$20 Budget Road Bike Workstand // As Featured on GCN

My original budget workstand inspired by my mate Justin has lasted 11 years! Today I take a trip to Bunnings and update it to show you how easy (and cheap!) these workstands are.
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Parts:
Folding Leg Metal Leg Saw Horse: goo.gl/ui5DiI (For those in the US amzn.to/2mZT5Is Though these are $$!)
2x Metal Saddle / Pipe Saddle (size depends on hub): goo.gl/Xox5Op
Any old front hub
4x Wood screws
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[@nclsv]

Protip, hang a bucket of water over the front of the sawhorse to provide the mass. Very handy when washing the bike aswel

[@noahdomanski1467]

I made this tonight, $17.50 for the Saw Horse, $4.20 for the screws and brackets and 10 minutes of my time. I had an old 1kg dumbbell weight lying around and have it hanging from the front, plenty stable. Thanks for posting this, it works a treat.

[@kristianperon5377]

Made one very similar to this a few years ago using the exact same saw horse. But instead i used a piece of timber screwed on the top as a support to raise the bottom bracket off the stand and lift the rear wheel clear. this also allowed me to position the front wheel mount further forward and make the stand more stable. I use a hole saw to cut a hole in the timber then cut across the hole to make a nice round slot for the BB to sit in. I also used a front fork mount I had instead of a spare hub. Plans were to route out a slot for the fork mount to bolt to to make it adjustable to different sized frames

[@stevewalter1888]

Thanks Shane, built one 12 months ago after watching this video. Best thing.... Steve

[@stephenvowles1326]

Rather than using the hub mounted on top with brackets I have a setup that just uses the axle going through the timber and locked in place using the hub cones. I lowered the front fork support by attaching additional timber below the existing one. I am using a simple diy all timber sawhorse and with the front forks dropped lower the bike CG is now centered well between the legs of the sawhorse.

[@ewanlivlingstone1759]

a cracking video Shane, a super cheap alternative to a very expensive item. being a joiner (carpenter in the rest of the world) my OCD was going of the charts watching you cut that with a hacksaw but I suppose needs must lol cheers for the tips and keep these videos coming buddy

[@gplama]

I'm more familiar with hacking wifi than hacksawing. :)

[@gplama]

hahaah! I thought it was more a shade of 'Strava' ;)

[@BikeItUK]

This is great, and a fantastic view for many of my viewers! All the best Andy

[@BobMaulucci]

I built one after seeing it in the first video. Love it, thanks Shane for the followup.

[@Bondirob2000]

Great video Shane love the simplicity of it

[@jimhawkins7077]

Absolute genius, off to the hardware store now to purchase said future bike work stands

[@tmnpuncakjalil]

this video, it's make my day.. brilliant idea. Thanks sharing the tips mate.

[@ahafeezs]

Love DIY! Please keep em comin'! cheers!

[@joinjosiah499]

Been meaning to make one of these to wash my bike after seeing your video using your old one. Now I know how! Great vid

[@cyclejockey4397]

Thanks for the tips Shane !

[@professorpatpending8731]

thanks mate. will give it a go on the old saw horse.

[@braulioperez181]

Thanks so much. This is a great tool at a budget price.

[@carinamaren7779]

TIGHT THANKS SO MUCH I'VE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT MAKING ONE!!!!

[@BucketlistFitRunning]

Thanks for making this man, Ive been bike standless for far too long

[@IIdream1]

Awesome video mate, making one of these tomorrow!!

[@markwilkinson3903]

Had subconsciously filed this one away until I was Bunnings at the weekend and saw that saw horse... Now I have a work stand !

[@gplama]

But how many snags did you get on the way out? :)

[@suryaraju2827]

well sir,thanks to you I just conceived an idea for a bike stand at 4 in the morning. The base and the legs will off course be wood and I'll be copying the PRS-22 team issue stand more or less to affix the frame to the stand My road frame has cables running underneath the down tube and under the bottom bracket so I can't just rest the frame like you did,luckily my friend is building a 3d printer and I can get my hands on short sections of aluminium extrusion(20×20Tslot) to hack together a contraption similar to the PRS-22 to place the bottom bracket. As for the front more or less the same setup as the park tool stand except I'll have to manage to fit my mtb's fork and my roadie fork too in the same fixture. I'll definitely make a video about it ☺

[@rugbyjc240]

I live in the UK and homebase had the exact same saw horse. Used a bit of 15mm copper piping for the quick release and some clamps to hold it down - brilliant! All for £25!

[@dij150]

Hi Joe, do you have links for what you used please?

[@jonathonjubb6626]

Very good idea. Tomorrow's job sorted! But I shall save money because my legs will be wood, easy!

[@taavinen]

And suddenly Bunnings managers are scratching their heads as to why those cheap stands are walking themselves out the doors :P

[@taavinen]

PS I've used some single sided adhesive rubber also from Bunnings to cushion my bottom bracket

[@cezrok5405]

this is actually awesome !

[@havefunandbikestuff]

Shane! this is amazing! I been using one, since subscribing to your channel👍💯👍

[@5teve85]

Id recommend buying a hook to screw in underneath, at the front end. then hang the bag of cash you have left over as a counterweight.

[@gplama]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnbailey520]

Appreciate the video,Shane. Have to think if I will actually make one of these...would be useful so just might. Also like your no nonsense use of tools. I have never seen that masterful countersinking technique, but as long as no one gets hurt.

[@gplama]

+John Bailey I was hoping someone would notice that countersink hack. Totally dodgy, but it got the job done. :)

[@marekpiekary]

Very good idea! I will do the same.

[@desoi]

that is bloody awesome. I think I'm running out of excuses not to get my bike on the road again :-)

[@mattnaylor145]

AMAZING

[@DieterWoestemeier]

Great idea!

[@itsdeebs5156]

I am legit going to be making this next weekend. just what i need.

[@gplama]

I need to update mine for thru-axle!

[@hamhumtube]

genius. liked it. very practical and clever and ofcourse cheapest

[@OVOCNYCHECK]

from the stability point of view I would replace the leg as far to end of the board as possible and then I would make BB sitting in the middle of the board as there is largest weight, but Im not sure if it would fit due to cranks

[@lobo241us]

I was thinking the same thing. Push the legs out for stability and mount the hub closer to the front edge of the board. That stand looks very unstable.

[@memos_povreviews5539]

I would saved some time and have added a block of wood instead of cutting and moving the leg.

[@RixterNow]

Brilliant!

[@Cyclingchoice]

It would be nice to secure the front hub on a separate wood piece and use one of those U shape threaded screwes with butterfly nuts. Allowing for the front hub platform to be repositioned for different frame sizes.

[@gplama]

That's getting fancy! I like it. :)

[@naedynot1]

You're an ideas man, Shane.

[@jo-anneyuskin6110]

Brilliant

[@michaelcreek4035]

While you were in Bunnings a hand saw would have been a great purchase. Job much easier and you would have another tool in the shed😀

[@AlexSwan]

Nice one governor.

[@jarretgosbee7717]

stop making videos like this. My gf might see it and think that there are other options for bike tools apart from park tool and this will really clash with my blue colour scheme in my garage

[@RavenSungOfficial]

add a few more dollars for blue paint. solved!

[@wawanlapandua]

dump her, she just a GF , why bother...

[@joen3992]

HA HA RIght on!

[@leilama3717]

Jarret Gosbee b

[@johanvaneecke2027]

Rey Niel Morales a11@aaaaqaa

[@mikldude9376]

A bit of aussie bush engineering to save a buck and get the job done , verynice mate !

[@chrissirhc3671]

Great video

[@finnnation]

what a great vid!!!!

[@cybertonto72]

Could of called this video 'Cyclist does arm day' :)

[@dsmith8196]

nice one dude. if you move those front legs forward, that would help counter-balance the backwards tilt.

[@denisosipov840]

Thanks for this lifehack! I bought Velomann Bike stand for 42$ (new from bike shop in Germany) , it's much more useful.

[@GabrieLight]

"Ignore my dirty bike" My bike: "am i a joke to you!"

[@shakeweight11]

great video! maybe try to find an alternative to the pre fab saw horse from a UK only store.

[@jacobchu344]

Ausssiiiess finally

[@AzzaBit]

Good vid! I made ghetto one of these a while back after seeing it in one of your vids. I need to use a brick to weigh down the front end lol

[@gplama]

+AzzaBit Nice one. Bricks are a cheap counterweight. 👍🏼

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

I read the title as "$20 Budget Road Bike" and couldn't believe it. My mistake, good video regardless!

[@graceoverall]

I think I'll go another direction, but thanks for the great vid anyway. Well done. BTW, in the US, your spanner is called a crescent wrench. Cheers! 😉

[@FergusNelson]

Genius! Definitely need to build one of these. Can't seem to find an equivalent saw horse in the UK. Maybe the IKEA Oddball will do the trick.

[@m00gercake]

Fergus my friend, Try HomeBase. Lama bought his saw horse from Bunnings here in Oz, and Bunnings bought out Homebase in the UK. Thanks for Sharing Shane, Great Tip!

[@FergusNelson]

Bingo! Thanks for the tip. www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/craftright-folding-metal-leg-saw-horse-375055

[@garthly]

9 pounds in uk, 42 dollars in us! Fuck a duck!

[@Pratalax]

Fuck yeah, cheers for this!! inspired!

[@am5p8]

GREAT IDEA ! Very easy and something I am sure I can tackle with my skills. One question I have is - where would I get a hub and how much as this would have to be added the overall total (for me anyway) Thanks.

[@gplama]

Local junkyard. Bike shop. Hard waste bike. $0 if you're lucky. :)

[@nobody2254]

Greetings Shane; While this is by far the best Custom Bike Stand I've ever seen on youtube; this wont work for some bikes like mine. If your Gear Shift Cables pass under the bike; you will have them between the Bike and the Workstand. Yet; Great Job!

[@bullwhipjohnson8247]

We call that an Adjustable Wrench or Crescent Wrench. Since Crescent is the name of the company that makes the best ones. I'm talking about the US of course.

[@xxwookey]

It's an 'adjustable spanner' in the UK.

[@arollason111]

Looks pretty cool, replicated my park tool stand pretty much lol. The only issue I see is if you have a bike with a shorter distance from the fork to the bottom bracket you might run into issues with pedal clearance, but if you know that's not going to be an issue it's great.

[@mattjacomos2795]

I got a real short frame, the wheels are less than 10mm from the frame, the trick is to line the bottom bracket up with the end of the sawhorse to set the position you mount the front hub. I used a Yakima brand roof rack mount. It is somewhat unstable and needs a balance weight at the front for these short bikes. I moved BOTH leg sets forward too... Made mine today...

[@maximequintal5744]

very nice Shane thank you. It will only take me 5 min since i have a skillsaw 8) cheers

[@mrmeer4136]

Thank you

[@johanntomtschak4529]

love that little flag in the background at 1:30

[@MrEdgemoulic]

Great Idea, but I do already have a repair stand, that's a nice good tough for cleaning the bike so that my precious stand will stay clean.

[@marcelinoarguetaserrano1855]

crear faboulus congratulation,good imaginación building a rack for a God way yo Fox bicicle.

[@kennyshinn6547]

I absolutely love this how-to. #ZwiftRiders

[@andrewmacgregor6496]

Bet the arms copped a workout building this one. Nice end result.

[@gplama]

Mate! My arms were rooted from that sawing! hahaha

[@andrewmacgregor6496]

Shane Miller Love your work, always so practical and informative (and bloody funny sometimes).

[@pannonianfit1582]

now we net a rotational stand budget version

[@miguelmireles4617]

could i do the same with an iron donkey(burro de planchar en mexico)

[@deano161161]

have to make some modifications to the original one then, sunday project planned ✔

[@vaancee]

Nothing to prevent the rear of the bike from swinging off the stand completely? I'll stick to holding it up with a jack stand.

[@robedwards7529]

Try using a piece of 15mm plastic tube (used for plumbing) cut to the width of the forks. How many people have a hub lying around?

[@gplama]

+Rob Edwards I didn't, so I found a cheap one for $5. If something cheaper works, awesome!

[@elidouek5438]

ask your local bike shop if they have one in the scrap bin. you'll most likely get it free

[@wayneproud2822]

a bit of old carpet under the bottom bracket work good

[@Dave-lf5kv]

or piece of inner tube laid out

[@mohamdan1443]

Ayyye ausie 😀

[@RonnRider]

👍🏾

[@yoso585]

I just put my bike up on my car carrier or flip it upside down. Works every time!

[@gplama]

Flipping a bike upside down on KZbin results in abusive comments. Ask me how I know... wait... don't! :)

[@yoso585]

Shane Miller Yes Shane. All in the privacy if my garage. Got to be careful out there. Haha!

[@elidouek5438]

buggered the facet joint in my lower back and physio said I can't ride...so i watch 27 Daily Lama videos :)

[@elidouek5438]

PS i regret nothing

[@KerryJapan1]

Give me your mailing address Lama and I'll send you a proper saw for Christmas...

[@TheVelomobileChannel]

It sure looks quite unstable. But good tip to put some extra weight on the other end.

[@Bondirob2000]

For anyone in the UK the stands are £9.71 from Homebase.

[@MaximeToulliou]

Do you have a link for these? I'm really keen! Thanks

[@gplama]

Found 'em: www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/craftright-folding-metal-leg-saw-horse-375055

[@punkandprovocation]

www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/craftright-folding-metal-leg-saw-horse-375055

[@MaximeToulliou]

Amazing thanks guys!

[@fucktheworld1207]

I can't get that saw horse here in Liverpool, England...oh well.....

[@amsfitz]

They sell the saw horse in Homebase. Its a craftright folding metal saw horse.

[@fucktheworld1207]

Iain Fitzpatrick Thanks for that 👍👍👍

[@johntr76]

Shane, Can I get a link to get that cheap stand you're using as a base? Can't find it here in the US.

[@gplama]

Saw Horse is what you're after... a walk through a hardware store should locate something similar. Maybe.

[@rqrific5510]

Shane where can I purchase that stand?

[@gplama]

They're found at hardware stores in Australia.

[@rqrific5510]

Shane Miller - GPLama Is there a website to possibly pace an order?

[@rqrific5510]

Read a little further. Found it on Amazon. Thanks for posting

[@spectre9801]

Or a crescent wrench!

[@dancarlocollado9816]

Will this work if my front wheel uses a thru axle?

[@gplama]

You’ll need to get a thru axle front hub to secure the bike.

[@dancarlocollado9816]

@@gplama love your videos man!

[@MultiGjuro]

super

[@AmeliaHubbert]

I use an old bike trainer as a bike stand. Minus the magnet

[@jyrkisinkkonen1512]

On what gcn video show is this featured?

[@gplama]

One of their shows of 'hack/bodge' of the week segments. They didn't link to me, so I won't link back to them. I need to keep the karma balance in check :)

[@Cyclingchoice]

Great video Shane, the stand is light and portable too.

[@ryandowney5798]

I prefer to put my bike on the car rack and wash both the bike and car at the same time. :)

[@gplama]

That's a win! :)

[@BikeBodyMind]

cheap.simple.brilliant

[@gplama]

but... I've taken one for the team here... my arms are killing me today from that sawing! ;)

[@BikeBodyMind]

let's call it your arm workout for the year. Win-win

[@77bassett77]

Now drill some holes in it to hold your hex wrenches and screw drivers.

[@gplama]

+Malcolm Bassett Top idea!

[@77bassett77]

Maybe some hooks underneath or off the sides for spanners and other odds and ends maybe a tray at the front for lubes and cleaners

[@Guillaume_F]

Please what is the name of the music at the beginning of the video ?

[@gplama]

MIA Paper Planes

[@Guillaume_F]

thank you !

[@SOCIALSPINNER]

☝

[@michaeldonaldson5888]

Worth pointing out you could easily pick up an knackered front hub from a bike shop. I used to work in one at the weekends during my time at school and there were always old wheels put out the back for binning. just cut the spokes out and there you go!

[@ChrisW-pq5nd]

A bloke with a shed with 25 smart trainers in it but only 1 saw? Nice hack though, I feel one in my future. If had a couple of bits of rope suspended from the shed rafters for about 8 years now that might get replaced.

[@mrmatthewking]

Nice work Shane! Looks a lot like mine - which isn't so rear-heavy. Sits higher for easier access, though mostly I jacked it up to clear my commuter's mudguard. www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=77521

[@saliyaweerakkody]

great vedio i am watching i trai this work bench bildurp,i am sri lanka ex cyclist

[@zjbordeau1]

is it just me or is Shane's brake routeing backwards? Left for rear?

[@gplama]

I'm here... and yes. That's the standard here. Discussed in the Vegas videos a few times and in the comments.

[@zjbordeau1]

didn't know! I guess you learn something new everyday :) keep it up!

[@anacanizales6648]

Can you ride the bicycle for showme how is working with you, because my brain don't understand how it will be working on this height.

[@gplama]

This is for cleaning your bike. Not riding.

[@realalbertan]

why not use a bolt on rack attachment

[@gplama]

+realalbertan That'll work too.