Originally Posted by
TheDazed
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.
Wrap your chainstays with something that's got a lot of friction, but not too thick - just enough to protect the finish. Use some loctite or equivalent. You don't need to go crazy tightening down the mounting bolt if there is a lot of friction between the plate and the stuff you wrapped your chainstays with.
I cut my ESGE's legs quite short and it has worked fine for me - even in sand. Ultimately you can just cut a bit at a time so you can see what you think until you reach a length that works for you.