The light-weight bike workstand gurus at Suggestions Sports activities have kind of created a brand new class with the electrical lift-assist Professional E Elevate Restore Stand geared toward homeowners of contemporary efficiency ebikes. (And perhaps even heavier standard mountain bikes, too.) With extra and heavier efficiency ebikes and eMTBs being offered, we’ve seen extra device corporations including motorized skilled work stands to carry these heavy two-wheelers. However Suggestions wished a extra compact, extra reasonably priced resolution for ebike consumers to do their very own common repairs at dwelling. They usually might have additionally created resolution for smaller bike retailers that will profit from an electrical carry stand, however didn’t need or want such huge, costly stand completely of their workshop.
Suggestions Sports activities Professional E Elevate dwelling ebike restore work stand
Unveiled at Eurobike this week, the all-new Suggestions Professional E Elevate is a novel approach to have a look at motorized restore stands usually. And in addition, easy methods to remedy the wants of ebikers who wish to wrench on their very own rides at dwelling. And perhaps these of us at dwelling with heavier long-travel mountain bikes, too!
Just about each firm builds their fashionable electrical lift-assist restore stands as a permanently-fixed resolution in knowledgeable bike workshop. That’s meant some nice integration of issues like charging options, energy entry, ready-acces device storage, and even laptop computer/pill mounts for entry to on-line assets. However heavy-duty development and tons of options additionally make these stands extraordinarily costly, take up quite a lot of flooring house, and be a everlasting fixture within the workshop.
The Suggestions Professional E Elevate is just about the alternative of all of that.
It makes use of a lighter-duty carry mechanism, dials again lifting top to an inexpensive however utterly adequate vary, and makes use of a steady however roll-away base so it doesn’t all the time should take up a lot room. And easy steel foot button switches make adjustment up & down simple.
Plus, it’s lower than half the value of comparable skilled e-lift restore stands.
Do I personally want it? I don’t even have my very own eMTB at dwelling, so no.. probably not. However I kinda would nonetheless like to have a compact Professional E Elevate stand at dwelling. Even when that’s simply to work on my extra burly enduro bikes, and the occasional e-test bike.
Tech particulars
Suggestions developed the Professional E Elevate restore stand to be easy-to-use and reside with for beginner DIY dwelling mechanics. Meaning it’s comparatively compact – taking on a 29”/74cm sq. footprint. Not too heavy, and though steady when in-use, roll it a bit out-of-the-way if you don’t want it. And it really works with different common Suggestions workstand device holder entry. The 55lb/34kg work stand even arrives largely assembled. So the DIYer solely actually must bolt on the large base earlier than attending to work on their eMTB.
The stand has over 3’/1m of carry to get eMTB/ebikes as much as your most well-liked working top – shortly & quietly adjustable relying what sort of upkeep or restore activity it’s essential to perform.
The clamp head begins as little as 34”/84cm off the bottom to seize you ebike’s seatpost with none lifting wanted. The stand’s flat toes are simple to roll over, however nonetheless have adjusters to accommodate uneven flooring surfaces.
Then you definately simply step on the steel up/down buttons on the restore stand base to carry it up. Max clamp top is 76”/194cm, loads excessive to get eye-level entry to suspension or drivetrain.
The e-assist work stand options the acquainted and easy-to-use Suggestions Velocity Ratchet + Spinner Knob clamp. There’s the massive dial to tighten the clamp in your bike, and QR button to totally open the jaws immediately. And the jaw covers are replaceable.
Constructed for efficiency ebikes the Suggestions Professional E Elevate restore stand has a most solace / 50kg carry capability. Suggestions affords US and EU AC energy provides, for 100-127V 5A or 220-240V 2A max energy draw.
Suggestions Professional E Elevate restore stand – Pricing and availability
Pricing is an enormous key to creating the Suggestions Professional E Elevate restore stand a viable resolution for dwelling mechanics and even for small bike retailers on the fence a couple of powered work stand. Suggestions will promote the Professional E Elevate for $1200 / 1350€. And availability is slated for the start of subsequent yr – January 2025.
Certain, that’s fairly dear for an at dwelling mechanic. However once we routinely see top-tier e-bikes promoting within the $10-15,000€, it appears possible that a few of these tech-savvy ebike consumers would recognize an equally hi-tech stand to make dwelling upkeep simpler.
You’ll have the ability to get the brand new Suggestions Professional E Elevate via your native impartial bike store (the place chances are you’ll even see one in use) or direct from Suggestions.
