Originally Posted by Mr Jerk
Do you guys have a kickstand on your bike?
I used to, but the bolt holding it on kept getting lose,
I have no kickstands on my bikes for the exact same reason you just mentioned above.
Originally Posted by Mr Jerk
so finnally I over tightened it, and the whole mounting bracket broke in half.
You're lucky you didn't crimp whatever piece of tubing it was mounting.
Originally Posted by Mr Jerk
I bought another kickstand, I still havnt put it on!
I hate leaning the bike against the wall, and having it slide and hit the floor!
... as opposed to having a gust of wind or an errant elbow brush by and knocking the bike over with the same results?
Besides... everyone knows that the ultimate way to hold up a bike is... to use another bike.
http://www.neebu.net/~khuon/gallery/2003STP-1/PICT0027
Other ways to stand up a bike without a kickstand include the curb-method...
http://www.neebu.net/~khuon/gallery/2003STP-2/PICT0026
... note that this also works for mountain bikes...
http://www.neebu.net/~khuon/gallery/..._lake/PICT0009
... and the following would probably be the preferred method for some of the male cyclists out there...
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...773#post174773