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 is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill 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 →