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(More customer reviews)I have now had this stand for one year.
It has done a great job keeping my bike upright and secure in my 1 br NYC apartment living room - ready to ride at a moment's notice. It is easy to set up and use.
The flaw came to light a few weeks ago. There is a small yellow plastic cup in each side of the "screw vise" clamping apparatus which is the part in which the rear spindle/axle of the bike is held. The yellow cup is kept in place by a very tiny screw. Very tiny, and easy to lose, and completely non-standard - not easy to replace if lost.
One day the yellow cup came loose and the stand no longer clamped my bike in place. Just like that. A tiny, cheap part. Luckily I found the teeny-tiny retaining screw on the floor under the stand (somehow spared from my occasional vacuuming). I re-installed the yellow plastic cup with the screw using the tip of a kitchen knife blade as a screw driver (the head of the screw is THAT tiny).
The stand now works fine again.
I cannot believe that a manufacturer would design/build a product where something seemingly this tiny can essentially cause product failure.
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