It would do fine for cleaning you chain and gear set.

To unstable! Could be overcome if you wash with one hand and hold the bike steady with the other!

That's exactly the reason why i bought the stand and it worked perfectly, in my opinion its even more stable if you take the front wheel off too, which allows you to clean the front forks and wheels freely

You can use it while cleaning, but the bike will wobble about a bit, and it connects under the bottom bracket which prevents cleaning in that area.

You should be ok for cleaning the bike but be aware that it is not incredibly stable.

Short Answer: yes

Long Answer: I did a major cleaning on my bike (removed all the brake and gear cables) using this stand. It did "threathen" to fall over about once or twice, so you do need to be careful and hold the bike steady if you're going to apply additional force. But I did manage to get it done in the end, hence i would say that it is suitable.

Sure is!

Yes - have done on several occasions, but you do need to be careful as you can topple the bike.

I would say not - it can be quite unstable - chock the front wheels. But great for what it is made for - taking on tour for emergency use

Yes, it's possible to use this stand for cleaning, but you need to support a bike with free hand. The bike on the stand is not too stable. And the stand hide bottom area of a frame.

Yes. My bike's cables run under the bottom bracket and the stand works fine.

I would think so

It would work fine

No. The support is on the bottom of the bottom braket, the cables will obstruct and cause more stability problems than the stand already suffers from.

my racing bike has gear wires that run under the bottom bracket, and the flash stand works fine

I think you should be ok it has got different height rubber inserts that increase the height so that cables can run. however once I have changed these they became very prone to coming off. hope it helps

Gavin,
I would say yes as my bike has the cable under the bottom bracket. It has road blocks that mount at the outer sides of the bottom bracket and thus not on the cable transfer. the instruction just say not suitable if you have an obstruction mounted on the down tube at 110-140mm from the BB centre point, i.e a water bottle or shock absorber. The swing arm might not swing over.
Rgds,
Michael

I don't think so. The wires would obstruct the finer tuning that you may be using the stand for. If you're not adjusting the gears, though, it should be alright.

Yes, the stand supports the bottom bracket on small pads at the side so that there is clearance for wires - my bike is the same. It comes with a spare set of thicker pads in case you require more clearance.

Road bikes have gear wires under the bottom bracket as well, so Yes

no. it's only good for repairs and tuning the rear wheel and drive train. it lifts the rear wheel and balances on the front.

exactly

Yes, it's small size when folded makes it ideal for travelling. It even comes with a pouch to carry it.

only if it is a road bike...it will not fit MTB's

This would work ok as a kickstand substitute but its not great if your bottle cage is too low and it can touch cables on your downtube.

Yes, but its floor mounted. So no marks on the walls. But your bike will take up space.

As an alternative to a bike stand, yes, but not that stable

Yes, but just remember that the bike is not that stable on this stand, so make sure you put it somewhere where you are not going to knock into it.

Probably not. It's not very strong so really only suitable as an occasional light maintenance stand.

Only if you don't mind your bike falling over regularly!

not really, you arent getting any space advantage - all it does is prop up the back of the bike so you can work on it

It is not very stable so I would not recomend that

Yes

Not really, it is not 100% stable, so if bike is pushed it will fall over.

No (probably). I think an electric bike would be too heavy. This stand's instructions state a weight limti of 14 kg (31 lbs).

Probably not. If the battery or motor are on the back wheel then the bike won't balance properly on the stand.

As it holds on the bottom braket if you don't have any battery there it could work fine.

also, it is desined for a 14kg tops.

Not strong enough for the weight of an electric bike.

No the weight on the stand from the battery and motor will cause the bike to topple.

Its in stock but having purchased one don't expect it to be much use. Buy something more substantial.