BikeGator+ Repair Stand, Quick Release Clamp

The BikeGator+ Quick Release builds on the original BikeGator portable platform with a refined sliding system, a new jaw mount and rotation system, and a precision aluminum-and-steel parts mix that adds stiffness without adding pack weight. The Pro Shop Clamp ships factory-fitted, so the 22–60 mm tube range and the quick-release button come standard. Same 5.7 kg packing weight, same 30 kg working load, same 980–1500 mm height range as the base BikeGator; the upgrade is in the materials and the mechanism, not the form factor.

The jaw rotation system lets the clamp spin a full 360° around the column without slipping, which is the small detail that matters when you're working a derailleur on a trail-side bike or a tubeless install where the wheel has to face a specific direction for the sealant to find the bead. The improved sliding system tightens the column-to-clamp interface so the clamp height stays put once set, even when a heavy bike loads it eccentrically.

Specs

• Article number: 1693AQ
• Folded weight: 5.7 kg
• Working load capacity: 30 kg
• Height adjustment: 980–1500 mm
• Clamp: Pro Shop Clamp (22–60 mm jaw range, quick-release)
• Replaceable rubber jaw covers: Unior 1693.11
• Construction: precision aluminum and steel parts
• 360° jaw rotation, no-slip lock

Includes: folding stand body with refined sliding system, Pro Shop Clamp head pre-installed with rubber jaw covers.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and sponsors professional road and mountain-bike race teams. The BikeGator+ generation is what happened when team-mechanic field-service notes worked their way back into the production line: the rotation system, the sliding tightness, and the materials mix are the points the original BikeGator's reviewers asked about. The pack weight didn't change because that's the point of a portable stand.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The Pro Shop Clamp's quick-release button is the bike-to-bike speed boost (open the clamp, drop the bike out, drop the next bike in, close the clamp); the 70 mm height is the detail that matters on bikes with dropper posts. There's a deeper comparison between the Pro Shop Clamp and the alternatives over here: How to choose a bike repair stand →