Today was a good day to tinker and figure out how to use the camper’s table as a bike stand. I will be gone for around six months and having a stable way to hold my bike as I repair and do maintenance is more of a necessity than convenience. My plan is to use what I already have and to not carry items that are dedicated to a sole purpose.
The camper table is designed to swivel out of the sitting area when not in use. It also removes from its bench mount and can be attached to the outside wall of the camper for outdoor eating. With the tabletop removed from its leg it now becomes a pole to hold the arm mount of my portable stand. After scanning my bike room and boxes of saved “whatevers,” I realized that my old post mount bracket for a Caradice bag would clamp to the post for the table. All I needed was a seat post shim (stored in a parts drawer) to clamp the adapter to the table leg, and an odd cutoff of an adjustable shelf bracket to mount the bike arm plate to the Carradice bracket.
Now I have a very compact stand to keep my bike working. Another successful day of tinkering!
