I got tired of fighting with my bike on a make shift stand, so I decided to put my skills to work and make one that suits my needs. I cut a 2x4 down to width/thickness and stuffed it in the end of my Table Saw extension.
I grabbed more material and did more cutting, sanding, gluing and screwing and ended up with the below picture. The bike sits on two saddles and the vertical arm locks the steering wheel in place so it don't turn on me. The triangle shape piece on the bottom rest against the top of the water bottle cage and prevents the back end from dropping when I load my bags on the rear rack. It worked out better than I hoped and only costs me a little time and a few engineering brain cells. I better pace myself.
I grabbed more material and did more cutting, sanding, gluing and screwing and ended up with the below picture. The bike sits on two saddles and the vertical arm locks the steering wheel in place so it don't turn on me. The triangle shape piece on the bottom rest against the top of the water bottle cage and prevents the back end from dropping when I load my bags on the rear rack. It worked out better than I hoped and only costs me a little time and a few engineering brain cells. I better pace myself.
That is one smart piece of engineering, John.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have my moments.
ReplyDeletegreat job. have you thought of quilting?
ReplyDeleteQuilting is too meticulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks,