Topeak FlashStand, Portable Tune-Up Bike Stand,Black/Silver

This stand does not work as a stand for doing even minor trivial on the bike: the bike slips sideways. The downtube hook seems to permanently mar the matte paint jobs that are popular these days. The rubber pads that the bottom bracket and downtube are supposed to rest on don’t really fit large-diameter tubes, and the pads fall out easily.

I’ve had previous experience with simple stands that work similarly to this (hooking around the downtube and cradling the bottom bracket), so I have an idea of what I should be able to expect from this. I’ve got a small place, and I like the idea of a stand that can fold up and fit in a drawer. Not worth it in this case. Using this is just an exercise in frustration.

It might work as an elaborate kickstand as long as there’s not much breeze.

Geeignet für die, die an ihrem Fahrrad keinen Ständer montieren möchten. Ich z.B. fahre überwiegend mit dem Mountainbike im Gelände und da würde ein montierter Ständer stören. Diesen Ständer kann man leicht im Rucksack mitführen, er ist einfach und schnell zu bedienen. Wenn man zu Hause die Kette ölen will, dann funktioniert er auch sehr gut, da das Hinterrad aufgebockt drehbar ist. Einen Montageständer, für größere Reparaturen, ersetzt er allerdings nicht.

Ideal for small place like apartments..
Good for cleaning ,, adjusting derailleur on your bike.. etc…

While this stand doesn’t provide the stability of a traditional bicycle work stand, the Topeak Flash Stand offers a nice balance of compactness and utility. For apartment dwellers where space is precious, it is an excellent stability aid for many bike repairs where the front wheel is intact such as derailleur adjustments. It is not suitable for major front work such as fork replacements because the bipod stand requires the front wheel to be resting on the ground.

Most conventional bicycle work stands are designed to clamp on the seat tube. This arrangement allows for work on virtually any part of the bike. This stand uses a hook to capture of the down tube while providing support for the bottom bracket. It doesn’t completely stabilize the bicycle, requiring that that one wheel balances half the bicycle while the bipod Flash Stand balances the other half. This arrangement prevents work on the fork or the front wheel. Moreover, the stand is quite unstable if it is resting on a soft surface and the feet can’t dig into a solid layer. One such surface that is a problematic is a protective towel over carpeting. I haven’t tested it on uneven ground, but probably wouldn’t be very stable.

Considering the size and portability, the design is solid. However, stability would be improved if the feet were farther away from vertical (i.e. more acute angle to the ground). Also, a significantly larger and heavier design would increase stability but, of course, reduce portability.

At 1/6th the cost of home work stands or 1/20th the cost of a shop work stand, this product is a good value, especially at Amazon prices (28 dollars in July 2011). Despite the limitations compared to larger stands the Flash Stand is an excellent product for those home mechanics that are cash and space constrained.

Pro
Compact
Inexpensive

Cons
Should have feet at steeper angle
Could be larger for additional stability
Doesn’t allow for front fork repairs

コルナゴにつけています。通勤に使用しており、駐輪場では、このスタンドが必需品です。安定感は、悪くないです。でも他に代替品がないので・・・・これで、ロードバイク通勤が可能になっているので、満足しています。

This will not fit all bikes. It doesn’t work with my 2016 Trek Domane 4.3. Also, the Stages power meter sensor hits the stand.

Works nicely with my vintage Cannondale SR500.

Needs a redesign.

Clever design, compact and well made, but it is sized to only fit bikes with the small down tube on older frames. Would fit on my old aluminum hybrid, but the hook is way too small to fit the larger tubes of recent carbon bikes from 2014-2024.