When I and my buddy tour logging/mining roads in Northern Ontario, Canada, we use TWO kickstands on each bike> One kickstand mounts on the rear seatstay/chainstay junction and the other mounts just behind the seattube. I lock the front brake lever with a cut-down toe-strap.

Sometimes there's nowhere to lean a loaded touring bike and I hate to lay my bike down when it's loaded.

My buddy's bike.


Nothing here really solid enough to lean a loaded bike against.


Cheers

I agree with this and would like to use a stand like yours. My Rohloff equipped bike also has disk brakes so there doesn't appear to be room for the rear stand. I have a Click-Stand and it holds my bike up even in high winds.

Thanks for all the great advice and pictures! I went to LBS and they let me dig through their "junk" pile. Picked up a double leg kickstand for $20.00. Thanks again.

Rear mounted kickstand on my commuter / touring bike.
I love it and it has come handy in so many situations. just for quickly getting off the bike without haveing to look anywhere for the bike to lean to

On my carbon frame road bike I don't have one for weight reasons and the fewer stops I make when out and about don't warrant one.

The most enjoyment I got from this thread was eyeballing ROBOW's amazing rig! Would love to hear more about it. (I assume the skid marks on the road are recent ones laid down by a driver avoiding the orange pool noodle?)

i have a Giant Toughroad SLR 1 2019 model with a Giant brand rear stand. It is secured by the axle skew and also a bolt to the frame. Works well for me just don’t park it facing downhill. I find I am frequently stopping (every 10km or so) to have a drink, get a nibble, take a photo or scratch my arse. I am about to pick up a Norco Search XR S2 and don’t want to fit a stand to it. I am wondering if the lack of a stand will irritate me after a while. I know the banging of the stand as I go over a large bump won’t be missed though.

I used a Pletscher Two-leg double kickstand on a 1100km tour last month. Beware a single leg stand can allow the bike to topple sideways since the kickstand mounting point is often lower than the loaded bike's centre of gravity.
The weight of a kickstand is negligible compared to a loaded touring cycle, or picking up a loaded touring cycle.
Be aware that the stand will have to mount to your bike in a place that is not going to interfere with other components (like disc brakes, derailleurs, drive chain or panniers)
No matter what - standing or leaning your bike is easier than picking up a loaded bike, or loading a bike that is laying on its side.

I've never used a kickstand except when I was a very young boy and all dept. store bikes came with them. I'm good with whatever makes it easy for people. For me, I just lean my bike up against things. On my mtn bike if there's nothing to lean it up against I just lay it down on the ground. Have done that when touring with saddlebags too.

Agree. I have no kick stands and generally just lean the bike against something. Easy. But when loaded touring I use a Click-Stand type prop (DIY) that uses the top tube. At camp sites I like to keep my tent away from tree trunks but also keep my bike next to the tent. The prop is very stable with a full, self supported, load. Very stable for unloading and reloading the panniers, etc. Pack the prop for the day and set it up again that evening.