I use a scissor jack all the time in my shop for all kinds of work . It's great for leveling out the bike to work on . Easy to lift the front end when cleaning rim or doing oil changes . Mine doesn't have any safety pins and has been sitting this way for more than a month . No problems !
Your Red scissor is the same as I was looking at, also found another brand in blue that looks identical.
I use a scissor jack all the time in my shop for all kinds of work . It's great for leveling out the bike to work on . Easy to lift the front end when cleaning rim or doing oil changes . Mine doesn't have any safety pins and has been sitting this way for more than a month . No problems !
What’s the best way to polish out that 28spoke? I’m getting ready to do the same.
Yah , the guy I bought the bike from went to Sturgis in 2013 and bought it there . I plan to put the one my wife got for me in the same place and return his bell just in case it meant something to him . I've kept all the other's I've gotten and hung them in the shop . First time I've seen one hung there , so I thought what the heck , why not !
While more money isn't always a measure of quality, being cheaper is often a sign of the materials used and/or workmanship....
These scissor jacks all use the same basic design, and in pictures, a $50 scissor jack will look a lot like a $180 scissor jack. What is good enough? Only you can decide.
I would only suggest that you inspect a scissor jack in person, if at all possible, before relying on it as the sole jack for holding your bike. Feel it's heft, look at its welds, look the details of its construction, and feel how sturdy it is extended......
I know K&L, as some have mentioned, has superior quality stuff. You will spend some money, but it won't be in vain. I have one of their lifts and their wheel chock, but passed on shelling out the big bucks for their scissor jack. I have two of the $100 variety. I use them solely for steadying the bike, or removing a wheel on a bike, when it's on my lift. If I am using one to hold the weight of the bike, I will usually use both... after running boats 100 miles off shore for 20 years, I'm a fan of redundancy.....
All I'm saying is don't jump on a "deal" without inspecting it and possibly comparing it to a competitor in the next cost tier.... you may find the deal isn't such a deal after all...
01-15-2019, 08:45 PM
