EZ Bike Stand

I just received my bike stand and my bike has 2.4 tires well within the recommended size of 2.75 but the stand will not fit them because the top nut hits the stand and will not turn to tight . On the bars turning if you use the rear wheel like I do you can just make a tool like Park sells to keep it straight for next to nothing . If you can afford it the Park front tire holder is better and if I remember right about $20 . I can see how this stand could be built to easily hold todays fat tire bikes which have 5 inch tires . Yes they would have to charge more but it would be worth it . Very sad about the tightening situation . This is very clumsy and there is no way to get it tight on the tire sides easily . The bike sits in their sloppy if it isn't tight and if it is set to tight the wheel doesn't set down in . It is holding the bike up but the wheel turned to the side one time causing it to fall . Once I learned to tie the front wheel off too it was much better. . Most bike work stands recommend it . Until you can make or purchase something to hold your front wheel straight you can get a strip of Velcro long enough to fasten the back of the front wheel to the frame tube while on the stand if you have a stability issue like I did . My bike loaded up is 70 pounds so this stand is fairly solid . I bought it because I saw no weight restriction like the competition and had no other options . This seemed the best one . It is ok except for the adjustment at 2.4 inches under the recommended 2 3/4 max tire size . I will more the likely take a dremel tool and trim the plastic fastener so it will tighten all the way with the stand adjusted out . Update : Without my asking I received a delivery from EZ Bike of a new more compact plastic wing nut for the stand . It now fits my tire properly and for once being behind on projects was a good thing as I also have the larger one intact incase I need to use this on my old track bike with very narrow tires . Thank you so much to the Director of Operations who read the comment and sent the item to me out of the goodness of their heart by their own initiative you have won over a customer for life . I think anyone using the rear wheel over the front should consider making sure it is tied off so it can't turn regardless of the rear stand used . I hope in the near future your company finds the fat bike niche large enough to market a product too so I can use this product with my fat bikes 4.8 inch tires . Thank you for making a stand that can hold up to a loaded touring or electric bike . I know this is pushing it for what one can expect and the bikes you originally created this functional , safe , and easy to use stand for . God Bless Mr. S . and all at EZ Bike Products . Your caring about your customers is noteworthy . I just switched to bike riding due to a health issue and the people are great and really look out for each other . This is a great stand but some bikes are more unstable due to baskets or weight distribution this will hold your wheel straight if Velcro from the wheel to the centertube doesn't hold it . Park Tool HBH-2 Handle Bar Holder

This is the 3rd bike stand I've owned and the EZ Bike Stand is by far the best one for anyone having multiple bikes. It's one of the few on the market that easily adjusts to either road bike or mountain bike tire sizes. To help remember the width for both my bike tire sizes, I added a drop of whiteout as a line marker. Set up was so easy even a 5-year old could do it. Holds any bike steady for the before ride chain lube/tire pressure checks and post ride undressing/cool down. What's great about it is that it holds the tire and doesn't touch the rim. Quality product and the company that makes it stands behind their product and seems to really give a s%$#@......! A little more expensive than most, but well worth the extra money.

I bought the EZ stand to use in the garage for my tandem, which weighs about 45 pounds. The EZ was easily adjusted to hold the tandem's front wheel snugly, and it does the job -- the bike stands vertically and securely. If I gently nudge the bike, it wobbles but does not tip over. A harder nudge can make it fall. I'd guess that a lighter regular bike would be even more stable. The plastic EZ is a bit pricey compared to some other stands. But it's made in America, assembles and adjusts in a snap, and appears to be substantial and strong. Can't imagine how it could ever be broken or worn out with normal use. The EZ works on a bike that has fenders, which my tandem does. That's a key reason I chose this stand. Some other designs aren't compatible with fenders. Also important, the EZ stand contacts only the tire, not the spokes. Therefore, it puts no stress on the wheel.

The nearly $50 price tag put me off at first but eventually, after getting tired of clumsy family members knocking over my bike while it was stored in the garage and consequently chipping the paint and breaking my various handlebar-mounted gadgets, I broke down and bought it. I'm very glad I did! It's just heavy enough to hold the bike securely without being too heavy to move around easily. It holds the bike upright without getting the spokes involved, unlike other bike stands I've tried. It's adjustable for any tire width, but smaller tires (20" or less) might be too small to fit properly in the lower semicircular part which holds the bike upright by the sidewall and rim; I don't know, I don't have a bike with small tires like that, but it appears it could be a problem for such smaller tires. Update 2012-11-21: I've been using one of these with my Sun EZ-1, which has a 20" rear wheel. It works fine but the 16" front wheel is too small - the fender on the front wheel gets in the way, although it would probably be OK if I didn't have a fender on that wheel. The fender on the 20" rear wheel doesn't pose a problem. Putting the stand together is beyond trivial: If you can tie your shoes and heft a phone book, you can put this stand together. This stand has been great for keeping the bike steady while I perform simple maintenance as well as protecting it from the aforementioned clumsy folks who traipse through my garage every day. The instruction/information sheet which came with the stand was a hoot to read; kudos to the good humor of the EZ Bike Products folks who wrote it. I have a second bike in the garage which I keep off the ground on a folding wall rack, and a third bike leaning against cabinets or on its own kickstand. I still think the price of this stand is a little high for what you get, but when I have another half a c-note burning a hole in my pocket I'll buy another one of these for that third bike. If the price were about $30 it would be the sort of thing that should be standard equipment for every bike owner.