Customer Reviews

Sunlite Bottom Bracket Type Bicycle Display Stand

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It's made cheaply both material and the workmanship. It's made of relatively soft metal like chrome colored brass. Bright side of this is it's easy to cut, so if the wheel of you bicycle goes way up high, you can cut it lower with a hack saw with relative ease, at least easier than cutting steel. It supports the weight of a bicycle pretty well but you can't sit on the bike while it's on the stand, of course. Even when I cranked the pedal to the full speed, it was stable to reasonable level. It could have been a better design with hollow aluminium(or good quality steel tube) and lighter and I would have happily paid the higher price for it. The bottom line is this. It's not the most refined looking stand but it works for its purpose and I recommend it to anyone who needs a simple portable bike stand for on location repair or adjustment.

Works fine. Raises rear tire approximately 4" off the ground. Good for adjustments or some repairs. Great value!

I just received this stand and went to try it on my Trek 4500 and did not fit, not only did it not fit, but put some scratched on my bike :o(. So now I'm stuck with this stand that will most likely not do anything for me. It's not worth returning it. I paid $8.49 for the stand and the same for shipping. $16.98 total. It will cost me about $5 to ship it back so I will only get $3 back after it's all said and done which to me is not worth it.

If you plan on using this on a Trek Mountain bike look elsewhere, it will not fit and will scratch it. :o(

I have 2 very modern bikes. The frames have oversized downtubes. One frame is aluminum, the other high-end carbon. The bend on this stand (where it hooks around the downtube) does not fit either frame. Would recommend this to someone who rides steel frame bicycles. It is ideal for those that have smaller diameter tubes.

For the modern bikes, this product is USELESS.

The Pyramid Bottom Bracket Type Display Stand is an awesome item to take the place of a traditional kickstand. I don't need to add weight to the bike while riding. The stand is waiting for me in my garage when I return from my ride. A few minutes after returning from my ride I am easily able to safely secure my bike in a stable upright position, reducing the potential for the bike being damaged through falling or knocking against an rough textured adjacent cinder brick wall. Couldn't be happier. Sturdy, and well coated to protect the bike frame from any damage from the stand. Also, raising the back tire allows for routine maintenance of the drive and back wheel components. If your looking for a low cost, simple way to protect and maintain your bicycle investment, this is it!

The Pyramid Bottom Bracket bike stand is a great option to take along on those overnight rides. For example, when I do the DALMAC ride it allows me to stand my bike up during the overnight stays instead of laying it down on the ground or trying to find a (scarce) tree at the campground. With my bike standing I can then hang my riding clothes on it to dry in the sun. For these reasons I highly recommend this portable bike stand.

It would be nice if they specified in the description of the product that it will not fit a number of different styles of bikes. I have a carbon frame bike that it won't even come close to fitting because of the size of the downtube. It also will not fit an aluminum frame bike my daughter has for the very same reason. Because of the cost to return, I kept it and gave it away to someone with a standard butted steel frame. I am disappointed that it didn't work for me and I wasted my money. Again, the limitations of this stand should be included in its description.

Works. Simple product to use. Must be careful in nesting the bottom bracket to make the bike stand straight. I hook it on the down tube, lift the bike and slowly move it forward as I let it down. That helps rotate the stand under the bottom bracket. Need to watch carefully that it is nested properly and not up toward the hook.

These Sunlite/Pyramid BB stands have a notorious habit of shifting under the bicycle it is suspending, rendering the bike ever so slightly angled to one side or another - but just enough that a misguided poke will send the whole mess flying to the floor.

I once exhibited a series of vintage and modern lightweight road bicycles at a show wherein these stands were provided by the event organizers. I had the foresight to bring chainstay/seatstay hook stands (even then, not the best - crank mount stands are my preference) for my personal bikes, which served their purpose as intended during the event. On the other hand, we nearly lost a Cinelli MASH to one of these BB-shell stands, and had a few close calls with the other bikes as well.

I might use one of these in an emergency, but I would not rely on it. Neither would I expect the vinyl-coated hook to refrain from damaging a thin, 1970's-era paint job - or a current-era clearcoat, for that matter.

The price is right and the holds the bike for repair, cleaning, or just parking. Does not hold the bike very tight but for the novist repairman, it is great.