wow, everything you ever wanted to know. thanks. had a double one on my easy racer tour easy. have a rear triangle one on my kogswell. that stand is ugly, but works like a charm. think the bleriot deseves to join the kickstand club. think i'll try the make a gasket trick to protect that fine bluish paint job.
On Aug 15, 2:39 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > I've recently rediscovered kickstands after decades of thinking they > were too geeky for my bikes. In fact, I've kind of become sort of a > kickstand evangelist! I've got experience now on several bikes with > three major types of stands, the two you describe and the pletscher > double kickstand. They all work fine, although on a recent tour, I had > to reluctantly admit that the rear triangle stand I had installed on > my wife's bike worked way better than my Swiss stand. The rear > triangle mount works great on uneven ground, on hills and with heavy > touring loads. I used a single leg stand mounted on a kickstand plate. > I had to be much more attentive to how I parked. > > Here's a couple of quick tips for doing a good job on your chainstay > mounted stand: > > 1) Wrap your chainstays to prevent scratching before installing the > kickstand. Actually, only the areas where the kickstand mounting > plates contact the frame need to be protected. I do this by cutting > some "make a gasket" to fit the mounting plates - you'll need to punch > a hole for the bolt (gasket material is sold in the plumbing section > at True Value - it is more durable than other materials). > > 2) Kickstands often come loose over time. To prevent this, buy a > stainless steel bolt that is long enough to go through both plates > with room to attach a nylock nut. Or, with the supplied bolt, use > Locktite Blue and a lock washer. > > 3) Install the stand. Before you tighten it down fully with nylocks or > otherwise, check to see if your bike leans securely onto the stand. If > it's too upright, you'll need to trim the kickstand. It is tempting to > do this while the stand is on the bike and with an electric cutting > tool, it works. If you are using a hacksaw, take the stand off to cut > it. You'll do better work and you won't risk damaging your paint. Take > the time to file down the rough cut edges on the stand. This will make > the rubber foot last much longer. Use the rubber foot as it makes the > stand friendlier to floors and it helps keep the stand from sinking > into soft ground. > > 4) Tighten the stand onto the stays. You want to do this carefully and > incrementally. Tighten and check for play in the plate. If it wiggles > when you check by hand, tighten it a little more, test, and repeat. Be > sure you are checking the plate and not the kickstand itself. The > kickstand has play in it. Watch the mounting plate to see if it moves > on the chainstays. Recheck your kickstand from time to time. > > 5) Kickstanded bikes often fall because the bike rolls forward or > backward. For really secure kickstand parking, install a simple > parking brake. I use a loop of narrow bungee cord around the bars tied > tight enough to keep the brakes applied. The loop stays on my bars. > When I park, I apply the brakes and I stretch the bungee onto the > brake lever. The front wheel is usually the culprit, so I ordinarily > use that brake as my parking brake. > > That's it!! > > On Aug 15, 7:12 am, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > > > > > Will a Pletscher or Greenfield kickstand clamp on the chainstays right > > behind the seat tube? I know you can get those clunky ones that mount > > at the rear of the bike, but was wondering if the space behind the > > seat tube is condusive?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
