So the pletscher arrived today and... I see what you guys mean now. I've been screwing around with it for perhaps an hour and can not achieve an appropriate degree of tightness. I think the reason is that the top piece that clamps down on the chain stays is not threaded.. so the bolt can just turn freely in there no matter how tight you make it, and thus the legs of the stand can turn too. I'm gonna do some research and see how other people have overcome this before i throw it up on craigslist and buy a clickstand.

Thanks for the input all.