I used one all the time on my LHT, thought it worked great, never was concerned about the chainstays getting crushed.

It is heavy, but it's one of the best stands for a loaded touring bike. (it's a LOADED TOURING BIKE) and far more convenient than a clickstand. Which i own, and use on some trips, by the way. Clickstands are great, in another way. But a kickstand works like a, well, a kickstand. They put them on motorcycles, you know?

If i ever outfit a traditional heavy touring bike again, it will be with a pletcher two legged kickstand.

One of my tips, for those that use them, is a front wheel stabilizer to keep the front wheel straight when stopped. I used a 6 inch bungie wrapped around my bottle cage, i would use it to secure the front wheel by the fender stays to the triangle when parked, this cut down on the instability of a two legged kickstand considerably.