I hope you use only £25 a ball string, and not not cheap twine.
You also know that perhaps trying to help people save some money if it all possible is frowned upon by certain types.i.
bike turntable.
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I hope you use only £25 a ball string, and not not cheap twine.
You also know that perhaps trying to help people save some money if it all possible is frowned upon by certain types.i.
E. Buygum
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Saving people money is good and there are some great suggestions here to help do that for those so inclined. Denigrating (referring to as "crap") a product from a genuinely innovative and internationally respected british engineering company feels less good- as does assuming individuals you have never met and know nothing about is one of a "type" (whatever the that means) who buy these things because of the nice box and instructions. I'm not connected with BTI (the manufacturer) by the way.
Why do you think it's you i'm refering to as a "type" - and the term crap wasn't aimed at anything specific, certainly not turntables
, it was a reference to all the usual "crap" , no other word can adequately cover or describe the esoteric offerings on sale for people to add and weigh their bikes down.. And i wouldn't call any product innovative that using a piece of lino would replicate. And I always assumed engineering principal was to design something that does the job and could be produced at the cheapest price. Not the other way around
Just out of interest, why do you need to turn your bike around in the shed?
If you can wheel it in forwards, you should be able to wheel it out backwards, surely?
Have done exacerly as Steptoe says for years, only fecked up once when I left the bike in the drive and got pissed before putting it away. Turned it round ok but then shoved it off the stand and it wobbled and I couldnt hold it! Ha to get the father in law to pull it off me. The Posh way is to get Two beer trays and put em together with a blob of grease in between .... 
Try doing it on a gravel drive
bisbee
'Doing it' on gravel driveway.
Turn the bike around, before you push it into the shed, so that the back wheel is towards the (preferably) open shed door.
Put bike on side stand, in neutral.
Walk to front of bike.
Face front of bike, legs near enough either side of the front wheel.
Reach forward and grab handle bars.
Lift bike to vertical, side stand still extended.
Push bike backwards into shed.
Let bike lean over onto side stand.
Bike is now in the shed facing outwards.
Want bike on centre stand in shed?
Slide past to back of bike.
Grab back of bike.
Lift bike to vertical.
Extend left leg, pushing main stand down.
Pull bike onto centre stand.
Easy (and free) when you know how
'Doing it' on gravel driveway.
Turn the bike around, before you push it into the shed, so that the back wheel is towards the (preferably) open shed door.
Put bike on side stand, in neutral.
Walk to front of bike.
Face front of bike, legs near enough either side of the front wheel.
Reach forward and grab handle bars.
Lift bike to vertical, side stand still extended.
Push bike backwards into shed.
Let bike lean over onto side stand.
Bike is now in the shed facing outwards.
Want bike on centre stand in shed?
Slide past to back of bike.
Grab back of bike.
Lift bike to vertical.
Extend left leg, pushing main stand down.
Pull bike onto centre stand.
Easy (and free) when you know how
uphill and up a ramp maybe 20 years ago
uphill and up a ramp maybe 20 years ago
....uphill, gravel, a ramp, what more?.... and too old.... Buy a car.... not a turntable...
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That bike's (and turntable) a credit to you.
Tip it on to the side/centre stand and balance weight while turning the bike round 
I used to do that old trick until a friend who also used that method had is leg broke when the stand snapped and the bike fell on him.
I have loads of old tricks like this if anyone wants to know them, cleaning chains, removing tyres etc....they will save you money if you don't mind the odd visit to the A&E
I used to do that old trick until a friend who also used that method had is leg broke when the stand snapped and the bike fell on him.
I have loads of old tricks like this if anyone wants to know them, cleaning chains, removing tyres etc....they will save you money if you don't mind the odd visit to the A&E
Tip it on to the side/centre stand and balance weight while turning the bike round
I used to do that old trick until a friend who also used that method had is leg broke when the stand snapped and the bike fell on him.
I have loads of old tricks like this if anyone wants to know them, cleaning chains, removing tyres etc....they will save you money if you don't mind the odd visit to the A&E
I was aware you could turn a bike round by leaning it against you but after spending over 11k on a bike, its not a practice i want to get wrong,
If 70quid makes it easier to turn round, then its a positive outcome. i have a concrete driveway, and it is divided by the next driveway by a gravel ditch, so turning it round is a real hassle, as the bike keeps dropping into the shallow ditch so you have to bounce the bike backwards out of it,
All that said, i tried to put all my weight onto the back of the bike today, whilst it was on the full stand, and it hardly moved, so i hope a turntable raises the front more, making it easier to turn.
Just an update,
I went the lazy Susan route,
I use some thin wood screwed to it, and then a rubber car mat fixed on the top
It has worked a treat, in fact when some of my friends have seen me using it I have made 2 more up for them.
The only time I struggle to use it is when the bike is full of petrol, as it takes more effort to lift the front wheel off the ground ,by pushing down on the back of the bike.
I went the lazy Susan route,
I use some thin wood screwed to it, and then a rubber car mat fixed on the top
It has worked a treat, in fact when some of my friends have seen me using it I have made 2 more up for them.
The only time I struggle to use it is when the bike is full of petrol, as it takes more effort to lift the front wheel off the ground ,by pushing down on the back of the bike.
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