I wanted to get a bike stand so I could do maintenance and washing on my bike (and maybe Susan’s ;)). Looking at the cost of the high end stands, I figured I could build something sturdy and for a fraction of the cost. Borrowing the idea from the internet here is what I came up with.

Initial testing of the bike stand and all appears well.

I wanted to make an addition to the pipe clamp to have a couple blocks of wood that went around the bike tubing. This should help me from accidentally crushing/denting any tubes. I really should have had a bigger spade bit, but I managed to make the hole big enough to slide some what easily on the pipe. The other issue I ran into was attaching the wood to the clamp itself. I used my cordless drill and managed to snap my drill bit in the process.