Yep, sorry, that picture I clipped from Greenfield isn't the best. The bolt is narrow and goes up via the bottom and threads into the new top plate. Its oddly shaped to allow FD cables to pass in the tight areas.
On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:38 PM, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > I "stand" corrected: > > http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/greenfield-ks2sb- > kickstand-with-retro-kit-black?gclid=Cj0KEQiA4o3DBRCJsZqh8vWqt_ > 8BEiQA2Fw0eSpQmaC512X9vvR1e_iF6XVegKG21BzdAiHkvQ2QVXwaAg3a8P8HAQ > > On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:57:11 AM UTC-8, S. Greco wrote: > >> My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to >> something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my >> recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My >> criteria was that it must have a derailleur hanger - a proper one and not a >> metal tab hanging off the drop out. This combination was surprisingly >> harder to find than I thought it would be. I managed to find an old Colner >> (Ernesto Colnago) on eBay for a decent price. It came with some Campy Gran >> Compe and had internal top-tube routing which was a nice bonus. She >> insisted that it have a kickstand though, which became more of a project >> than I thought. >> >> I ordered the standard Pletscher Kickstand from Riv but due to the tight >> geometry of the frame there isn't alot of room in the rear triangle. I had >> to switch the hex bolt to a button head which was much more low-profile. >> Then, realizing that the plate would sit crooked on the bottom bracket lugs >> had to machine a little rabbet so that the plates would sit flush and clamp >> properly. Lastly as this whole assembly was now blocking any chance of >> getting at the chain stay bridge I had to bury a flat head in the chain >> stay with a nylock so that there was a captive threaded post to bolt on the >> fender. >> >> In the end I think it turned out to be a pretty sweet ride. I never >> thought a kickstand install could be so complicated. >> Next step is a brake upgrade, then I gotta replace these cottered cranks. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H3ydwTx_yXA/WGPtyLLvRBI/AAAAAAAAAOE/1T7o71BjhMk3CjOpDj2OoUQoGFgUCRavgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2053.jpg> >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GDrk7gYt5cI/WGPt3pHw8oI/AAAAAAAAAOI/_1I68DzMBFMc8koFZ_8glrRTUIE6uunOgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2054.jpg> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ys8Ecoo4toM/WGPt_dH7KDI/AAAAAAAAAOM/NNGIljwskb03OEgFN-g_gswmPGKlAHgPwCLcB/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p4SVgEhHe4M/WGPuEE0D82I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/LVBmOxG4CRcWw-EfSyg9i4zuxy4tbxOmwCLcB/s1600/IMG_2056.jpg> >> >> >> >> >> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
