What did you build your bike this week?

Semmelrocc

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Based on some inspiration I got from another post on this forum recently, and on the fact that it's the summer holidays and I had some spare time, I decided to build something: a nice bike repair stand. The best thing about it: it cost me no extra money, because I had all the parts already in my garage. Of course, not as fancy as Park Tool, but hey – I built it myself! 😀
So maybe this will be the starting point for another wonderful endless thread (like the similarly named one already in this forum). 😉 What did you build your bike?
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Lee c

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Based on some inspiration I got from another post on this forum recently, and on the fact that it's the summer holidays and I had some spare time, I decided to build something: a nice bike repair stand. The best thing about it: it cost me no extra money, because I had all the parts already in my garage. Of course, not as fancy as Park Tool, but hey – I built it myself! 😀
So maybe this will be the starting point for another wonderful endless thread (like the similarly named one already in this forum). 😉 What did you build your bike?
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That’s really good!
 

Semmelrocc

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It's Mac Gyver time again. I needed to replace my GX cassette after 2.800 km, but had no chain whip. Since I didn't want to wait, I tried to improvise with a piece of wood, spare chain, brake wire, some screws and tape. It worked out somehow (on the second attempt, took me 2 hrs instead of 10 min), but that tool will probably not do the job on many more cassettes. I guess I better order a proper tool for my next cassette... 🙈
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TommyC

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It's Mac Gyver time again. I needed to replace my GX cassette after 2.800 km, but had no chain whip. Since I didn't want to wait, I tried to improvise with a piece of wood, spare chain, brake wire, some screws and tape. It worked out somehow (on the second attempt, took me 2 hrs instead of 10 min), but that tool will probably not do the job on many more cassettes. I guess I better order a proper tool for my next cassette... 🙈 View attachment 137511
in the past I have just wrapped an old chain around the cassette then wrapped the ends of the chain around the tyre. Use a towel in between and some gloves if you’re precious.
 

Semmelrocc

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Good idea, sounds reasonable; in my case what's on the photo is all the spare chain I had. 😅
 

Anders

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Based on some inspiration I got from another post on this forum recently, and on the fact that it's the summer holidays and I had some spare time, I decided to build something: a nice bike repair stand. The best thing about it: it cost me no extra money, because I had all the parts already in my garage. Of course, not as fancy as Park Tool, but hey – I built it myself! 😀
So maybe this will be the starting point for another wonderful endless thread (like the similarly named one already in this forum). 😉 What did you build your bike?
I didn't know about this thread until now. An excellent idea!
I haven't built anything for my eMTB yet. I like to build things, both in wood and metal. I have built several stands for motorcycles and also use my lathe and milling machine to make motorcycle parts.

I might take up the inspiration from your bike stand. Right now, I just suspend the bike from the ceiling when I need to service it, but a free standing stand like yours will come in handy in some situations.
 

Anders

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I had some plywood cutoffs, so I made a small rear wheel stand, handy when oiling the chain or adjusting the derailer. It lifts the rear wheel just a few cm off the ground, so the working height is quite low. It works quite well when I am sitting on a chair beside the bike. It couild be used as a parking stand as well, I guess.
For bigger jobs where I have to take the wheels off, I still has to suspend the bike from the ceiling, but that has worked quite OK so far.
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