That's been done in principle with BMX brakelevers. DiaCompe made one with a little pushbutton. It was hard to do with one hand, but you'd apply the brake, push the button and it would lock it on. Friction held it in place so the next time you pull the lever, the button pops out and away you go.
On Apr 7, 10:44 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > On a related note: someone ought to develop a brake lever with a built in > ratchet to act as a parking brake. > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:56 PM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have the Pletscher double on my Rock n' Road. It works fine with > > small to medium size loads. It is very handy for road side > > adjustments. > > > Fully loaded I have a klick stick stand. Some guy makes them out of > > his garage. They are real light aluminum designed similar to tent > > poles with a open end that fits where the seat tube and top tube come > > together. The stick comes with bands that hold the breaks against the > > wheel. It has worked great for me with up to a 65 pound load. > > > On Apr 6, 9:43 pm, RoadieRyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I like the look of a center mount more but practically my greenfield > > > is "just ok" when I have the Panniers on am loading less than 10 lbs, > > > more than that and it needs some major assistance. I guess for the $8 > > > it cost I should really only expect it to keep an unloaded bike > > > balanced. > > > > I just picked up an old Raleigh 3 speed Sport that has an after market > > > rear triangle stand and I can tell already that it is more stable than > > > the center mounted greenfield. > > > > On Apr 6, 5:30 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The Hebie looks even stouter than the VO but from a very quick and > > cursory > > > > Google search it's not available in the US and, overseas, it's priced > > like > > > > the Pletscher. Is that right? But it looks wider and more stable than > > the > > > > Pletscher, which I found inadequate -- certainly not as good for > > eccentric > > > > rear loads as a cheap Greenfield rear-triangle-mount stand, and > > certainly > > > > *certainly* not as good as the VO. I opine that, for the price (~&US27) > > the > > > > VO is value king, but we'll see how long it holds up. It is a bit > > lighter > > > > than the Hebie at 1 1/2 lb of good ol' Amurkin aluminum. (Actually, > > that's > > > > good ol' Amerkin *Chinese* aluminum.) > > > > > The Greenfield is great in stores. I wheel the bike through the store > > as my > > > > shopping cart with the stand down despite the eternally circling fixed > > > > drivetrain crankset; I can simply let go as I browse the aisles of > > plenty, > > > > AND it supports even a way-offside left side load if you turn the wheel > > all > > > > the way to the right. Cheap, black and effective: what else do you > > need? I'd > > > > put one on the Sam Hill in place of the VO but the SH has that bb plate > > > > which just demands to be used. > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Dave Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've used the Pletscher on a bike (now sold) and the Hebie bipod on > > my > > > > > wife's bike. The Hebie is truly panzeresque in both its build > > quality and > > > > > weight, but an extra kilo won't hurt too bad on a utility bike. I > > did have > > > > > to shim a bit with a piece of aluminum bar stock so the inside of the > > bipod > > > > > wouldn't rub on the 700x37 tire on her bike, but it works great to > > keep the > > > > > bike stable when the Burley's attached. > > > > > > --dlloyd > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 16:43, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Note: large, heavy, clunky and, since the legs don't retract as > > fully as > > > > >> the Pletscher's, your chain may rub on them, though you can adjust > > the > > > > >> degree to which the legs do retract (or their retracted angle, if > > you > > > > >> prefer) which is what I did to solve the rubbing problem -- there is > > a set > > > > >> screw that allows you to reduce the degree of retraction. But, > > still, if a > > > > >> stand's job is to support a bike, IME, the VO works considerably > > better than > > > > >> the Pletscher. > > > > > >> -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > Patrick Moore > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > > > (505) 227-0523 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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