I've no shame in admitting I regularly have difficulty in lifting a bike into a stand. With rapid growth in the popularity of e-bikes, I'm willing to bet you at least my favorite pair of riding socks that the average weight of a bike rolled into the workshop for servicing has increased by several kilograms. If I were a mechanic (and money was no object), I'd absolutely consider installing a lift-assisted bike stand.
After all, it's hardly worth risking putting your back out every time a motor needs removed for warranty replacement, is it?
An electronic bike stand that lifts the bike for you is nothing new of course. You can pick up Park Tool's PRS 33.2 Power Lift Bike Stand for the lofty price of $2,314.99. Or, there's the €1,815 Electric Bike Repair Stand from KET-LIFT 4Bike, or even the price-upon-asking Norgren Electric Bike Repair Stand. All will lift bikes that weigh well over 100 lbs (45 kg), so you don't have to.
Now, Remco Tools throws its hat in the ring with the vastly more affordable hydraulic Bike Lift System, retailing at just $805 USD. It can't lift quite as much weight as the aforementioned, but with a maximum capacity of 100 lbs, it should be perfectly sufficient for the MTB and eMTB-focused workshop (or home mechanic, even).
REMCO Bike Lift System Details• Maxmimum Lift Capacity: 100 lbs (45 kg)
• Clamp Compatibility: REMCO, Park Tool, Feedback Sports, EVT
• Price starting from: $555 USD (Lifting column only)
• Three programmable height presets
• Minimum Height: 34" (866mm)
• Maximum Height: 59.7" (1516mm)
• Lift Speed: 2" per second
• Not for use with long cargo bikes
• Weight (with base plate): 31 kg
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remcotools.com Your $805 USD fetches you the base plate and the lifting column, though if you already have the former you can purchase the lift alone for just $555 USD. Either way, the clamp is not included. Various Clamp and Chuck adaptors allow you to use it with a variety of clamps from Park Tool, Feedback Sports, Remco and EVT.
Also the US (OSHA) lifting limits are basically the same as in Europe so idk what you're talking about.
E-world problems need E-world solutions.
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Sorry, that should have read "bike mechanics"
You just described my Tinder preferences
Old, Rich, unable to lift a bike - Sign me up. Want to meet me at Wholefoods?
Also having mechanics ranging in height from 5’-2” to 6’-7” having adjustable stands makes it safer for all of us.
So more accurately, motorbike with pedals. A pedal bike with supplemental motor would be a road bike with a small motor stashed in the seat tube-the kind the UCI still checks for on road bikes.
200W isn't hard if you are fit.
I did try to hold over 500W for the last minute effort tonight.. epic fail.
The Bosch gen 4 in EMTB though means I can climb in well under half the time, close to a third of the time I can on the Amish. My local is now a 7 minute lap if I am by myself on the eeb and pushing it on the climb.
EEBs excel at getting more laps for your time, I can get 12 laps from 2 batteries in a 2 hour training session. (I build and maintain the trails so trail wear isn't an issue). That's a whole days riding on the enduro bike and I can be home, go out for the day then do the gym at night with a cheeky gin. What's not to love.
Oh... And I can get to other trails with tools to maintain them quicker too.
More than capable of pedalling up my local in 20 mins under my own power, doing 10 laps in a day, or I can pedal up with my own power (more of it but for a shorter time) and do 10 laps in 90mins (2 batteries)
Leaves me more time for making love in the morning before heading out, then home and out for waterfalls, castles and hills in the afternoon.
Will whilst your slogging it up that hill in 30 mins as your not fit and slagging off EEBs haha
250+ ftp and complains that they need to “recover from the climbs” to enjoy the flat bits? Get outta here.
(I have no idea why, but calling mtbs amish bikes doesn't grate on me nearly as hard as calling them acoustic bikes, good one!)
If your ever over, come for a shreddie, your bike looks like a well used bailer so your a man like myself.
Bikes are for being abused not hung on the wall.
Sadly I would also like a lactate meter
Step 2: Get a workstand that allows your weakened body to lift your motorized contraption for the frequent service and parts replacement it needs.
Step 3: Just give up and park your flabby carcass on the couch-spend the rest of your life watching YouTube clips.
I think this stand has loads of practical use:
We have a Rad Power Wagon, which weighs about 5000 pounds. Trying to hold that up one handed while clamping it in the stand is incredibly hard to do.
If a shop has a client base of 75% commuters with heavy ebikes, it would be a no brainer.
Injured people (back injuries?) who can’t lift much weight.
My 76 year old dad who wishes he had an ebike.
I’m not going to drop $800 on a stand for my garage any time soon, but there’s a boat load of people out there who have way more money than I do. You’re forgetting that there is way more money in people’s pockets than you think, especially in a niche sport with a fairly expensive cost of entry.
I have a bad back, so lifting bikes into my stand can be a bit iffy.
How long does this whole process take?
I think Scott has a job opportunity for you on their design team
Lifting a bike straight up, that weighs 55lbs (that doesn't have a 180lbs rider bouncing) along is literally not even close to being a problem.
Don't worry! Clamp at will!
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Bike comp between the presenters for lifting an EEB on and off one of your trucks to failure.
Who would win?
The base plate looks a little small for the stated load capacity. Is it meant to be anchor-bolted to the floor?
And it's the shoulders, not the back, that catches up with you (speaking as an actual older guy).
It measures 23 x 23" (585 x 585mm) square. For reference, fixed height Park Tool stands have a comparable max height at 62" with a stated maximum weight capacity of 120lb (54kg) and use a 22.5 x 22.5" (570 x 570mm) square base plate.
You can absolutely bolt it to the floor if you'd like. It's also not uncommon for shops to have their baseplates fabricated locally to save money on shipping and get exactly what they want.
That thing is broken
I've worked with the PARK PRS 3.3.2 as well - the one with a big base plate, but never really liked the thing. The clamp, the positioning, dunno all a bit clumpsy to me + you are constantly 'gripping' on something, putting stress on some component or frametube.
We have another one in the shop that is similar to the Beta 3901, which is a really cool thing, and working on heavy bikes with this stand is a walk in the park, but I like the Bicisupport better in terms of workflow.
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*King Arthur, The Holy Grail
Useless. Nearly a minute to get the bike up to working height.
Minimum height: 34"
Most bikes still need to be lifted for you to put them in the stand. Certainly that Santa Cruz in the picture does.
It's fantastic.
How long till acoustic bikes go the way of the skinny ski and are nothing but an historical curiousity? Like the Vinyl LP.
I’ll set the over/under at 2029.