The new Pro Mechanic from Feedback Sports is the benchmark for professional-grade bicycle repair stands and basic bike maintenance too. Its portability, stability, and durability make it the choice of industry veterans and home mechanics alike for bike tune-ups, bike washing and basic bike maintenance.
With the patented ratchet-clamp and speed-release rubber frame clamp, getting your bike securely mounted and unmounted takes little effort and even less time. Maximize your effectiveness as a mechanic, easily accessing every part of your bike, with the fast and secure height adjustability and clamp rotation. And when the drivetrains are dialed and the brakes are bled, the Pro Mechanic quickly folds into a compact unit and fits into its available travel bag, ready for your next big bike trip. Streamline your world and simplify your cycling with the finest bike maintenance and bike washing stand available.
Representing the next evolution of their flagship repair stand, the new Pro Mechanic builds on the longstanding reputation of its predecessor, the Pro Elite. With upgraded clamp jaws, clutch components, and mast hardware, the Pro Mechanic is more durable, more stable, easier to use, and even more reliable. The updated front spinner knob on the patented Speed Ratchet clamp head makes operation even faster, and the revised rotating clutch internals holds bikes more securely.
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I use the repair stand at least a few times per week. It works very well for all of the bikes we have (road, mountain, gravel, but no e-bikes) and is easy to set up and put away. It is very lightweight which has pros and cons. The pro is that it's easy to move around as needed. The con is that the lower mass makes it a little less stable than a heavier stand. Overall, I find the weight about right but maybe the HD version would be better in this respect. The best feature is the clamp. It has a ratchet that allows you to quickly mount and release a bike. Overall, it is well worth the money and I recommend it to friends.
I am a home user, working with several bikes, none carbon. The stand is very stable (I had a previous stand fall over and trash a fender). And the ratcheting clamp is very easy to clamp and unclamp on seatposts of varying sizes.
I put in > 10k miles of annual riding spread across 3 bikes, so over the years have taken on more an more maintenance myself, using the local shop for the tougher jobs. My "evolution" in terms of the home workshop would make for a funny t-shirt and I suspect I'm not unique in this. First I just flipped the bike upside down on saddle/bars. Next I sprung for a very light duty/inexpensive stand that might topple over if I breathed heavily on it. Next, the upgrade to the heavier duty stand but lacking any features making it easy to set up or use, which I was fine with for many years. I've seen many great reviews of this, and have several FS tools so know they're amazing quality and design, and decided to splurge on this as a Christmas present. It's absolutely perfect, no more upgrades in my future, this will be the stand I grow old and die with. Lightweight yet sturdy, very quick and easy to set up, quickly adjustable, with several mechanic and bike-friendly features.
Note--assuming you're working on a carbon frame, I'd also recommend considering something like the Silca adapter which allows you to more gently clamp to the frame then clamp that adaptor to this.
The only slight ding I could point out on this is that it does not include the bag/travel case, which I went ahead and purchased separately. If you're going to spend top dollar for this highly useful and spiffy red anodized stand, you'll want to avoid roughing it up if packing it for a road trip.
