's position up! and down depending on what area of the bike we're working on. Helpful to us as a service shop yo turn around client repairs a little faster too.
Cheers!
Jesse Cooper
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 13:56 Ainsley Naylor via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
BikeChain at the University of Toronto has the EVT stand (I believe they have two/the dual stand?). It has been in use for several years now so maybe someone from their team can speak to how they have held up, or any issues they have had. From my observation they are great and easy and smooth to use and adjust.
And, yes, something like this does become more and more necessary with so many cargo and e-bikes on the roads now.
:) Ainsley.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM Kevin Dwyer via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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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We bought a Remco one like this https://www.remcotools.com/en-ca/collections/primary/products/bike-lift-for-park-tool%C2%AE-clamp-chuck-copy?variant=50523537965360 about 6 months ago and have been happy with it so far. We got it for heavy bikes, or just to make it easier for people who'd otherwise have a struggle to get their bike in the stand. Most of the time it's just used as regular stand with regular bikes but it is very nice for heavy bikes. And so far it's held up well to use. We went with this one because it was cheaper and smaller than the Park Tool type and we needed it to fit in a constrained space. But it's also very simple and easy to use. I think the Park type has a lock clamp of some kind that is easy to forget about and it seemed like they might be easier to abuse. One thing with the Remco, if you are planning to use a Park Tool clamp with it, make sure you have one that's compatible with the stand's top post. There's lots of variation in the clamp receivers and they need to match the post diameter very closely.
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On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM Jesse Cooper via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
Ooh but it's massively heavy so not very modular. But we do service it in house.
J
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 14:20 Jesse Cooper jessecooper0@gmail.com wrote:
Heyo! At The Bike Kitchen in Vancouver we opted for the dual head Park PRS 33.2. As a 25 plus year mechanic having a lift has saved my aging body from repetitive strain injury. Any lift would help against that.
The electric lift let's us quickly move the bike's position up! and down depending on what area of the bike we're working on. Helpful to us as a service shop yo turn around client repairs a little faster too.
Cheers!
Jesse Cooper
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 13:56 Ainsley Naylor via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
BikeChain at the University of Toronto has the EVT stand (I believe they have two/the dual stand?). It has been in use for several years now so maybe someone from their team can speak to how they have held up, or any issues they have had. From my observation they are great and easy and smooth to use and adjust.
And, yes, something like this does become more and more necessary with so many cargo and e-bikes on the roads now.
:) Ainsley.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM Kevin Dwyer via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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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I modified a dual-head Park stand to be power lift, inspired by some mods and custom builds I'd seen on the internet, and one I saw in person in Portland a long time ago. Mine works more or less perfectly. You must sacrifice a few inches of height, however, for the telescoping mechanic to function correctly. You want the clamp to be low enough that you don't have to lift bikes into it (or lift them minimally), but tall enough that it's a generally confortable working height. Taller mechanics might not be satisfied.
I've shared this mod/design with Park Tool in hopes they might be able to benefit from matketing an aftermarket kit based on the idea.
Bike Clark County nonprofit in Vancouver,WA has 4 of the EVT stands and love them. Made in Washougal, WA.
On Aug 13, 2026, at 1:28 PM, Kevin Dwyer via TheThinkTank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org wrote:
In a low tech, client user environment, an EVT might be appropriate. No electricity/wiring required:
https://www.efficientvelo.com/tools/ez-lift-repair-stand
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM Michael Polom via TheThinkTank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org mailto:thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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 mailto: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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