Feedback SportsPro Mechanic Repair Stand(Return to Product Page)

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 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.

This is not a long term review, but the stand works well and handles e-bikes sufficiently. I really enjoy the capability to handle heavier bikes and especially with the very functional quick release feature.

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.