Kickstands.... ya all have them?
12-18-11 | 09:09 PM
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12-19-11 | 03:12 AM
#77
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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.
+ 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!
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...
12-19-11 | 05:43 AM
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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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12-19-11 | 02:58 PM
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12-19-11 | 03:48 PM
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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.
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.
12-20-11 | 03:10 AM
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12-20-11 | 04:37 AM
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12-20-11 | 09:16 AM
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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.
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.
12-20-11 | 09:31 AM
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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.
12-20-11 | 10:52 AM
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12-20-11 | 02:59 PM
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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.
It I was also starting to mark the paint in the spare office/storage room I use to park at work.
12-20-11 | 07:27 PM
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03-12-12 | 10:25 AM
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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?
03-12-12 | 11:00 AM
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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?
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?
03-12-12 | 11:32 AM
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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.
03-12-12 | 12:45 PM
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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.
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.
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03-12-12 | 01:13 PM
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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.
03-12-12 | 02:51 PM
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Stock one is still installed on the 3-speed, none on the other bikes.
03-12-12 | 04:23 PM
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03-13-12 | 10:37 AM
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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.
