MonTek Bike Stand, Vertical Bike Stand for Indoor Bike Storage, Upright Bike Stand with Adjustable Height for Garage & Apartment, Vertical Bike Rack Suit for 16/-29/ MTB, Hybrid and Road Bike,Black

First, these bike stands do exactly what I needed them to do, and the product description is accurate. The seats on the 4 bikes I have make it difficult to just stand the bikes up and rotate them to the vertical position. I have to pick them up and set them on the stand. Once on, they stay. This is why the one size fits most. Your particular seat and frame type will depend on how effective the rotate to vertical will work. The supplied Velcro strap to secure the front wheel when vertical is helpful, but I don’t think it will last long. Nothing wrong with the strap, just think it will stretch out over a short period of time. Hindsight, I should have purchased the vertical stand with wheel hook. I am satisfied with the product and would recommend this product. I am happy overall with the purchase.

I do like this stand. Its a real space saver in my apartment. I cant use a wall bike hanger so this is the best solution. Its adjustable and it helps, but the problem is that it does not have a latch or anything to keep the bike attached to the stand itself. I had to buy a bungy cord and attach it to the stand itself in order to secure my bike to the stand. I would think that incorporating a strap into the design that wraps around the your bikes seat post would be easy and common sense.

The monTek bike stand went together fairly easily. It is easy to adjust to hold a variety of different sized bikes. It seems stable where I have it in my garage. It might not work as well in a busy house with small kids or exuberant animals. The footprint is smaller than the length of my road bike. Be aware that it is significantly wider at the base than a bicycle.

Pros:1. Super easy to assemble.2. Easy to use because you never have to lift the rear wheel3. Has clean, neat look.4. AdjustableDoes not work for bikes with gap between seat and frame. For example, my bike has a reflector between the seat and frame that covers the seat column, so I can't use this stand, but it works well for my son's bike.

I own five bicycles and am always looking for off-season storage solutions. Vertical storage stands generally have a smaller footprint freeing up storage for...more bikes! This unit looked promising.Build Quality: There were no rating subcategories, but I would rate build quality 5-stars. The finish is superb. It took me just under 15 minutes to assemble after inventory and layout. The only hiccup was when it came time to screw in the telescoping stanchion locking knobs. The plastic sleeve on the stanchion overlapped the threaded hole slightly preventing insertion. I had to trim back the opening with a utility knife in order to insert the knob. There were also some "spare parts" left over which are not used in assembly.Instructions were clear.Use: This is where this stand disappoints. It can be used to store a bicycle horizontally or vertically. Horizontally, just roll the rear wheel of the bike up the tray and insert the rear tire in the "U" shaped fitting. It is, however a very wide "U" and a very wide tray. The rear tire on that red bicycle is a 700C x 42, the front is a 700C x 38. It was unstable in the stand, rocking freely from side to side. And you cannot roll a bicycle onto the stand without first locking the handlebars from rotation. It will simply pivot and fall over.Storing vertically was even more disappointing. IT WILL NOT PIVOT UP WITH A RACK ATTACHED. Three of my five rides have racks. So I grabbed one of my vintage rides and it did pivot up, but this is a small, 53cm, frame and it just barely fit. If it were a larger frame, the "U" fitting at the top of the stanchion would center over the seat stays. It may fit a larger frame, but the centerline of the tire would be at the very edge of, or beyond, the wheel tray. It was more stable in this position, but I would have liked a strap to secure the seat tube (or seat post) to the telescoping stanchion. The 700C x 25 tire seemed lost in the tray, leading to some instability.Now the strap to prevent the wheel from pivoting: It's beyond useless. It's hook/loop material (Tradename = Velcro) with just 1.5" of hook on the same side as the fuzzy loop. You have to wrap the strap around your frame/wheel several times and then twist the strap in order for the hook to fasten to the loop.Final Thoughts: As it stands (pun intended), this bicycle storage stand is suitable for children's bicycles and older, 26" mountain bikes. If you have a typical 55cm road bike, 9er, or one with a rack, look elsewhere.I really wonder if those who designed this stand ride bicycles. With just three modifications it would be a nice stand: Add a top stanchion strap, lengthen the tray to accommodate larger frames, and change all of the "U" shaped fittings (including the tray) to a "V" shape. Combined, these improvements would add flexibility and stability of the bicycle on the to the stand.

I ride an adult sized frame at 57cm. The seat tube is too tall for the stand by 3-4", and as such it leans at a very unsturdy angle due to my needing to sketchily prop the bike in the stand by the seat stays, instead of the seat tube itself. The stand does not account for the seat stays, which are ultimately in the way of allowing the stand to properly cradle the bike in a secure position. Given that MOST bikes are designed the way mine is (a very basic, traditional road/track frame) I can't imagine many bikes for adults that would be compatible with this stand.

Great for road and mountain bikes but not suitable for fat tire bikes

I purchased three of these bike stands for my three bicycles that I am now storing in an outside shed. Using the stands saved a lot of room. The assembly was easy. The bikes do not seem real stable sitting on the stands, but as long as they are not bumped it appears that the stability is adequate. I felt for the cost it was a worthwhile product.