Bike Stand Recommendations for e-Bike

[Chipster]

Hi Chipster, thanks very much for your reply! Fitting a false crossbar is not an option I’d thought of, so thanks for the suggestion! Can I just check please, would I temporarily fit the crossbar to use a bike stand - do you know if they are they fairly straightforward to fit and remove? Thanks again

Sorry for late reply. Yes temporary fit. They just clamp on/off. As an aside I just use a standard bike stand to hold the boss’s Turbo Levo In the workshop and in the van I’ve got a cheap Lidl one that just lifts the back wheel, allowing cleaning (worx hydro shot) and lubing the chain because you can’t back pedal on e bikes due to the clutch disengagement You can just see it in this photo.

 

[Landy Andy]

All these bikes look clean compared to mine recently.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Yes you are right. My friend also pointed that out to me and I now clamp it with the seat post. Thankyou for also telling me

No worries

Is it a fixed post or dropper, again I’d be carefull clamping that.

I’ve got a Carbon Cube Stereo and made a support that goes under the cross bar in two places

 

[Aerialmark]

Thanks

 

[March Hare]

Hi MH, I use the hose on the least pressure setting so the mud runs off. Any stubborn mud I give a quick blast but not near the motor. I then wipe it down with a cloth to dry it and then spray the motor, chain and gears with GT85 and leave it overnight.Then day after if time I spray it with Mud off protect and shine and an hour before i use it again i do the chain with Squirt chain lube and let it dry. All is good then to go and mess it up again.
This is me in one of my favourite positions while doing the Gisburn Forest 8 ( Unfortunately I knocked my tooth out on this occasion ) View attachment 448198

Hi AerialMark! Firstly, many apologies for not having replied before now to your post - I thought I'd just post a quick update on this thread to say that I'd bought the Halfords stand, and see that there's extra replies that I hadn't responded to

Thanks for the action photo - that's certainly a dramatic fall - and sorry to hear you broke your tooth in the process - sounds very painful! It also makes my cycle rides look very tame by comparison, as I mainly stick to cycling around the lanes near hear. If it's any consolation though, I did fall off my bike at the weekend - the first time I've fallen off a bike in 30+ years!! I felt super-stupid as I was stationery at the time, waiting to cross a main road, went to pedal off and my muddy trainer slipped off the pedal. I then put my foot down but it was down a slope so somehow I lost my balance and toppled sideways.... What an idiot but no damage to me or the bike.

Thanks also for the tips on cleaning down the bike - that's been really handy thanks and it's good to keep it looking clean and tidy.

Well, thanks again for your reply - and sorry for taking so long to get back to you - have a Happy Christmas!

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[March Hare]

Sorry for late reply. Yes temporary fit. They just clamp on/off. As an aside I just use a standard bike stand to hold the boss’s Turbo Levo In the workshop and in the van I’ve got a cheap Lidl one that just lifts the back wheel, allowing cleaning (worx hydro shot) and lubing the chain because you can’t back pedal on e bikes due to the clutch disengagement You can just see it in this photo.
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Hi Chipster - sorry for such a late reply! Thanks for the info ref the bike stand and cleaning the bike, it's really useful. In the end, I bought a Halfords stand which is working well with the bike, but I am going to keep an eye out for when Aldi/Lidl do their cycling equipment sales and will hopefully be able to pick up one of the smaller stands to take with us in the motorhome! Thanks again for your reply and photos, it's very helpful thanks!

 

[Chipster]

Hi Chipster - sorry for such a late reply! Thanks for the info ref the bike stand and cleaning the bike, it's really useful. In the end, I bought a Halfords stand which is working well with the bike, but I am going to keep an eye out for when Aldi/Lidl do their cycling equipment sales and will hopefully be able to pick up one of the smaller stands to take with us in the motorhome! Thanks again for your reply and photos, it's very helpful thanks!

Glad your sorted.
re the one for the van
It’s called Bikemate and sure they were about a fiver. This is what to look out for.

 

[March Hare]

All these bikes look clean compared to mine recently.
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Hi LandyAndy, Apologies for being so late to reply, but thanks for your photos - blimey, I'm guessing the photos were taken after some serious off-roading on your bike! There's a couple of great forests around here - Kielder and Slaley Forests, where a lot of MTB's use the MTB tracks, and their bikes are super-muddy at the end. Anyway, thanks again for the photos - they make my bike look really tame! Happy Christmas!

 

[March Hare]

Glad your sorted.
re the one for the van
It’s called Bikemate and sure they were about a fiver. This is what to look out for. View attachment 450996

Hi Chipster! Thanks very much for your reply, and photo of the Bikemate stand!! I've just checked on eBay and there's one listed on there, so as long as we can get the P&P sorted out, that will be great! Thanks again!

 

[PhilMary]

Hi AerialMark! Firstly, many apologies for not having replied before now to your post - I thought I'd just post a quick update on this thread to say that I'd bought the Halfords stand, and see that there's extra replies that I hadn't responded to

Thanks for the action photo - that's certainly a dramatic fall - and sorry to hear you broke your tooth in the process - sounds very painful! It also makes my cycle rides look very tame by comparison, as I mainly stick to cycling around the lanes near hear. If it's any consolation though, I did fall off my bike at the weekend - the first time I've fallen off a bike in 30+ years!! I felt super-stupid as I was stationery at the time, waiting to cross a main road, went to pedal off and my muddy trainer slipped off the pedal. I then put my foot down but it was down a slope so somehow I lost my balance and toppled sideways.... What an idiot but no damage to me or the bike.

Thanks also for the tips on cleaning down the bike - that's been really handy thanks and it's good to keep it looking clean and tidy.

Well, thanks again for your reply - and sorry for taking so long to get back to you - have a Happy Christmas!

Thank God you didn't damage the bike.
Happy Christmas.
Phil

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[March Hare]

Thank God you didn't damage the bike.
Happy Christmas.
Phil

Thanks Phil! I’ve since moved the saddle down a bit as I think I probably had it a touch too high, which didn’t help. It happened in slow motion - I couldn’t believe it, and was so cross with myself!

 

[Mikey RV]

Hi MH, I use the hose on the least pressure setting so the mud runs off. Any stubborn mud I give a quick blast but not near the motor. I then wipe it down with a cloth to dry it and then spray the motor, chain and gears with GT85 and leave it overnight.Then day after if time I spray it with Mud off protect and shine and an hour before i use it again i do the chain with Squirt chain lube and let it dry. All is good then to go and mess it up again.
This is me in one of my favourite positions while doing the Gisburn Forest 8 ( Unfortunately I knocked my tooth out on this occasion ) View attachment 448198

A good job you have good biking mates to capture the moment.