Kickstand?
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I was using a steel rear kickstand, but the bike fell over too easily no matter how I adjusted it. My new bike has a single leg center kickstand that is much lighter, more stable, and adjustable.
With 9 "Things" on my handlebar, a rear rack & trunk bag, Light, Water bottle, and the aforementioned kickstand, I could care less about being a biking purist. If I will use it I wouldn't give it a second thought.
With 9 "Things" on my handlebar, a rear rack & trunk bag, Light, Water bottle, and the aforementioned kickstand, I could care less about being a biking purist. If I will use it I wouldn't give it a second thought.
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Not sure which Sirrus but if carbon fiber here's a couple of choices.
https://upstandingbicycle.com/what-is-the-upstand/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074T8V8PH...v_ov_lig_dp_it
https://upstandingbicycle.com/what-is-the-upstand/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074T8V8PH...v_ov_lig_dp_it
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I eschewed kick-stands for 40 years, thinking that they were not for "real" cyclists. I recently mounted a Greenfield on my hybrid, because I got tired of having to find a suitable thing to serve as a leaning device. It works great.
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So I'm getting back into biking after many years. I'm looking to get a nicer bike (leaning towards a Sirrus). Anyway, I see in the higher end models most people don't put some kind of kickstand, or at least that is what it seems. I understand for home people have some kind of stand or holder. But what does everyone do when outside their home. Like don't you stop somewhere or if you travel and don't have your home stand. Or maybe people do have kickstands and I just missed it.
Can you recommend a way to stand the bike away from the home base? And if it is a kickstand, maybe a specific model.
Can you recommend a way to stand the bike away from the home base? And if it is a kickstand, maybe a specific model.
Just remember that generic kickstands do not play well with carbon, so if you get a carbon Sirrus, check out a few of the options people have already listed in this thread.
If you are getting an aluminium framed Sirrus, then the generic kickstands will work well.
And if you care about your bike's paint, do not be leaning it against metal poles, sooner or later your bike will slide down the pole and take off some paint.
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I have three bikes. My two commuters have kickstands by the rear wheel. My old road bike has none. I lean it against things or against a curb, I will flip it over and rest it on the seat and bars., or sometimes lay it down, but not on the "drive side" so the rear deraillier cage won't be pushed out of alignment.
If you must lean your bike, please be mindful of other's possessions and property, i.e. cars, windows, decorative railings, murals, etc.
If you must lean your bike, please be mindful of other's possessions and property, i.e. cars, windows, decorative railings, murals, etc.
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So I'm getting back into biking after many years. I'm looking to get a nicer bike (leaning towards a Sirrus). Anyway, I see in the higher end models most people don't put some kind of kickstand, or at least that is what it seems. I understand for home people have some kind of stand or holder. But what does everyone do when outside their home. Like don't you stop somewhere or if you travel and don't have your home stand. Or maybe people do have kickstands and I just missed it.
Can you recommend a way to stand the bike away from the home base? And if it is a kickstand, maybe a specific model.
Can you recommend a way to stand the bike away from the home base? And if it is a kickstand, maybe a specific model.
IMO, ANY kickstand for the average guy like me is Farrr better than none.
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IMG_3144 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
If you do it right, the stick disappears!
DSCN1059 by Stuart Black, on FlickrDSCN0301 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
Or work the stick into the landscape
DSCN0465 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
Or you can lean it up against a rickety railing that hangs over a 1000 foot drop
DSCN0515 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
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#43
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Just install a kickstand and relax. It is convenient - the bike is protected and you can put the bike almost anywhere and you don't have to find a:
Wall
Tree
Fence
Railing
Sign post
Telephone pole
Stack of old pallets
Center or rear mount, either one. I prefer the center mount as I always felt they were more stable, nearer the center of gravity, but the rear might be better if you carry any weight on the rear carrier or bags. If you do go with the center mount, don't make the rookie mistake of clamping your rear derailleur cable under the bracket!
Wall
Tree
Fence
Railing
Sign post
Telephone pole
Stack of old pallets
Center or rear mount, either one. I prefer the center mount as I always felt they were more stable, nearer the center of gravity, but the rear might be better if you carry any weight on the rear carrier or bags. If you do go with the center mount, don't make the rookie mistake of clamping your rear derailleur cable under the bracket!
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I've got a Pletscher Double on my commuter, which makes the bike REALLY stable when loading the rear panniers.
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Beware that some frames are too delicate to accommodate a kickstand. I've got kickstands on every bike that will fit one. Oddly enough, the place where they are the most useful is in my garage.
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Add putting the rear wheel of the bike between the tire and fender of your car.
There have been very rare instances when I did not have some place to lean the bike.
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This looks awesome. Where is it? Do you need a mountain bike or will a touring bike do?
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For me it depends on both the intended use of the bike and ease of parking. My commuter has a kickstand but my MTB and CX bikes don't because of how they are used. When I had a tandem I put a two legged kickstand on it because it was hard to park otherwise and having bo
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You have to be careful, some trees won’t hold the bike up straight.
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Here’s the view from a little further back
DSCN0512 by Stuart Black, on Flickr
and the view of the long drop to South Boulder Creek
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