There’s no doubt about it, the workshop is my happy place. For many who enjoy working bikes, this dedicated space can be therapeutic and a place to destress as your brain focuses on the tasks at hand. Greater efficiencies can be had with a dedicated space, and of course, you’re likely to have room to grow your tool collection and repair capability with far less limitation. Those fortunate enough to have a garage, basement, or other dedicated space will be able to pursue a permanent workspace. Fundamentally it can be split into two key areas: permanent workspace versus the need for portability and/or packability. Tool organisation is a surprisingly broad topic with multiple different facets to spin off into. It’s certainly a big topic about something that always offers room for improvement, so consider this just a starting place. Here I’ll give an overview of tool storage and organisation, my theory around efficient working, and throw in a few specific tips, too. Not rummaging through a messy toolbox for that rusty cassette locking socket is time saved, while being able to easily locate a part you already own means you’re not forced to buy another one.Īnd so with that, this Cool Tool Tuesday is a continuation of the previous part one and part two in building your cycling toolkit articles. And forever progressing technology ensures that at some point you’ll need a new tool, and therefore, your tool collection is never complete.Ī well-organised workshop or toolbox can help you manage or mitigate many of these issues. You’re bound to waste time, that you already don’t have, looking for that tiny spare part you stashed away a year ago. Often time moves faster when a hex key is in hand. If you’ve got to buy the wood, then you can probably count on not really saving any money over a cheap stand.There are a few inevitable outcomes when working on bikes. If you’ve got the wood sitting around, it might be just the thing.

This design is a freestanding wooden bike repair stand that ends up looking a bit like a miniature gallows. I found a reference to it in various search engines, but the site was gone. This repair stand reminds me of the old hack for using your hitch-mounted bike rack on your car as a makeshift repair stand. This is a really simple design for another bench-mounted bike repair stand and might be just the thing if you’ve got a workbench. The base of the stand uses the same metal flange as used on the first repair stand in this post. The clamp looks a little overbuilt, though I bet you could use one of the PVC clamps from above without much ill effect. This fine-looking pipe-based bike repair stand uses simple and easily obtainable raw materials. This thing looks like a medieval torture device. This heavy-duty bike repair stand is nothing to sneeze at, but if you’ve got the gear and the welding chops then get after it. This one uses a bit of plumbing polyurethane in place of the foam pipe insulation of the previous builds. You’ll need a workbench and some pipe clamps. This wooden bench-mounted repair stand looks like a straightforward build. The bike’s bottom bracket just rests on the stand.īe sure and read through the comments before beginning this build, since you may require a repair stand with a bit more stability. This is a pretty clever design that uses no clamp to hold the bike in place. It’s a free-standing PVC bike repair stand. Here’s the second design from Instructables. The Alternate PVC Bike Repair Stand Option The overall design is super simple and ought to be just the thing if you’ve got a workbench with a little extra room. The clamp is very similar to the first version, with a PVC ‘T’ cut in half and reassembled with hinges and a clasp. This one is a really sweet-looking bench-mounted repair stand, made of PVC. It’s nice because it uses inexpensive standard hardware and the main body of the stand is easily moved from location to location, provided you’ve got mounts already installed.Īs usual, Instructables has some nicely designed bike repair stands.

So I’m thinking that this post-mounted repair stand (it is an old link, no more detailed pictures, sorry) might be just the thing for me such as how I write my essay. However, I do have 4×4 posts in both the carport and over near the hose. I’ve got a great covered area in my carport, but no easy hose access for washing. Something that I can put up and take down quickly, but also something that can move around a bit. So I’m thinking of building a movable repair stand. The shop area has a workbench, but there’s just not much room to move. I don’t have a real garage, just a carport with a small attached shop area. Lately, I’ve been eyeballing some of the best bicycle repair stands and contemplating building my own.

Pipe bike workshop