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Originally Posted by chefisaac
(Post 13615430)
tsl: why dont you just change the locks? Simple. Dont ask... just do. Always easier to ask for forgiveness! :)
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Originally Posted by Slaninar
(Post 13613943)
Sidestand is practical and, for a heavy commuter, makes very little relative weight difference.
+ side: + You can load rack easily, approaching it from all sides - no walls or posts to bother you. + You can leave the bike in an appartment (or other place) where there is nothing to lean it against without making a stain (white walls etc). + Center stand - haven't tried it on a bicycle, just motorcycle, but it should help with roadside tyre changes/chain maintenance. - side: - Apart from "weight", "looks" etc, that would bother me on a light road bike, the only real penalty is it is not 100% stable. Strong wind, sloped ground etc can make bike slide from the sidestand and fall down. Bottom line: adds weight (and one more gadget on a bike), adds practicality. It just comes down to how practical you find it. Won't know untill you try it. "+ Center stand - haven't tried it on a bicycle, just motorcycle, but it should help with roadside tyre changes/chain maintenance." Correct! http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/1...3936651060.jpg Me pulling a goat-head thorn out of my front tire on the causeway over the rice paddies between Sacramento and Davis on my ride half-way across California late this summer. More about kickstands in a bit... |
Maintenance is one reason I'm a big fan of the rear triangle mounted stand. It doesn't get in the way of the pedals when you want to clean/lube the chain like a bb mounted one. If you don't have a repair stand and want to clean the chain on the bike, it's really the only way to go.
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- Scott |
Yes!
I only have one bike without. It will get one, I'm just not using it much so haven't got to it. I stop too often where there is no place to prop. It drives me crazy. I found with loaded bikes, if I make it stand more upright it falls far less. Trade off is it is less stable when not loaded. Park with wind against stand. I have good old fashion flip downs. Mainly because that's either what was on it when got it, or in my parts bin. |
Originally Posted by fietsbob
(Post 13615485)
I drilled the required holes in the door and installed my own Deadbolt, then gave the owner a key,
as required by law I believe.. Being a slumlord, I'd be waiting for years before He did it .. |
Originally Posted by ces
(Post 13620416)
Landlords are required by law here to re-key units between tenants.
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I'd always had one until my latest bike purchase, about 3 years ago now. The first year or so after I got that bike, I made do with leaning it against whatever was handy. But it was annoying, so I got one. Now all my bikes are kickstand enabled, and it's much more convenient.
The beefy one I use (so that it can hold up a loaded touring bike) adds a significant amount of weight, but it makes me much happier with my ride. |
I understand why kickstands are useful but none of my bikes have them. Never saw them as critical. I can work around not having one. Also, I will admit that I am enough of a bike snob that I don't want kickstands on my beautiful bikes.
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Originally Posted by tsl
(Post 13610726)
I never, ever, ever, ever leave my bikes anywhere without locking them. Even in my own living room.
Nice room, good idea to save space. Nice bikes too. |
I use a kickstand, mostly because I don't have anything to lean my bike against in the garage and got tired of pulling it down from the hook every morning.
It I was also starting to mark the paint in the spare office/storage room I use to park at work. |
Originally Posted by Slaninar
(Post 13621359)
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=231092
Nice room, good idea to save space. Nice bikes too. |
I just put on a Greenfield stabilizer kickstand - The one that mounts by the rear wheel. How tight are you suppose to torque down the bolts? I don't want to dent the frame tube.. I think I got it pretty tight. However currently, when I kick back the leg or extend it, the spring action shifts the kickstand plate a little bit.. It shouldn't budge at all right?
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On tour having a rear stand, that held the whole bike up straight, was brilliant.
when time came to make and break camp, I didn't have to cope with a tree that was always on the side I wanted to pack / un-pack into. ... seen any tour pictures with the bike, repeatedly laid on the ground? |
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/...776432ed_z.jpg
I have a centre stand and a herbie rear stand (not in pic). The centre stand is great as it lifts the front tyre. Tip it forward and it is handy for oiling the chain. I use it when I park the bike as the rack at work won't hold a bike upright unless it has fat mtb tyres. The other stand I really only use when loading the pannier on one side. But I get the most use out of the centre stand. It also has the benefit of just roll the bike forward and it spring up. |
Originally Posted by newkie
(Post 13962178)
I have a centre stand and a herbie rear stand (not in pic). The centre stand is great as it lifts the front tyre. Tip it forward and it is handy for oiling the chain. I use it when I park the bike as the rack at work won't hold a bike upright unless it has fat mtb tyres.
The other stand I really only use when loading the pannier on one side. But I get the most use out of the centre stand. It also has the benefit of just roll the bike forward and it spring up. |
[męd͡ʒƐstɪk Ɛks] just added a rear triangle kickstand yesterday
Dammit Mk VII, no Crazy Dammit, no |
I started a thread similar to this a while back. I have a kickstand on my light touring bike and will keep it, but after some discussion on the forum, I decided against putting one on my aluminum road bike. I'm building a trail/winter bike and it will get a kickstand but it's a steel cyclocross style frame and will also be my foul weather commuter/beater.
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Stock one is still installed on the 3-speed, none on the other bikes.
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Only my Huffy's mountain bikes had kickstands, never really used them as they just sunk into the ground and fell over.
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Originally Posted by chefisaac
(Post 13609032)
Before commuting, I have been riding my road bike a lot and I use no kickstand but with my mtn bike used for a commuter, its a little tougher to lean it up against things.
You all have kickstands? Thoughts? |
On my commuter yeah, I do. It comes handy. On other bikes, no.
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I have a Plescher two-legged stand on my Fargo. The Fargo was definitely not designed for a stand there, so I had to modify the stand (not the bike!) to make it fit. I like it.
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Yup. I have one and use it too.
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Nope. Don't have a need to.
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