Park ToolHBH-2 Handlebar Holder Tool

I hesitated for a while before purchasing this. I was just going to bend up one of my own. Glad I just spent a few bucks and bought this one instead! It is simple but works very well, even on odd "modern" non-traditional style frames. It has a good rubber/plastic coating to protect paint. After getting it and using it... I realize that it is a very good value for the price. Looks professional in you bike room/shop also.

I looked at this device in the Amazon catalog for several months wondering if I really needed it. It's so easy to accumulate "really neat tools" that somehow are never used. Usually I just run a strip of Velcro around the main tube and the front wheel and that keeps the handle bars out of my way when working on the bike. Well, that works well enough but what if you've removed the front wheel? Ooops! So, in a rash moment I added this Park handle bar holder to an order for an item I **really** needed. When the handle bar holder arrived I remember saying to myself, "Self, you're never going to use this." WRONG! A couple of weeks ago I had the bike up on the workstand and thought I'd see just how it worked. Okay, it worked pretty well. It was easy to put in place. I liked the solid plastic covering on the device which would protect my bike's paint and metal surfaces. I worked on the bike. I removed the front wheel. The handle bars did not flop around! Pretty cool! Now, whenever I put the bike on the repair stand I just automatically Velcro this handlebar holder in place--takes 10 seconds--and the handle bars stay where they should stay. It turns out this is one "really neat tool" that has become indispensable to me. Who would have thought such a simple device could be so useful?

I found it annoying dealing with my handlebars always being turned all the way to the side when I attached my bikes to my Park Tool rack by the seat post. This has been an elegantly simple solution to hold the handlebars in line, making it easier to go through the gears and brake with the bike on the rack.

Product arrived in a timely manner and worked as expected.

This is one of those "I can't believe I used to live without it" types of tools. It carries the Park Tool Premium in the price, but it is strong enough to handle getting banged around in the shop, and the protective coating is thick enough it should last a few years.The only drawback is that the hooks aren't quite big enough to go around aero bars - and the hook+loop fastener is only sewed on the ends of the restraining strap, so you can't get enough tension to tighten the arms together to bring the hooks right into the stem, where aero bars are round. It can still be used to hold the front steady on aerobar bikes, but it's way more fiddly than it should be.Park tool should either increase the radius of the hooks by a couple of cm, or redo the strap so the arms can be held closer together.

Get one for your shop- i use this way more frequently than I thought i would.

I purchased the HBH-2 Handle Bar Holder to stabilize the handle bar during maintenance. It works as advertised.

I ordered this HBH-2 item in 2011 to use with my 2010 Specialized Secteur. Worked as intended, fit over top tube and handlebars fine. In November, 2018 I upgraded to a 2018 Roubaix, which has a wider top tube. When read in Amazon description that model had been 'updated' to fit more recent bikes, placed my order. Unfortunately, the 2019 version is EXACTLY the same as the 2011 version, which means does not fit well over top tube as it should -- so I returned it. It's just a bent piece of metal rod covered in plastic, so I guess I will take a hammer to the one I have and widen the "V" gap a little, then patch the plastic with duct tape if needed.

Perfecto. Bien recubierto para no rallar el cuadro. El velcro permite que no se mueva cuando el manillar no tiene un encaje perfecto.

Ich hatte mir den Halter von Parktool und den von Bicisupport bestellt. Verwendung ist einmal die ursprünglich angedachte, aber auch andersrum bzw. von unten: wenn das Rad im Montageständer hängt und die Gabel ausgebaut ist, liegt der Lenker mit seinen ganzen Zügen im Halter.Ich wollte ursprünglich beide behalten in dem Gedanken, dass es ja auch unterschiedliche Rahmen / Lenker etc. gibt und wohl mal der eine, mal der andere besser passen sollte.Nachdem ich beide genauer angeschaut und mal probeweise angehalten hatte, habe ich aber den Bicisupport wieder zurückgeschickt. Die Biegungen für Rahmen und Lenker sind hier relativ weit und rund, sodass der Lenker in der Regel nur einen Kontaktpunkt pro Biegung hat. Das Vorderrad lässt sich so zwar nicht mehr voll einschlagen, Lenker bzw. Vorderrad haben aber auch mit einem Fixierband ähnlich wie beim Parktool noch recht viel Bewegungsfreiheit hin- und her. Letzterer macht das deutlich besser: die Biegungen sind eher V-förmig. Der Lenker wird also zwischen zwei Kontaktpunkten pro Biegung „geklemmt.“ Dadurch wird das ganze Konstrukt deutlich steifer und zusammen mit dem elastischen Klettband wackelt da kaum noch was. Gefällt mir wesentlich besser.Sollte ich künftig einen zweiten benötigen, werde ich noch einen Parktool nehmen.

Aiuta molto ogni volta che si devono fare dei lavori di manutenzione alla bici, soprattutto nella zona anteriore. Qualità sempre alta e prezzo di conseguenza.

Simple yet works great. Over priced but beautifully made, will last for a very long time. Typical Park tools

Does exactly as advertised, this is a problem solver that is well built, functions well. I use them to keep the hanging bikes from interfering in the garage, and one at my workbench for maintenance.