Sounds very vexing, sorry it happened to you. Could you explain in more detail what the double-legger did to the kickstand plate on your Hunqapillar?
On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 4:37:58 PM UTC-7, shawn m. wrote: > > I sure wish they'd posted that warning about the double-leggers not using > the kickstand plate BEFORE my double-legger ruined the kickstand plate on > my hunqapillar! Grr. Now, I don't have a kickstand at all... > > On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 2:44:00 PM UTC-7, drew wrote: >> >> so, i havent been amazingly satisfied with my pletscher dbl leg stand. it >> just doesnt seem that stable with a load and it tends to make creaking >> noises that are not reassuring. i was at a bike shop a few months ago, and >> saw the same kickstand with a sticker that said "30lb weight limit" (it was >> in kg, but i did the math). i asked the bike shop guy and he seemed to have >> no idea if that was a legitimate statement, and i can find no weight limit >> listed anywhere online. its possible that that tainted my view of the >> kickstand's sturdiness. >> >> back to real time. i was gonna another black version, since i at least >> know what im getting with the pletscher, and the others are mysterious to >> me. and i read this on the rivendell site "*NOTE: Don't bolt these on to >> Riv kickstand plates, those are for single leggers only. If you want to use >> a double, use the sandwich and run the bolt through the plate.**"* >> >> now, i dont really know what that means. does it mean that you are still >> supposed to use the top plate even with a kickstand plate? that would seem >> to defeat the purpose of a kickstand plate, since the top part cant fit >> between the chainstays and would therefore have to go on top. also, the >> product page with that warning, HERE >> <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/k21.htm> , clearly shows it bolted >> directly to the kickstand plate. >> >> anyway, maybe im misreading it. maybe you are supposed to put the plate >> on top and run a really long bolt through pletscher plate>air>kickstand >> plate>kickstand? seems weird to me. >> >> more to the point, is anyone using a double leg kickstand that they >> really like for touring with loads and standing up on not always super >> smooth/flat ground. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
