Feedback Sports

Purchased for home use to replace a decades-old Ultimate Slidelock repair stand (predecessor to Feedback Sport repair stands). Used for road, gravel, and MTB (up to 30 pounds). Compared to my old Slidelock the Pro Mechanic is surprisingly more flexible. There's noticeable flex in the vertical post and at the clamp head, as well as slop in the tripod base. The clamp works well; the soft jaws are good; arrived fully assembled which is nice. The red quick-release button requires a pretty good whack to get it to release. Note that the Pro Mechanic has 2 pounds more material than my old Slidelock which makes the flex even more surprising. Got it on sale which helps a lot.

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 use the EVOC Bike Travel bag when take my bike on a plane. I have the bike bag frame that clamps my forks and back part of my bike using my front and back thru axles. So, instead of taking the chain off, I use the Feedback Sports Thru-Axle Chain Keeper. I shift into my front big chain ring and shift the back shifter all the way to the left (i.e. virtual biggest cog). There is enough tension in the chain that prevents chain slap on the chain stay. Now, I never travel without the Feedback Sports Thru-Axle Chain Keeper.

I have had many stands in my life for wrenching my bikes. This stand provides a better and quicker mounting of the bike for getting to business. My one main complaint and I knew this going into the purchase from other reviews is the clamp jaws recess where the jaws are secured and can be replaced, can scratch a frame if too much force/pressure is applied. Feedback Sports could easily fix this with the small rectangular like raised areas on each jaw by making them simply 1/16th to 1/8th inch protruded for that buffer zone to protect frames like carbon and painted top tubes of other materials used on bikes. It is really a simple cheap fix if they would just do it. How I simply defeated it was to always use a micro-fiber towel to place in the jaws that will make contact with my carbon frame to keep any small mishaps from happening. Overall, a very stable and nice work stand whether on a budget or you don't see a need in spending $300-$400 on a work stand as that is quite simply insane! But to each their own! That is the reason I gave it 4-stars as to value rating.