Interbike Tools
- By Lennard Zinn
- Published Sep. 22, 2012
- Updated Oct. 11, 2012 at 5:25 PM EDT
Interbike tools
The Prestaflator ubiquitous shop tire inflation device gets a new super-tough hose made in the USA for 2013. It also gets a right-angle valve chuck. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The Park PRS-33 electric-lift bike stand is the über repair stand that anyone working on electric bikes or other heavy bikes dreams of. Its electric motor lifts bikes of up to 120 pounds from its lowest position of 6 inches above the ground to 6'8" high. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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You can have one or two of Park's super-strong arm clamps on the Park PRS-33 electric-lift bike stand. It bolts to the floor or to a super-heavy steel plate. Its vertical and horizontal members are extruded aluminum. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The gears inside of the PRS-33 drive a huge drive chain and will go to and stop at any height with the flip of a switch. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Rema TipTop also has two powered repair stands for lifting heavy bikes. This is one of them. The Rema stands are driven by hydraulic pumps rather than directly by an electric motor. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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This is the other Rema TipTop hydraulically-raised bicycle repair stand. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The tool tray of BiciSupport's race repair stand. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The BiciSupport repair stand has many options for clamping the front and rear dropouts. Since it has no clamp for the seatpost or frame tube and accepts various through axles, it can be used on full-suspension bikes and time trial bikes, both of which often don't have accessible round tubes to clamp a standard repair stand to. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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BiciSupport's Pro Size bike setup jig allows quick transfer of fitting dimensions from one bike to another. It can be used with a bike stand, as shown, or without. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Prestaflator's redesigned valve gasket still works in Silca pumps as well as in Prestaflators, but it also grabs the top threads of the valve rather than the body threads so it doesn't get so torn up putting it on and off of valves. It has a relieve area around the valve nut to allow the valve to open and close unimpeded. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The new $100 Prestaflator Pro makes tire inflation a one-hand operation. It comes with different gauges depending on the max tire pressure it will be used for. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Prestaflator's nitrogen-inflation system is great for remote use, like bike clinics at the top of a mountain. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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The long hex and Torx T-25 shafts on Prestaflator tool inserts make mounting road brake levers easy. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Toronto-based Champ.ca tool company has a super-hefty repair stand. Like Champ's housing reels, the Champ magnetic tool holders can be bought separately and mounted on other brands of bike stand. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Housing reels atop Champ's stand hold standard reels of Jagwire housing and put them in a much more convenient position for use. They can be bought separately and retrofitted onto existing stands. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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You twist the lever handle on the Champ clamp to adjust the clamp size. The second handle is fixed for hanging a bike by the saddle nose as shown in this photo. Photo: Lennard Zinn | Singletrack.com
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Lennard Zinn
Our longtime technical writer joined VeloNews in 1987. He is also a framebuilder, a former U.S. National Team rider, and author of many bicycle books, including Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance and Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, as well as Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes and Zinn's Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips and Skill Building for Cyclists. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College. Readers can send brief technical questions to Ask LZ.
