Bike Repair Stands

We've been using the Park Tool Home Mechanic's Stand for years - seems fine:

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_184105_-1_201538_10000_200496

P.S.  I've also used a basic bike rack from Target, the kind you mount to the wall, for super basic repairs.  Kind of depends on how much time the bike will be on the stand, etc.  The mechanic's stand does take up a bit of room.

I've got the Spin Doctor Essential stand.  It's very inexpensive (Performance has it on sale right now for about $50) and works OK for most uses. 

I do find that I have to put a little block of wood underneath the down tube if I'm doing any kind of drivetrain adjustments, otherwise the derailleur cables get compressed between the frame & the stand and the bike doesn't shift properly.

here's a pvc one I followed to build one last summer for mine

http://www.instructables.com/id/PVC-Bike-Repair-Stand/

plus just off this site alone I got about 11 pages of DIY repair stands from short to tall, pvc to wood and everything in between.

If you have a few side moments to build one and like doing that sort of thing. In my book $25-30 and an afternoon is a lot better than blowing $150-200 on a stand

x2 (even the summer part).

I've had a Park Stand for over 5 years now and never had an issue with it.  Works perfectly every time.  Adjustable clamp for differing tube sizes / clamping locations and 360 rotation (if you ever needed it lol) along with a stable base and folds flat when I need to move it out of the way.  I have used pretty much all of the stands listed (sans the homemade ones hahaha) and each was fine although I feel the Park just feels more solid to me. Good luck!