I've recently developed a medical condition (mild inguinal hernia) that imposes lifting and straining restrictions. That makes my Radrunner Plus great for tackling hills without overexerting, but the 70ish-pound weight creates problems for positioning the bike for maintenance and repairs, particularly when working on derailleurs, chain, brakes, etc.
I used to just lift the front wheel of the bike and flip it over the back of the bike to work on it upside-down, but my doctor said that I probably should not do that anymore if I don't want to make the hernia worse. At most, I can probably lift one wheel to a short height for a few seconds, as long as much of the weight is distributed to the other wheel. So I looked into retail bike repair stands, but pretty much all of them seem to require that the full weight of the bike be lifted up to mount it on the stand, which is apparently out of the question. And since I'm renting a small apartment (with bike stored in a shared parking garage locker room), I can't install a pulley system mounted to walls or the ceiling.
Does anyone here know of any reasonably-priced retail repair stands (or other options I might not be thinking of) that are suited for users with lifting restrictions? Any advice is appreciated!
I used to just lift the front wheel of the bike and flip it over the back of the bike to work on it upside-down, but my doctor said that I probably should not do that anymore if I don't want to make the hernia worse. At most, I can probably lift one wheel to a short height for a few seconds, as long as much of the weight is distributed to the other wheel. So I looked into retail bike repair stands, but pretty much all of them seem to require that the full weight of the bike be lifted up to mount it on the stand, which is apparently out of the question. And since I'm renting a small apartment (with bike stored in a shared parking garage locker room), I can't install a pulley system mounted to walls or the ceiling.
Does anyone here know of any reasonably-priced retail repair stands (or other options I might not be thinking of) that are suited for users with lifting restrictions? Any advice is appreciated!