sovende

I stand corrected ! I confused “click stand” with “flick stand”. Glad I didn’t go on a total crazy rant !

phughes

I capped the ends of my top tube, installed a presta valve, and filled the tube with helium. The bike now stands up on its own, no kickstand needed.

Alternately, you cold mount a gyroscope between the top tube and bottom tubes, but that will require a power source. The helium is a better option for me, and it makes the bike lighter so I can go faster.

sabele

No, don't put a kick stand on it! Use the curb by rotating the pedal facing the curb to rest on the curb behind bottom dead center. The bike will tend to move forward but cannot so the pedal will hold the bike up. Takes a little practice but quite stable except in very strong winds or when someone pushes the bike.

pachyderm56

if it is a tomasso it probably has racing geometry and there may not be room to put on a kick stand, that said most performance oriented bicycles will not have kick stands, I kid you not once while racing a guy in our peloton had his kickstand loosen up and fall off, a couple riders veered off the road and there was a lot of swearing

think putting a towing package on a Mercedes 450 SL or a Porsche 914 ....... really

sabele

My 20 bikes also hang from hooks in the ceiling; one hook per bike on the rear wheel. Hanging is better than standing as the tires will not be impacted when they deflate.

CharlieFree

Don't worry about some of the snarky answers, I think it's a reasonable question. For your purposes, I have heard the Feedback Sports Rakk is a good product. they connect together if you have multiple bikes. https://www.feedbacksports.com/product/rakk-black/. Personally I built something similar out of scrap 2x4s to hold the wheel, which works OK. I don't use hanging racks since I have the luxury of space in my garage, plus my bikes are relatively heavy city/commuting bikes which I hate wrestling into a hanging position.

silversurfer531

[QUOTE=ClydeClydeson;21862329]Bike snobs don't like kickstands, except for maybe on dedicated touring or city bikes.

I heard real mountain bikes don't come with kickstands, it could deploy riding over rough terrain and cause an accident....lol

Random11

I tried this but it seems my imagination is not strong enough to hold up a bike and it fell.

Riveting

I did this once during a flat repair and unknowingly lost the contents of both water bottles. Consider yourself warned.

ClydeClydeson

If you were trying to do a backflip at the bike park you could poke out an eye.

alanf

I have an even lower tech/cheap version of that which I learned many years ago at a bike shop. You have to try it to believe it.

Just get an elastic like the ones that hold veges at the supermarket, loosely wrap it around the handlebar near the end of the brake lever or wherever it is out of the way. To lock the wheels best you can use a second one on the other brake. You simply wrap the elastic around the brake lever and the handlebar and the brakes are locked and the bike will not roll no matter what you lean it against if, it is solid of course. Even one wheel touching will do the trick. For instance one wheel against a wall is plenty.

capt_velo

Lots of ideas!

Slightspeed

I stopped by the LBS the other day, and they were really busy, at least 8 or 10 empty bike boxes on the sidewalk. A guy was walking out with a new mtn/hybrid bike, and he turned around and asked the guy if he could buy a kick stand for it. I was surprised. Never saw that before. I think the last time I had a kickstand on my bike, I was in fifth grade.

MrWasabi

I'm a dork with a kickstand. In fact a double one making me I guess, a double dork.

pauoos

I always carry a few acorns with me so I can lean my bike against a nice sturdy oak tree.

GlennR

You must be very patient.

GlennR

President

Seriously, if you want one.. get one. And if you want to put a Micky Mantle rookie card in the spokes... go ahead. I'm a Mets fan

dkatz1

I lean it on something.

Speedway2

For sure there's some planning involved but for the most part I wasn't serious about flipping my bike upside down......

Reflector Guy

The kids in the house across the street from me just lie the bikes down flat on the ground. Not necessarily gently either; it's more of a halfway set-it-down, let-it fall the rest of the way kind of maneuver. And by "ground", it could be anyplace: in the yard, on the driveway, on the sidewalk, etc.

One morning last summer, I was sitting in my living room and I heard some commotion across the street. Apparently one of the bikes had been left overnight on the sidewalk and a lady came walking by not long after sunrise and tripped over it.

Riveting

I WAS serious about losing my beverages, that ONE time. It was a rookie mistake that was never made again, at least not that mistake.

transitguy

I put a couple of pieces of electrical tape on the side of my touring bike saddle in case I have to lean the bike against a rough surface. The tape gets scuffed occasionally, especially on tour, but the saddle doesn't.



At no time did I exceed the posted speed limit.

tkamd73 

Obviously not!
Tim

phughes

Alternately, I hire a neighbor kid to hold the bike as I go into stores. He appreciates the part time work, and is fond of the nickname, "Kickstand."

Kafermann

My father used to say that kickstands were for sissies. Of course, that was seventy years ago, and [some] things have changed 😁