The light-weight bike workstand gurus at Suggestions Sports activities have type of created a brand new class with the electrical lift-assist Professional E Elevate Restore Stand geared toward house owners of contemporary efficiency ebikes. (And possibly even heavier standard mountain bikes, too.) With extra and heavier efficiency ebikes and eMTBs being offered, we’ve seen extra software corporations including motorized skilled work stands to raise these heavy two-wheelers. However Suggestions wished a extra compact, extra reasonably priced answer for ebike patrons to do their very own common repairs at dwelling. And so they might have additionally created an excellent answer for smaller bike outlets that may profit from an electrical raise 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 typically. And likewise, learn how to resolve the wants of ebikers who need to wrench on their very own rides at dwelling. And possibly 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 answer in knowledgeable bike workshop. That’s meant some nice integration of issues like charging options, energy entry, ready-acces software storage, and even laptop computer/pill mounts for entry to on-line sources. However heavy-duty building and tons of options additionally make these stands extraordinarily costly, take up plenty of flooring area, 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 raise mechanism, dials again lifting peak to an affordable however utterly enough vary, and makes use of a secure however roll-away base so it doesn’t all the time need to take up a lot room. And easy steel foot button switches make adjustment up & down simple.
Plus, it’s lower than half the worth 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.. not likely. 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 dwell with for beginner DIY dwelling mechanics. Which means it’s comparatively compact – taking over a 29”/74cm sq. footprint. Not too heavy, and regardless that secure when in-use, roll it a bit out-of-the-way whenever you don’t want it. And it really works with different common Suggestions workstand software holder entry. The 55lb/34kg work stand even arrives principally assembled. So the DIYer solely actually must bolt on the huge base earlier than attending to work on their eMTB.
The stand has over 3’/1m of raise to get eMTB/ebikes as much as your most popular working peak – rapidly & quietly adjustable relying what sort of upkeep or restore job 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 definitely simply step on the steel up/down buttons on the restore stand base to raise it up. Max clamp peak 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 completely open the jaws right away. And the jaw covers are replaceable.
Constructed for efficiency ebikes the Suggestions Professional E Elevate restore stand has a most solace / 50kg raise capability. Suggestions provides 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 a giant key to creating the Suggestions Professional E Elevate restore stand a viable answer for dwelling mechanics and even for small bike outlets 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 12 months – January 2025.
Certain, that’s fairly expensive 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 patrons would admire an equally hi-tech stand to make dwelling upkeep simpler.
You’ll be capable to get the brand new Suggestions Professional E Elevate by way of your native impartial bike store (the place chances are you’ll even see one in use) or direct from Suggestions.
