Feedback Sports

Feedback is a pricier brand, though make premium products that tend to be quality/performance of pro shops. I'm just an avid cyclist that tries to handle most maintenance myself at home and have multiple bikes, so appreciate having quality tools that do the job and which will outlast me.

One of the easiest and most impactful maintenance jobs you can tackle at home is basic cleaning--set the bike in a stand, remove the wheels, give everything a good wash/rinse/wax. If you don't remove the chain while doing this, it will drop on/rub the chainstay. This tool mounts to the dropout, holds the chain in place, and also lets you spin the pedals/chain while cleaning it. The thing I especially like about this specific tool is that it's designed to work with both QR/skewers and short/long thru-axles. Prior to picking this up, I'd needed two different types of chain keepers, so I've replaced two cheap plastic products with one beautifully made aluminum forever solution.

Can't believe I've waited this long to get a stand and haven't been able to easily do basic maintenance on my bikes. Finally took the plunge with this stand and it's been a game changer. Very strong and light. Easy to attach the bike. Super simple to put away and packs away small to leave space in the garage. High quality feel to it and certainly seems like it will last the test of time. So glad I finally got a stand and also that I didn't try to save money and pick something lower quality that didn't do the job well. I've developed a trust of biketiresdirect.com over the last few years and they did not let me down with this one.

These steel core tire levers are beefy and sturdy, yet lightweight. They nest together to fit neatly inside a saddle bag. The wide bodies fit nicely in your hand, the length and shape provide great leverage, and the wide tip efficiently unseats stubborn or tight-fitting tire beads. The steel cores make these levers bombproof. Each lever has a hook that attaches to a wheel spoke, and a flat blade that you can use to open disc brake pistons. The plastic coating is easy on wheel rims. These are strong, quality levers that get the job done, yet weigh only slightly more than smaller, cheaper plastic levers. Whether you use these in your home workshop or carry them on the road (or both), they get the job done quickly and effectively. Solid performance at a very reasonable price.

This thing is pretty handy. Short of a fully decked workbench with pegboard or a foam insert toolbox of course, this gets you started with some basic organization options. Especially handy if it's used in a semi permanent state. I will still fold up the legs partially in order to bring the stand in and out of my garage when it's nice out, and this tray doesn't impede that.

My biggest gripe with this tray, and it's pretty significant, is the weird U hook that it uses to wedge on to the main stanchion. in order to put the tray in a usable position, this hook protrudes ride into where your pedals want to go. It's hard to avoid hitting it when turning the cranks if you have any sort of wider platform pedals (road and narrower xc pedals less of an issue) even if you move the bike up or down (as you know the cranks span roughly a 340mm distance +/- the length of the pedal body). It gets really really annoying and I wish they would resolve the issue with a new piece.

The only other gripe I have is that the somewhat diminutive size is more suited to just a handful of tools, and quick jobs. Mine quickly gets overwhelmed with rags tools and random bits from the bike, but that says more about my organizational style or lack thereof.