Originally Posted by
TheDazed
I'm mainly interested in hearing from anyone who's tried them both cut and uncut and can recommend one or the other. The clickstand does seem neat but I already just dropped 50 bucks on a kickstand.
My 700c bike was a tripod with the uncut Pletscher. I felt the weight of the panniers put a great deal of stress on it. So I cut it down so that on concrete the back wheel was only sightly elevated. On a softer surface the bike had four points of contact.
As mentioned above, if you cut it too much, the Pletscher is ruined. In fact, if you cut it at all, you might make it unsuitable for the person you end up selling it to. I sold mine for $40. I think the advice about the click stand is intended to help you avoid a possible nightmare. Good luck.