Kickstand for MTB tourer?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby Leaf T » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:42 am
Not sure how old this thread is but has anyone mounted a rearmount stand like the Greenfield one onto Surly LHT?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby gregmacc » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:33 am
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby stevepedlin » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:08 pm
No, this order is through my preferred LBS. But I must have got real lucky with wiggle lately, all three of my order packages this month have arrived within 5 working days of ordering from them. First order, I shelled out the extra $10 for priority postage, next two orders I didn't, they all turned up within 6 days, go figure.. - save your money is now my humble advice..
It must have been the air traffic hold up that has messed with your order Greg, only thing I can think of. Though, some guys have reported poor delivery service from wiggle when there was no obvious cause as well.
Nice work with your stand.
I'll report back later about my centre stand, hopefully.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby juddo » Mon May 03, 2010 6:54 pm
have you had any problems with the front wheel moving whilst the bike is in the stand?mylesau wrote: The only issue I've had is that the rubber on the U section that goes under the top tube is beginning to wear - it should be an easy fix with a little grip tape or similar.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby mylesau » Mon May 03, 2010 9:13 pm
Hey juddo, no, no problem with movement - I use the supplied brake-bands that prevent the bike from moving - the front wheel can 'flop', but the bike doesn't move enough to upset the stand. I only use one band on the front brake and have had not problems.juddo wrote:have you had any problems with the front wheel moving whilst the bike is in the stand?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby pawnii » Sun May 30, 2010 5:49 pm
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On the rear i have a generic stand that attaches on my chain stay and seat stay. Similar to the Greenfield "Stabilizer" except it has quick adjustment screw for the length.
The funny thing is i brought the front kickstand on ebay off a german guy and for the life of me i can't find where to buy another one for my girlfriends bike.
No online shops seem to have it in the world and ordering it in from a LBS in oz would cost way too much IMO.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby geoffs » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:48 pm
I have done somewhere around 60,000 kms of touring in Europe, Canada, USA, NZ and the wonderful land of OZ either solo or on a tandem.
I still have yet to need a stand. I have seen other tourers with them that have had them break (not sure which model sorry). Just something else to go wrong.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby stevepedlin » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:02 pm
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby boyracer » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:26 pm
cut a green sapling 'Y' and prop against something triangulated on frame...and a rubber band for brake. carry with you. repeat. trees make good workstands too.geoffs wrote:Why do you need a stand?
I have done somewhere around 60,000 kms of touring in Europe, Canada, USA, NZ and the wonderful land of OZ either solo or on a tandem.
I still have yet to need a stand. I have seen other tourers with them that have had them break (not sure which model sorry). Just something else to go wrong.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby stevepedlin » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:30 pm
Nice to see a bit of originality being pasted online.boyracer wrote:geoffs wrote: cut a green sapling 'Y' and prop against something triangulated on frame...and a rubber band for brake. carry with you. repeat. trees make good workstands too.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:47 pm
'Cos it makes life a bit easier, especially when there's no trees or posts handy.geoffs wrote:Why do you need a stand?
Good luck to you then.geoffs wrote:I have done somewhere around 60,000 kms of touring in Europe, Canada, USA, NZ and the wonderful land of OZ either solo or on a tandem.
Mine is very useful and I haven't busted it yet after 6 years of use.geoffs wrote:I still have yet to need a stand. I have seen other tourers with them that have had them break (not sure which model sorry). Just something else to go wrong.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby geoffs » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:58 am
Managed just fine doing major repairs (4 broken spokes on both sides of wheel, bent derailleur hanger and RD missing top jockey wheel bolt) in the middle of nowhere along the otago rail trail just fine without a stand. (my middle name is MacGyver) For routine maintenance i find a nice spot where i can hang the bike up by the seat and clean the bike, oil the chain or do what needs doing.
I have used a guy rope from the tent to the bike when camped to make a clothes line if there was nothing else available
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hasn't broken - yet . most parts on a bike will break eventually.
like blackburn racks that have a great warrantee (I saw 2 of these broken on the Otago trail - well not on the trail, I saw them at pukerangi station being dropped off by a bus)
I just like to keep things as simple as possible. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
each to their own
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby jet-ski » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:08 pm
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby stevepedlin » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:18 pm
If it breaks I'll try and go without it and see how I do, god knows I could do with any reduction in rolling weight. I've always got the spectra line to sling the bike up.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:35 pm
That's right, not yet, as I said, after 6 years of loaded touring, and now including over 3000 kms on a continuous tour with 1500 km of outback touring. But it still works very well.geoffs wrote:il padrone,
hasn't broken - yet . most parts on a bike will break eventually.
Yep, like this spot out near Arkaroola. That's my loaded bike (and trailer) standing on the road.jetski wrote:I think for a lot of inland Australia it is sometimes hard to find a tree to prop a bike up against!
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:35 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby WarrenH » Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:20 pm
Lock off the brakes and the bike can basically balance itself ... with the minimum of effort without Clickstand pretending to have invented the definitive system.
When you lock-off the brakes ... with two $1 toggles and two bucks worth of shock cord, going on today's price mind you ...
... the bike will (basically) balance itself for no extra dollars. My pseudo old school Clickstand poles are also my camping fly poles ... and I bought them over 30 years ago.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby gregmacc » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:48 am
... il pardrone: hope the bones are mending well
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:10 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby mike.ayling » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:27 pm
She has seen a double leg stand on somebody's tandem and now wants one.
Given rules one and two of tandem riding:
The stoker should be kept happy at all times and
The stoker is always right
Is the Hebe the way to go or what would be the recommendation for a single side tandem stand?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:14 pm
I'd suggest a Greenfields centre-mount stand. Sidestands give a wider support than the two-legged stands and are easier to operate (important features with a loaded touring bike).
Two-legged stands do have the advantage of doing dual duty as a workstand for rear wheel or drivetrain work.
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby rifraf » Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:57 am
Il Padrone,il padrone wrote:On my tandem we use a standard bottom bracket mounted side stand, mounted at the stoker's BB. It works very well. The rear-wards position on the long frame means it has less of a disruption to the stability of the bike than with a single bike, when the steering turns.
I'd suggest a Greenfields centre-mount stand. Sidestands give a wider support than the two-legged stands and are easier to operate (important features with a loaded touring bike).
Two-legged stands do have the advantage of doing dual duty as a workstand for rear wheel or drivetrain work.
any idea if the shorter length Greenfield would be too long for a 20" wheeled Moulton?
I've had to do away with my side-stand that went behind the seat-post due to needing
my Garmin sensor to go there - I couldn't have both unfortunately.
I don't like the look of the bmx ones that necessitate utilizing a hub axle nut to secure them.
Does Mike use a stand on his TRS Moulton?
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Re: Kickstand for MTB tourer?
Postby il padrone » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:42 pm
The virtue of the Greenfields is that you buy the one size and then can cut it to suit your bike's requirements. The stand leg has graduations marked on it for guidance. Of course measure twice and cut once - and given the choice cut it long and then re-cut later if needed. There would be few problems using it with a Moulton, except that maybe the chainstay may be a bit small for the stand's clamp, it's designed for standard steel frame stays. A bit of suitable packing might fix that.rifraf wrote:any idea if the shorter length Greenfield would be too long for a 20" wheeled Moulton?
I don't believe he does. Some people are yet to be convinced of the verstility of a simple kickstand .rifraf wrote:Does Mike use a stand on his TRS Moulton?
By the way, according to Mike's Facebook site he now "lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand". Would explain why I have not seen him all year
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