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Originally Posted by adouglas
Wait a sec... you only have a rear stand?
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Ha ha. Yeah. Stop judging me!
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Originally Posted by adouglas
Get a front one, too, for storage. Ideally a hybrid so you can lift either by the fork tubes or the steering tube. The former is easier, the latter is great for getting the weight off the forks for service and such.
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I plan to get a front stand too at some point. I figured that it's better to have just a rear stand that no stands at all though, as:
- the rear tyre is kept completely off the ground (1 tyre out of 2 is well preserved)
- I can more easily do chain maintenance (not possible with only a front stand)
- I'm guessing it's probably worse to get flat spots on the left side of the tyre than on a central point on the tyre.
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Originally Posted by adouglas
NEVER EVER lift the front first. Rear stand, then front.
Here in the US Pit-Bull is the preferred brand. Bulletproof, designed and built by ex-NASA engineers. In the UK I'm sure there's an equivalent.
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Thanks for tips
I did actually look around a bit for Pit-Bull stands. They don't seem to be readily available in the UK. There are loads of options for me though.