I'm a newbie when it comes to working on bikes, I have worked on cars so I know a bit. That being said, I picked up a harbor freight bike stand today and it said must be bolted down... does the stand really need to be bolted down in the concrete or is that a liability?

Using it for maintenance, not trailering

Jason
04 RKC

 

Not sure which one you are referring to. But if the recommend it being boted down, it must not have stabilizers that come out to help keep the unit from becoming tipsy when you have your bike jacked up with both wheels off the ground. Bolting it down is probably good advice in that case. You don't want to drop your $xxk bike off your stand now do you.

 

my bet is you have the wheel chock. It will work without being bolted down just very difficult to get the bike in the chock without it sliding. Be creative many ways to overcome this. As far as a real bike jack I don't see how it could be bolted and still get slid under the frame of a bike. Now wait, what about a lift table!?!?

 

thanks for the help, I decided to bolt it to the concrete, which works best. Like asm said, getting the bike into the chock without it bolted down would be difficult. It is a stand with the stabilizers but it really isn't worth my bike hitting the ground. Thanks for the input!

 

I think I have the same one you have and I bolted it to a 1' x 8' piece of 1/2" plywood. 8' long is perfect because as the front tire hit the stand the rear tire is catching the plywood thus keeping the stand from sliding forward.

 

i worked in a shop for 10 years we never had any lifts bolted down.. would move then evry once and a while to clean.. altho the vice and grinder wernt bolted eather..boss was a little odd

 

I have the same chock and I opted for bolting it to the floor as well. When I'm not using it I keep the bolts in place to prevent dirt from getting into the anchors.

 

I think I have the same one you have and I bolted it to a 1' x 8' piece of 1/2" plywood. 8' long is perfect because as the front tire hit the stand the rear tire is catching the plywood thus keeping the stand from sliding forward.

That is a great idea...