Feedback Sports BRS-70 Consumer Repair Stand

Price Paid:  $145.00 at MEC

Favorite Ride:
West Saanich Rd

Summary:
This is a great product. I tried using a Velomann repair stand prior to this (also sold by the MEC), which was truly a piece of junk. The Ultimate is simple, smooth, solid and reliable. Don't waste your money on anything else.

Strengths:
Well-designed, well-built, solid, easy to use

Weaknesses:
None yet

Similar Products Used:
Velomann 2500

Price Paid:  $132.00 at Ebay

Favorite Ride:
LAF Moab Century

Bike Setup:
2005 Trek 2100. Ultraga/105. Full stock with Sigma 800 computer and Topeak wedge and handlebar bags.

Summary:
Great Work stand. Very well finished with smooth operating hardware. Light in weight for portability, nice wide footprint, excellent clamping mechanism. This is exactly what it's named; a great consumer work stand. You won't be disappointed.

Strengths:
see above

Weaknesses:
Perhaps I'm dreaming, but I wish it were manufactured in the good old U.S. of A!!

Similar Products Used:
Old Minoura bottom bracket support type stand.

Price Paid:  $139.00 at online at Ultimate s

Favorite Ride:
Anywhere

Bike Setup:
Custom Seven Alaris, Full D/A, Velomax wheels, Speedplay Zero pedals.

Summary:
I shopped around for a good workstand, and being tall (6'5") I wanted one that had adjustable height.

Overall I like the design, and the folding nature of the stand makes storage a breeze. I have had this for two years, and since that time see most of the other companies with similar design.

The clamp is excellent, and with height adjustment allows you to work in almost any position.

The only negative is that a large or heavy bike requires you to make sure the tripod is oriented right, else it feels like it could tip. (but has never happened).

You can buy it much cheaper than I paid, but I still think it is a great value. Love Park tools, but you have to buy at least a mid level stand to get the same functionality as the Ultimate.

Strengths:
Great design. Folds up compact. Nice clamp system. Durable. Used mine alot for two years and it is still going strong.

Weaknesses:
Sometimes a little unstable if a heavy bike or up high.

Similar Products Used:
None

Price Paid:  $93.00 at Supergo

Bike Setup:
Allez Sport 105/Ultegra

Summary:
Great stand for the price... was originally looking at the BRS-80 but couldnt justify the price difference since i dont work on my bikes everyday. I like the clamp design as well.

Strengths:
Bang for the buck. More or less the same features as the BRS-80 but not as crappy as the BRS-50.

Weaknesses:
None encountered so far.

Price Paid:  $120.00 at www.mec.ca

Favorite Ride:
A smooth road.

Bike Setup:
Kona Haole Ti road bike, Ultegra grouppo.

Summary:
Picked up this stand to use in my home-based bike shop. Fairly stable, excellent height adjustability, and decent clamping. It allows the bike to be rotated to a good working position which I found made common repairs much faster and easier than a floor based, rear-wheel holding stand. A very good stand for the price, plus it folds up easily.

Strengths:
- Adjustable height, bike position
- Foldable
- Fairly stable

Weaknesses:
- Chipped the finish dropping a wrench on it.
- Need to watch the orienation of the legs to ensure max stability when apply torque to bike.

Similar Products Used:
- Rear-wheel stand.