I remember this thing. I was a pain to get it installed. Barely any room to work, although I like the idea of swapping the bolt out for a hex head bolt. There is more maneuvering room above.

I thought the paint was rubbed off which makes sense, but it looks like there's additional metal added where the old kickstand was.

Hole under that is threaded I notice but looks lopsided.

And that shifter cable. I think I've got another thread on here about it. It was ok. Not great, but ok and still functional. There's not much wiggle room with that cable right there like that.


I slowly cranked the thing in from the side bit by bit until I couldn't get it to go any farther, and it was still somewhat loose.


What I'd really like for a kickstand is something giant, human leg-sized, that swings out and supports the bike. Kickstands always seem a bit weak. (Keep in mind I'm using the double leg kick stand when my bike has a load on it.) That and a wheel holder thing at home to hold the bike in one position would be nice too, but after searching I could find a simple, movable holder like that.


My lovely attempt at adjusting the shifting last year is there too, cable just starting to come unbound but it still worked.