Originally Posted by
melanthius
Would you buy a motorcycle without a kickstand?
Would you buy a car without a parking brake?
What about a wheelbarrow with only one rear foot?
If you need to transport cargo with a vehicle, you need it to stay put and upright while you load and unload it. A good longtail build costs what, $2000+? And you complain about $350 for a top-of-the-line part that's stronger, more stable, and easier to use than anything else on the market, providing a function that is absolutely critical to the central purpose of the bike?
The kickback is nice for light-duty loading, but if you're really going to go crazy it's not enough.
Also, remote deployment is the sweetest thing ever.
-Dave
civilizedconveyance.blogspot.com
You have just earned your MBA: Master of Bad Analogies. Even assuming a $3,000 build (which is more than average build) a $350 stand is over 10% of the bike cost. Does a motorcycle kickstand cost over 10% of the cost of the motorcycle? Does a car handbrake cost over %10 percent of the car's cost? My BD cost just over $2,000, why would I put a $350 kickstand on it is beyond me, sorry. I'm not saying it's a bad kickstand, it just costs way too much.
I have a Yuba side kickstand on my BD. If I had the need for a dual stand I'd get the one from Xtracycle. Remote deployment? What's next? Airbags?