In addition to what I call my CatStand, I added a small stand that lifts the rear wheel off the ground to allow the wheel to spin freely [my LBS does not mind me taking in my recumbent for work]. I used PVC pipe and have yet to paint the metal insert. I guess I’ll call this my CatLift.
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What is this trike’s riding weight 2
The scale shows 51.98 lbs. less the strap weight .46 lbs, equals 51.52 lbs. The riding weight includes a filled 3-liter bladder, spare tubes, batteries, lights, etc. I have wedge bags to add and likely a sports drink bladder. I estimate a riding weight of 50 to 55 lbs. This is 5 to 10 lbs less than my RANS Stratus XP.
The collage above show the straps I use to suspend the trike. Upper left–rear lift strap wraps around the frame, just in front of the rear tire [see lower center photograph]; Upper right–front lift strap wraps around the frame, just in front of the cruciform.
Workstand Tweaks Reply
My pre-trike-arrival workstand [I built it without know the actual trike dimensions] has been a jewel in setting up the trike and doing chain related work. It is the handiest of tools. I’ve made a few minor adjustments for improved CT700 fit. 
First, the stand as built is a perfect fit in length and width. I notched the 2 front cups to allow seat frame to not keep the cruciform from sitting at the cup bottom. I lowered the cup front to preclude decal marring.
I also notched the rear cup, shortened it 7/8″ for stay clearence [after I chanced the rear boom connection--now screw-in] and shaved the right side of the tube cap for chain clearance. 
For safety, I placed a board [black rubber covering to be added] to sit my tool box on as a stand counter-weight. The stand holds the trike as it was built without the counter-weight. Thus, to preclude tippiness, I’m using a counter- weight. I am VERY pleased with this stand. I spoke with my LBS mechanic. He welcomes my stand when I take the trike in for service. All is GOOD!
Workstand validated Reply
Amazing, without the trike, the stand I made December 26 accepts the trike with no adjustments. I will lower the front a bit, although I do not have to. I am please withe the results.
My VK2 on Its New [borrowed] Workstand Reply
A workstand, waiting for a trike–in the meantime… Reply
Let’s have a multi- functional-workstand. I envisioned that in addition to holding my Catrike 700, this stand could also hold my Velokraft VK2. So, back to Lowes to get a few joints and end caps. I had enough pipe left over from my initial design. The VK2 now can now longer fall from my Park Tools work stand.
A workstand, waiting for a trike Reply
Inspired by the trike work stands of others in the my post below, I spent today setting up my workstand to hold my Catrike 700 [when it finally arrives]. Shucks, I have to order it first, and I cannot do that until mid January ’08–but, I digress–back to this story.
I wanted mobility. I have that with this base. I took the base from a photographer’s portrait chair that I seldom use. To it, I added locking casters. I wanted my stand to use black pipes, but the store where I purchased the part only had the 2″ cross and 2″ elbow in white. This yields an interesting contrast.
I used a combination of 2″ and 1 1/2″ pipes for the stand. I used spacing that should work for the 700 dimensions. In terms of mobility, the stand can be easily disassembled into 4 components: the base; the front support; the rear support; and a pipe that triangulates the rear.
Here is a collage (click to enlarge) that gives various views of the stand.
What’s the cost–Lowe’s ~ $70 [pipes, fittings, casters, pins, and cement].
Trike Workstands Reply
Pick your stand. One of these, or one of your creation, is bound to work. Some are relative inexpensive and others more costly. It is your choice. The 3 stands in the top 3 pictures are made and sold by Flying Catz. They are made from PVC pipe. The left-most one [Catz Cradle] can be used in a floor stand. The 2 on the right [Catz Stand] are self-standing.
The trike on the left, on the second row, in the red workstand is BROL’s trailwarrior’s trike posted on Howard Veit’s, also a BROL member, Trike repair stand thread. In his 06/28/2007 post, trailwarrior says: “I use the Ultimate Pro Elite which works with for all my trikes and bicycles. This repair stand can be had for $210 plus shipping.”
The Catrike on the right, in the wood stand, is made by the maker of Cat Flags. Use it as a guide to make you own. Here are more of his pictures.
The last unidentified stand [a floor stand holding a Trice Monster] is Howard Veit’s. He says in his 06/28/2007 post: “About a month ago I purchased a trike repair stand that was recently developed by Brown Loper, a bike mechanic at The Silver Comet Depot in Mableton, GA, near Atlanta. I have a brief writeup and pictures of the stand on my blog, linked below. The stand is portable and holds most trikes. It is adjustable to accommodate to trikes of different lengths. Brown sells these to bike shops and individuals. Cost is $299, a bit steep, but worth it if you need a traveling repair stand and work on your trike a lot. Howard gives details in his blog.” Howard likes the portability [it collapses] of his stand.
The stand at the lower right-hand corner is from a Google search that found 2005 Catrike Road PVC Wordstand. Buy your PVC pipe and build it yourself.
The work of others and the pictures I have found are useful. I’m going the homemade route, using PVC pipe. It will be different than any of the PVC stands pictured above. Stay tuned…
