First time using a stand like this so I wasn't sure how it would be. This one was easy to assemble and not too heavy to carry. Took a little bit getting used to putting it on by myself, so if you haven't done this before have someone there hovering over just in case. But one you get the hang of it lifting the back up is pretty easy by yourself. I can't believe how very stable my bike is once on the stand. I even tried to lightly (and then a little less lightly) push it over just out of curiosity. I am amazed by how well this stand works. It was not expensive and it's definitely a good investment so you should have no excuse to not buy it.