[Mike B.]

Definitely the Ultimate Pro Elite unless you're on a budget then the consumer or older Pro model would do nicely.

http://www.ultimatesupport.com/s.nl/sc.21/category.60/it.A/id.2967/.f

 

[Acadian]

I highly recommend an Ultimate Repair stand. I currently have a Park Tool, but if I could do it all over again - ultimate is whatI would get.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2005/reviews/ultimate_pro_elite

 

[Internal14]

I used one for about three solid years 9months out of the year building bikes in hotel parking lots and on uneven dirt lots too. I can say that I have never been let down by the Ultimates.

From lumpy uneven ground holding DH bikes to building 8 bikes a day in a parking garage they hold up to whatever you throw at them. Plus it's been back and forth through a lot of fairplane luggage mileage and never has gotten damaged.

I used a Park the first year I was a team wrench...but never again. Ultimate all the way.

 

[stosh]

I highly recommend an Ultimate Repair stand. I currently have a Park Tool, but if I could do it all over again - ultimate is whatI would get.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2005/reviews/ultimate_pro_elite

Wow, great article!

Thanks I'll read thru it.

 

[stosh]

I used one for about three solid years 9months out of the year building bikes in hotel parking lots and on uneven dirt lots too. I can say that I have never been let down by the Ultimates.

From lumpy uneven ground holding DH bikes to building 8 bikes a day in a parking garage they hold up to whatever you throw at them. Plus it's been back and forth through a lot of fairplane luggage mileage and never has gotten damaged.

I used a Park the first year I was a team wrench...but never again. Ultimate all the way.

Can't get a better recommendation than that!

 

[ghettorigged]

Ultimate Pro repair stand.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=5962&srccode=2047

Solid, well made, folds up very compact & comes with a nice rugged bag to carry it in. I've put a bunch of different bikes on mine and it holds anything from a lightweight XC bike to a 45+ lb. DH bike.

I'd venture to say it's better than the Park stand.

+1 It's the one I have had and abused over the years. Though the last time I used it I put together a kid's bike.

 

[DHS]

vote in for the ultimate. mines about 2 years old. and have held the 60lbs DH bike. just can't have it at full height.

 

[OGRipper]

For a portable stand the Ultimate is the best way to go, it is light, easy to fold up, and plenty durable. I take mine on camping/riding trips all the time, haven't had one problem in like 4 years or something.

But for a non-portable home or shop stand I still like the park clamping mechanism and sturdy base.