Scored a Park Tool repair stand this week!

[Jon K.]

I'd been looking for a repair stand for a while - not seriously, but keeping an eye out on Craigslist and so on. There was a very cheap no-name one on Craigslist not too far from here, but I didn't feel like driving the 45 minutes or so to get to the seller.

Then, lo and behold, someone posted a Park Tool repair stand on Craigslist Tulsa for $75. It didn't look like the most recent versions of the "home" models (PCS-9.3 and PCS-10.3), but the pictures seemed to show it was in good condition. AND it was only seven minutes away from my house.

I emailed the seller through Craigslist, he texted me back Sunday evening, and I went and picked it up yesterday (Monday) evening. It's a very little-used PCS-10, the original version of the higher-spec home repair stand.

The retail on the newest PCS-10.3 is $279.99, and the only original PCS-10 I found on Ebay was currently bid up to $190, so I think I got a steal.

 

[JohnnyD]

75 is one hell of a deal.. nothing wrong with it despite the changes that have been made to the newer versions.
In case you didn't know the differences between the 10.0 and 10.3
The Park Tool PCS-10 was a legacy model introduced in 2006 that featured round, un-keyed tubes which allowed the upright to twist under torque, and a plastic pinch-fitting for the clamp head. It was completely redesigned in 2019 as the PCS-10.2, which introduced teardrop-shaped steel tubing, oval tubes to prevent twisting, and a welded clamp head, before being upgraded to the PCS-10.3 in 2021.

 

[Jon K.]

I did discover one thing - the seller didn't have a lot of patience. I downloaded the user's manual for the PCS-10, and discovered that the plastic leg clip was put on at the top of the stand, rather than at the bottom where it should be. I had to take the clamp off to swap it around.

It folds much better now.

It could use new Park Tool stickers on the legs - they're kind of peeling off - but the paint is in pretty good shape.

 

[JohnnyD]

I did discover one thing - the seller didn't have a lot of patience. I downloaded the user's manual for the PCS-10, and discovered that the plastic leg clip was put on at the top of the stand, rather than at the bottom where it should be. I had to take the clamp off to swap it around.

It folds much better now.

It could use new Park Tool stickers on the legs - they're kind of peeling off - but the paint is in pretty good shape.

It sounds like the previous owner wanted to be a master at not RTFM..

 

[Jon K.]

It sounds like the previous owner wanted to be a master at not RTFM..

Oh, I told the guy at the local bike shop about my steal of a deal, and he had to show off their new acquisition - two of the Park PRS-30 Mechanical Lift repair stands. They have been dealing with more e-bikes, so they needed heavy-duty hardware. The PRS-30 has a capacity of up to 120 lbs, and the lifting mechanism can be driven off a cordless drill with a 10mm socket.

PRS-30 Mechanical Lift Repair Stand

Lift e-bikes up to 120 lbs with ease! The PRS-30 combines professional-grade stability, effortless height adjustment, and mobility in a compact stand for all your bike maintenance needs.

www.parktool.com

 

[JohnnyD]

Oh, I told the guy at the local bike shop about my steal of a deal, and he had to show off their new acquisition - two of the Park PRS-30 Mechanical Lift repair stands. They have been dealing with more e-bikes, so they needed heavy-duty hardware. The PRS-30 has a capacity of up to 120 lbs, and the lifting mechanism can be driven off a cordless drill with a 10mm socket.

PRS-30 Mechanical Lift Repair Stand

Lift e-bikes up to 120 lbs with ease! The PRS-30 combines professional-grade stability, effortless height adjustment, and mobility in a compact stand for all your bike maintenance needs.

www.parktool.com

The additional weight is one of the reasons I don't like e-bikes, Sure the electric motor helps you out, but in the end you are trying to move around a 50+ lbs. bike while going downhill , between trees. No thanks I will save the 20+ lbs. and toss around my 30 lb. bike just fine. I've I need an e-bike to get up the hill, I will just walk it up.