I have a kickstand for my MTB that I ride on the roads. Don't let these guys tell you what you can or can't have on YOUR bike. I live in a rural area where there are NO trees to lean a bike against. Most roads have a considerable ditch and no shoulder. There is no way to lean my bike on something or to lay it down on some nice soft grass. My only option without a kickstand is to lay it in the street or hold it up myself. If you race, then take it off before the race. But on a training ride, who cares? Go ahead and put on a kickstand, extra reflectors, a parachute, whatever. All that extra resistence and weight during training will just make you better than the weight weenies anyway.

I am a runner, play racquetball, and I ride horses. And never in my life have I seen such snobbery and elitism as I do in cycling. Even in horseback riding which has its snobs, doesn't even come close to what I see in cycling. So what gives? Does having a kickstand really make you less of a person? How about Sora components? Loser! Loser! Platform pedals? You don't deserve to live! Triple chainring? Don't even bother to get out of bed!