Park Tool PCS-12.2 - Home Mechanic Bench-Mount Repair Stand Black/Blue

A really nice, no nonsense, American made tool for the home mechanic or shop owner.

High quality

It is well built. I mounted it to a 3x6 board that allows me to hold the stand in my heavy duty vise.

You get what you pay for. Reviews of other bicycle repair stands seemed to harp on issues of durability and especially plastic parts. I have a heavy E-bike and didnt want to buy a tool twice. My (mountain biking) daughter recognized the Park Tool logo on the delivered packaging and got excited-with reason. The expectation of a really solid piece of equipment has been met. To be sure there is plastic in the jaw clamp, only to cushion the hold on the bike frame, and handles, and even the rotation locking piece, but that gets compressed into place like an oversized cone-shaped washer, and shouldnt face any stress that would break it, even holding up a 48# bike. The steel parts are industrial quality-absolutely no play or bend. Frankly, I was more worried about my workbench than the repair stand. Very EZ/intuitive to set up-really no instructions necessary. It does need to be mounted where the pedals get free play underneath.

Works great. Good quality

If you use this vise to clamp on to the seat tube beware because if the frame moves down (vise moves toward the top tube) while in use you will not be able to loosen the cam handle as the cam handle will hit the top tube. The clamp jaws should be longer to maintain clearance for cam handle rotation.

I bolted the stand to a piece of 4x6 that I can clamp in one of several vices I have. Works very well, grabs kids, road, mountain and e-bikes well. The rotate feature is well designed, and all critical parts are sturdy metal. Totally worth the investment.

Unless you are a pro mechanic servicing multiple bikes daily, this Park Tool stand is more than enough for home mechanic needs. It has a wide range of mobility and clamping and it is very sturdy mounted on my bench top. About half the price of the “pro” model.

This is a well made piece of equipment; it is adaptable to different positions depending on one’s space constraints and should work superbly in all scenarios. One could attach this repair stand to a bench or on top of a free-standing base, should one want to devise one, or conceivably in other ways. My bike shop recommended this brand to me and I’m very pleased to have it, in my case easily attaching to my garage work bench.

This is a great stand. I even use it to hold my bike when I’m not riding it.