Any time you clamp a bike in a repair stand, the front wheel wants to swing to one side. The handlebars rotate, brake levers knock against the top tube, and suddenly you're fighting the bike instead of working on it. Park Tool's HBH-2 Handlebar Holder is a shaped steel hook that bridges between the handlebar and top tube, locking the front end straight so you can focus on the actual task. You set it over the bars, rest the opposite end on the top tube, and secure it to the frame with the included hook-and-loop strap.

The HBH-2 fits handlebars up to 32mm in outside diameter and top tubes up to 50mm, which covers most road and mountain bikes. A vinyl coating over the steel body protects paint and component surfaces from scratching or marring. The strap keeps the holder in place if you need to rotate the bike in the stand, so the bars stay locked even when the frame isn't upright. At 146mm wide at the handlebar contact point and 34cm from bar center to top tube, the holder works without interfering with brake levers, shifters, or cables on most cockpit setups.

If you're bleeding hydraulic brakes, wrapping bar tape, routing cables, or adjusting lever position, the HBH-2 eliminates the constant battle with a flopping front end. It's one of those workshop staples that seems minor until you've used one, and then you never work without it. The holder is not limited to Park Tool repair stands and works with any stand that clamps the frame or seatpost.