Originally Posted by
Crash_N_Carry
I never understood why modern road bikes didn't have kickstands until the mechanic at my LBS told me why.
1: Ignoring the clearance issues you're experiencing, the attachment mechanism of the kickstand can deform the frame (and in the case of carbon fiber, it can outright ruin the frame).
2: In the case of an accident, there's a possibility of the kickstand skewering your calf.
3: It does add extra weight to the bike so the weight weenies complain about it.
Instead of attaching a kickstand to the bike, consider using something like this:
http://www.topeak.com/products/Stora...FlashStandSlim
And the biggest reason is that they're unreliable at doing their job. It doesn't take much wind to blow a bike over when it's on a kickstand. I see it happen all the time, living as I do by the ocean.
But to each his/her own. I have no use for the thing. Even though I have a cruiser bike with a kickstand, on those occasions when I ride it, I lay the bike down. It's safe on the ground.