Park Tool PCS-12.2 - Home Mechanic Bench-Mount Repair Stand Black/Blue

You get what you pay for. Reviews of other bicycle repair stands seemed to harp on issues of durability and especially plastic parts. I have a heavy E-bike and didnt want to buy a tool twice. My (mountain biking) daughter recognized the Park Tool logo on the delivered packaging and got excited-with reason. The expectation of a really solid piece of equipment has been met. To be sure there is plastic in the jaw clamp, only to cushion the hold on the bike frame, and handles, and even the rotation locking piece, but that gets compressed into place like an oversized cone-shaped washer, and shouldnt face any stress that would break it, even holding up a 48# bike. The steel parts are industrial quality-absolutely no play or bend. Frankly, I was more worried about my workbench than the repair stand. Very EZ/intuitive to set up-really no instructions necessary. It does need to be mounted where the pedals get free play underneath.

So much easier to service bikes on this that a race stand. Stable for a variety of bike - did not try e-bike

Works great. Good quality

Every bit as good as the similar and more expensive PRS-7-2.

This thing is awesome. Hold bikes in any direction, won’t let go. Don’t skip on the good stuff, Park Tool is the best for a reason….

High quality

I have 8 bike riders in my house. Always wanted a bike stand. Just didnt want to spend $300+. Happy to find this for less than $200. Paid $179. No more hanging bikes from the rafters in the garage. I chose the PCS-12.2 over the other Park Tools clamp offerings for the following reasons: 1) I wanted a stand that was all metal. Other offerings anywhere near the same price have some plastic. Though, Im sure theyre good quality plastic. 2) I wanted a stand that would hold the bike sufficiently away from the workbench. 3) Price. I also wanted a removable clamp and that could be easily removed to be out of the way when not using it. However, the offering near this price point, violated one of the above criterion. Very happy to find this new model. The cut aways on the top and bottom of the clamp to avoid cables are awesome and I believe common to all Park Tools stands. I was a little confused when I marked the holes on the work bench to mount it and noticed they werent in a square pattern. Looks like there might be some variability in the bottom plate holes. Funny, because I read the same thing with the other more expensive stands. It would appear they have a bad template at the factory. No biggy. Im sure this will last longer than I will. Highly recommended for anyone who works on their own bike and already has a workbench.

I upgraded to this one after purchasing the cheapest one I could find on this site. It lasted a year or so but broke with pretty light use. This is built to last. I mounted it to my workbench and have plenty of clearance. I did a fork tune up and it held the bike at a 60 degree angle with no problem. I was a little worried about the clearance issues, but I have about 2 between my pedal and the edge of my workbench. Really happy I upgraded. Wish I would have just bought this one to begin with.

Super solid and perfect for my adjustable bench.

I bolted the stand to a piece of 4x6 that I can clamp in one of several vices I have. Works very well, grabs kids, road, mountain and e-bikes well. The rotate feature is well designed, and all critical parts are sturdy metal. Totally worth the investment.