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I've been riding for 23 years and am currently building a CERVELO Soloist from the frame up, it'll be my third frame build since 2018. The Soloist has a 'D' shaped thin aero seatpost and I wasn't thrilled about clamping it in my Feedback Sports bike stand. Then I saw a brief overview on the Hirobel from Silca and I knew I 'needed' one! The Hirobel is Made in USA (major plus), finish is excellent, the main alloy bar is sturdy & heavy duty. The straps to secure the Hirobel to the frame are long and robust. The bar is simple and quick to install, the rubber mounts are easy to adjust inside the bike's main triangle. The Soloist tubes are somewhat angular and wide so the rubber mounts don't fit closely to the frame but hold well enough. With today's modern carbon bikes having wider tubes that aren't always round a wider or adjustable width rubber mount would be helpful. Once the bar is clamped into the bike stand it holds the bike well and now I don't worry about damaging my bike or worrying about all the weight being carried by the seatpost. Great concept, excellent construction, and Made In USA!

I use the repair stand at least a few times per week. It works very well for all of the bikes we have (road, mountain, gravel, but no e-bikes) and is easy to set up and put away. It is very lightweight which has pros and cons. The pro is that it's easy to move around as needed. The con is that the lower mass makes it a little less stable than a heavier stand. Overall, I find the weight about right but maybe the HD version would be better in this respect. The best feature is the clamp. It has a ratchet that allows you to quickly mount and release a bike. Overall, it is well worth the money and I recommend it to friends.

I have had many stands in my life for wrenching my bikes. This stand provides a better and quicker mounting of the bike for getting to business. My one main complaint and I knew this going into the purchase from other reviews is the clamp jaws recess where the jaws are secured and can be replaced, can scratch a frame if too much force/pressure is applied. Feedback Sports could easily fix this with the small rectangular like raised areas on each jaw by making them simply 1/16th to 1/8th inch protruded for that buffer zone to protect frames like carbon and painted top tubes of other materials used on bikes. It is really a simple cheap fix if they would just do it. How I simply defeated it was to always use a micro-fiber towel to place in the jaws that will make contact with my carbon frame to keep any small mishaps from happening. Overall, a very stable and nice work stand whether on a budget or you don't see a need in spending $300-$400 on a work stand as that is quite simply insane! But to each their own! That is the reason I gave it 4-stars as to value rating.

I put in > 10k miles of annual riding spread across 3 bikes, so over the years have taken on more an more maintenance myself, using the local shop for the tougher jobs. My "evolution" in terms of the home workshop would make for a funny t-shirt and I suspect I'm not unique in this. First I just flipped the bike upside down on saddle/bars. Next I sprung for a very light duty/inexpensive stand that might topple over if I breathed heavily on it. Next, the upgrade to the heavier duty stand but lacking any features making it easy to set up or use, which I was fine with for many years. I've seen many great reviews of this, and have several FS tools so know they're amazing quality and design, and decided to splurge on this as a Christmas present. It's absolutely perfect, no more upgrades in my future, this will be the stand I grow old and die with. Lightweight yet sturdy, very quick and easy to set up, quickly adjustable, with several mechanic and bike-friendly features.

Note--assuming you're working on a carbon frame, I'd also recommend considering something like the Silca adapter which allows you to more gently clamp to the frame then clamp that adaptor to this.

The only slight ding I could point out on this is that it does not include the bag/travel case, which I went ahead and purchased separately. If you're going to spend top dollar for this highly useful and spiffy red anodized stand, you'll want to avoid roughing it up if packing it for a road trip.