What does the trade use ...

[danfoto]

by way of a repair/maintenance stand when it comes to step-through pedelecs? We have a cheapo stand from Lidl which works well enough with bikes which have a crossbar, but I was just wondering what the trade uses instead where there's no crossbar ...

 

[guerney]

Weightlifting statue mime artists? My bike frame can't be held by a Lidl stand, so I hang it from the ceiling using a suspension trainer:

 

[matthewslack]

DIY-wise, if I needed to do this, I would make a temporary crossbar, perhaps from two 2x1 battens with recesses to suit the frame members and a few bolts or screws to clamp them together and some protective padding.

 

[AndyBike]

The dutch(who apparently know a thing or two about bikes) use a sling and pulley system hung from above.

 

[Plas man]

Common sense turn the clamp bracket to suite and a fix to the seat stem - like the man in the bike shop does

 

[portals]

As the man says, use the seat stay, this will give you decent balance too if you have a heavy rear hub.

 

[Woosh]

by way of a repair/maintenance stand when it comes to step-through pedelecs? We have a cheapo stand from Lidl which works well enough with bikes which have a crossbar, but I was just wondering what the trade uses instead where there's no crossbar ...

I clamp the saddle post to the Park Tool PCS10 stand's arm.

 

[soundwave]

I clamp the saddle post to the Park Tool PCS10 stand's arm.

if i worked for you id go on the sick with a bad back!!

get it off the tax man as a business expense

 

[Nealh]

lidls bike stands are now £39.99.

 

[portals]

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/bike-stands.44815/page-2#post-675184

 

[slowcoach]

I clamp the saddle post to the Park Tool PCS10 stand's arm.

That is what I do. But to help me lift the bike into place, I put the front wheel on an upturned box, then I do not need to take the entire weight of the bike to position it in the clamp. Even I can manage that.