Carbon frames and work stands

[Dead Man]

Anybody have a good workaround for carbon masted bikes and seatpost clamp style bike work stands? I've got a really nice, originally expensive Park stand and really don't want to buy a new one, but working on my seat-mast Ridley is a pain in the ass without a stand.

Thanks

-B

[Jcgill]

If the jaws go wide enough to go around the seat mast, i would recommend just wrapping the mast in a soft cloth and snugging them down around them mast. Letting most of the weight bear on the saddle rails as the mast will slide down letting the saddle junction rest on the top of the clamp.
That should work for easy tuning, not ideal for torquing bbs and such.

[R3awak3n]

You know you want that euro style stand :) it sucks that they both have their goods and bads, I had a clamp one and now on euro but will probably get another clamp and just have both

[Exonerv]

I bought one of the 100-3D arms for my stand. Works great with much finer adjustment.

https://www.modernbike.com/product-2126178541?gclid=Cj0KEQiA39_BBRD0w-_rmOrc__8BEiQA-ETxXWGSf-KAki2y6V8O7r9i7uLu7-uNh5DTcbmUj6PrfngaAklq8P8HAQ

[bicimechanic]

I've been using the first model of this at the shop for the past couple years and it has worked very well. Fits all the stands out there. Super stable and has fit all the weird size stuff that I work on. Plus they are US made of almost all US sourced parts, if you are into that.

https://www.hirobel.com/

[R3awak3n]

/\ that is very cool but pricey, you might as well get an euro stand and a normal stand.

[Gummee]

Anybody have a good workaround for carbon masted bikes and seatpost clamp style bike work stands? I've got a really nice, originally expensive Park stand and really don't want to buy a new one, but working on my seat-mast Ridley is a pain in the ass without a stand.

Thanks

-B

If you're running a Giant, they make a clamp adapter for their (and other) seatmasts. You can get em from your LBS

M

[cmbicycles]

I have used a park stand 100-3c & 100-3d with carbon masts and deep aero posts and the 3d definitely is easier to use for them. I have a fork mount stand, but don't really like to use it as much. The adapter above is nice, but as much as buying a new stand. Park may make different clamps for your stand depending on the model. Feedback clamps grab from the side and may work for a seat mast as well, they are good, but not as secure as the Park stand for aero shape posts.