Park Tool PCS-1 repair stand: too high? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

10-03-2003, 02:36 PM

I just picked up a Park Tool PCS-1 repair stand (2003 model).
Is it just me, or is this thing way too tall for the average
non-NBA person? I'm about 178cm (~6ft) tall, and even with the
telescoping tube at its lowest setting (supposedly 140cm/54", though it
looks more like 150cm), it's too high to reach e.g. the headset
comfortably. Even if I angle the front of the bike downward.
I've used different stands before (at bike shops) and they were all
way shorter than this one.
Apparently they made this year's model higher than last year's (in
addition to adding the telescoping feature). If I actually raised this
thing to its maximum height, I probably wouldn't be able to lift the bike
high enough to clamp the frame!
My guess is when Park Tool sent the specs off to the manufacturer,
they were off by a foot or two. Or maybe they sent some of the
measurements in metric, and the factory assumed Imperial.
Unfortunately the top of the main tube is flanged, so I can't just
hacksaw it to the desired height

-chris