Thursday, June 28, 2007


TRIKE STAND

I have been using a new trike repair stand for about a month. It was developed by Brown Loper, a bike mechanic at the Silver Comet Depot in Atlanta. The cost is a bit steep, $299, but it works fine. It easily comes apart and I carry it with my trike in the back of my pickup truck.

The stand comes in three pieces that attach easily together with thumb screws. At first I thought it was a bit "flimsy", but after using it several times I discovered that it holds the trike very securely during repairs. It works fine for tunups, and all repairs that I have attempted. Recently I used it to do a quick cycling computer installation right before a long ride.

The trike stand can be purchased from Brown Loper trikestand@gmail.com.