Park Tool HBH-2 Handlebar Holder Tool

Who doesn’t hate the front wheel of your bike flopping around when the bike is on the stand? This device solves the issue in a clever and simple way. The device is flexible enough that I can’t imagine a handlebar and frame configuration that is wouldn’t be be adaptable to. Women’s cut out frame might be the exception, but I doubt it. Typical Park Tool quality that we all love. My only nit to pick is that the metal section that rests on the bike frame should come padded to avoid scratching your paint. As another reviewer suggested, simply wrapping this section of the tool with some old bar tape solves the problem.

Au départ je n’ai pas bien compris comment on devait attacher l’outil au vélo mais une fois s’être baladé sur internet 1-2 minutes, j’ai compris comment bien positionner l’élastique de maintien. Je vous recommande chaudement de regarder les photos que j’ai joins pour bien comprendre comment on utilise cet outil sur son vélo. Niveau qualité de l’outil rien a dire. Outil en métal recouvert un plastique bleu pour éviter les rayures sur vos cadres et cintres. Il s’adapte aussi bien sur un cintre rond qu’avec une forme particulière comme sur mon Specialized. Très polyvalent, je recommande !

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.

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 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.

Product arrived in a timely manner and worked as expected.