![]() The working height is decent and the clamp easily adjusts to grip onto a dropper post. ![]() As such it’s lived in the corner of a damp shed, being brought into use on a semi-regular basis for all manner of DIY jobs, and still going strong. Like its more expensive stablemate, the Feedback Sports Recreational Workstand has been in service with one of MBR’s staffers for nearly 20 years. Works with e-bikes Cons: Could be easier to fold and unfold. Weight: 6.04kg | Working height: 131cm | Clamp offset: 26cm | Leg footprint: 110cm | Rating: 9/10 Sure, the Ultimate Pro Elite costs a bit more initially, but it will almost certainly prove economical in the long run if you do a lot of DIY maintenance.Ĭlick here to read our full review of the Feedback Sports Ultimate Pro Elite standįeedback Sports Recreational Workstand Feedback Sports Recreational Workstand As durable as the Feedback Sports Pro Elite but around half the price It’s rock-solid thanks to the folding tripod legs and the revised clamp head makes getting your bike secured even easier than the original. There’s a nice long main support column that keeps your bike clear of the ground for working on both wheels at a comfortable height. Suffice to say Feedback Sports hasn’t messed around too much with its winning formula. We know – ours has been going strong for 20 years.The photo above shows our original stand (circa 2001) and the brand new version. Pros: Should last years and years Cons: OTT for the occasional mechanicįeedback Sports has made a fantastic workstand in the Ultimate Pro Elite, that’s not cheap, but will pay you back with years of faithful service. (Park Tool also makes a tripod variant of this stand-the PRS-26-but it costs a few dollars more and can hold only up to 80 pounds.) We’re seeing more bike repair stands designed specifically for ebikes we plan to test some soon.Feedback Sports Ultimate Pro Elite Feedback Sports Ultimate Pro Elite Money-no-object classic But it’s a lot more expensive for that feature, and it still doesn’t outperform the Pro-Elite. If you have a sloping floor, or want to be able to set up your stand closer to a wall than you can get with the Feedback, the L-shaped base of this stand is appealing. It’s also lighter than many of its siblings (13 pounds versus 26 pounds, as it’s made with aluminum tubing, not steel), and it’s more easily transported, although its head doesn’t fold down like the Feedback heads do. Unlike Park Tool’s four home-oriented repair stands, this folding stand arrives fully assembled. If you work on heavier bikes (such as cargo bikes or ebikes): Consider the Park Tool PRS-25 Team Issue Repair Stand, which has the highest weight capacity of any stand we’ve tested so far: 100 pounds. And when I put the call out on my bike-commuter email list for recommendations, the (usually endless) discussion quickly came to agreement on the superiority of Feedback’s offerings. In spite of this one issue, every single professional or semipro bike mechanic, rider, or writer that we spoke with loves Feedback’s line of stands-many of them mentioning it before we even asked what stand they preferred. (If you have enough space in your garage or basement to leave a stand set up all the time, this might not matter to you, but many people don’t.) ![]() Knob-controlled latches on the base and legs let you fold the stand for storage, something you can’t do with any of the home-workshop Park Tool stands. Mine is not, so I have to be careful to position the stand so that two of the legs are on the “downhill” side. The tripod design can be tricky if your floor is not level, though. Photo: Daniela GornyĪnother thing we like about this stand is that it uses three legs instead of two to stabilize the weight of your bike. A three-legged tripod is, in our experience, a lot more stable than two-legged models. ![]()
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