A child's rusty swingset, two heavy duty bungee cords and you have a reasonably good work station. Using this improvised system I adjust the gears of this Bacchetta Giro26 recumbent bicycle, change out its front tire, and adjust the brakes. Bike stands for recumbents are hard to find, costly to purchase and unnecessary. Furthermore, you paid out the arse for the bike ($1,600 in my case) so you want to cut corners somewhere. So far over 1,000 commuting miles have permitted me to pass by gas stations and save in that way a few hundred bucks.