Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
I am content with single legged kickstands.
On my LHT I have a conventional stand mounted on the chainstays near the bottom bracket, several layers of electrical tape on the stand to protect the frame paint.
On my other bike I use the Greenfield rear stay mounted stand. I prefer the rear mounting, but the rear stand appears to be more sensitive to sloped ground. if I park my bike so that it can roll forward or if the front wheel can roll to the right, it will roll and fold up the stand.
When I was a kid, I had a steel two legged kickstand on a utility bike that I used for a newspaper delivery route. I regularly put a lot of weight on that bike and the legs spread and split the stand apart. I have not read about anyone having this problem with the stands that you can buy today, but I would be concerned about splitting the stand apart on some of the designs I have seen.
Also, if you are using both front and rear panniers (substantial weight front and rear) and a center stand, I am sure that you are putting a lot of stress on the frame when you put the bike on any stand that is designed to hold one wheel up in the air. For this reason, I choose to stay with a single legged stand, as frames are not designed for that type of stress.