Folding Laptop Holder For 1693EL

Half of an e-bike service job happens on a laptop. Manufacturer diagnostic software, firmware updates, fault-code lookups, sometimes a live data stream from the motor while you spin the cranks; the laptop is part of the workflow now, and it doesn't want to live on the workbench while the bike is on the stand. The 1693EL.2 Folding Laptop Holder mounts the laptop to the stand column itself, so the screen follows the bike up and down and the keyboard sits where your hands can reach it without rotating away from the work.

How it's designed to work

The holder takes laptops up to 15″ across and rides on a 500 mm folding articulated arm. When you need the laptop, you pull it out over the bike on the arm; when you don't, it folds back tight against the column. The tray rotates 90° left or right so you can angle the screen to your sightline regardless of which side of the stand you're working from.

There's no built-in tilt mechanism (the laptop's own hinge handles that). The 90° rotation is about getting the screen out of the way during a lift transition, or pivoting the keyboard toward the mechanic when the bike is at handlebar height.

When the folding option wins over the fixed

Folding is the right choice if the stand sees mixed-bike work. The arm pulls clear when you're not on the laptop, which keeps the work area open for a wrench swing or a wheel-out. If the bay is dedicated to e-bike diagnostic work full-time, a fixed-mount option pairs better with steady-state workflows; the folding 1693EL.2 is built for the bay that does e-bike service alongside a frame swap or a chain reset.

Specs

• Article number: 1693EL.2
• Mounts to the column of the Unior 1693EL Electric Repair Stand
• Accepts laptops up to 15″ screen size
• Tray rotates 90° left or right
• 500 mm folding articulated arm
• Compatible with both V1 (pre-April 2021) and V2 (April 2021 onward) 1693EL stands; the holder uses the column-collar mount that's unchanged across generations

Includes: laptop holder tray, 500 mm folding articulated arm, column-mount hardware.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The 1693EL.2 is part of a series of accessories Unior builds specifically for its electric stand, which means the mounting hardware and the column interface are matched; the holder doesn't ship as a generic part that hopes to fit; it ships as a 1693EL part that does.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The decision about which holder to buy (laptop versus tablet, folding versus fixed) usually maps to which device the manufacturer's diagnostic software wants to run on. Shimano's E-Tube and most aftermarket motor diagnostics are PC/Mac applications; if you run those, the 15″ laptop tray is the right buy. The laptop holder is the accessory that pays back on a stand a shop has already committed to long-term; the buying guide covers the electric-stand-versus-manual call the laptop holder follows from: How to choose a bike repair stand →