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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