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Old 03-09-10, 07:23 AM
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Brains
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I have had about 4 different kick stands on my Thorn Nomad

The first 3 were conventional ones that are mounted forward of the back wheel. All three bent/broke/moved within a matter of days, and they did not keep the bike up fully loaded.

The 4th stand I bought was one that mounts on the rear triangle and so is almost level with the rear axel.
No only does the bike stand up fully loaded, the final stand was fitted nearly 10 years ago, gets kicked up and down a dozen times a day and is still working.

The solution to the locking the front wheel so that it stay parallel to the fmae is the smallest bungee cord you can find, something under 6" is good, and simply bungee the whell to the frame.

The solution to locking the brakes is a 1" tube cut from an old inner tube, you keep it on your handelbars, and you loop it over the brakes when you stop, the rear brake is then locked on
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