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| 1833.1 | I LIKE MINE, BUT... | WMOIS::C_GIROUARD | | Tue Jan 29 1991 12:13 | 5 |
| I own a Blackburn with a rotating clamp. I like it.
If I were to buy another one, however, I would get a Park
"bike shop" model.
Chip
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| 1833.2 | GO PARK!! | WMOIS::N_FLYE | | Tue Jan 29 1991 19:38 | 18 |
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I bought the "shop quality" Park stand and love it. To save the mega
cost of shipping on the base I went to the scrap metal yard and bought
a manhole cover. Manhole cover: $20.00. Park base: almost $100.00.
Recently a bike shop in Palmer went out of business and I bought their
Park stand for $175.00 with the base. Couldn't pass up that deal.
I own a tandem and the Park stand works very well. Although the stand
is not ultra rigid with the tandem the bike is definitely secure.
A friend of mine used to always rave about how good his Blackburn rack
was. Since we started to share a house together I don't think he has
used his Blackburn once. I find the Blackburn unstable for single
bikes and almost completely useless for the tandem.
Norm
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| 1833.3 | Blackburn is good, Park is best | TEMPE::HUFFAKER | | Tue Jan 29 1991 20:04 | 13 |
| I have a Blackburn with the tool tray. I really like it. I can
quickly fold it up and hang it on the wall. I think it is the best
if you want a good stand that is easily transported and stored and
are not a bike shop or use for tandems (I have a Santanna). Just about
every thing else I have is shop quality (Park Pro truing stand etc.).
If space and transportability were not my considerations (and I had a
few extra $$$$) I would buy the best (the Park). By the way don't buy
the Performance front wheel stabilizer. The one I bought required
expanding the part that clips on the top tube (would damage the paint
on standard diameter top tubes). Park makes a much better one, its in
the Performance catalog also (I think).
Mike
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| 1833.4 | Buying a Blackburn even though Park is best. | AYOV24::RGELVIN | | Wed Jan 30 1991 04:51 | 15 |
| Space is a consideration and also the fact that a shop in London
is doing the Blackburn at 39 pounds sterling ($76). The fact that the
Blackburn folds for storing is a major consideration as my bikes
although stored two high on stands take up a good part of my bike
store/training room. I think I always new the Park was best. I own
a few Park tools and they are better than my Campag tools. However
the fact that the Blackburn is considered a good second and I don't
own a tandem has made me decide to order the Blackburn. Thanks for
all the advice.
Regards Richard
P.S anybody want to buy a Leda workkstand (only joking)
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| 1833.5 | where? | DOOZER::PENNEY | Richard Penney 830 4114 @RKA 1/19 | Mon Feb 04 1991 07:30 | 4 |
| > Space is a consideration and also the fact that a shop in London
> is doing the Blackburn at 39 pounds sterling ($76).
Which shop is that?
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