Originally Posted by
scarlson
It is a little crazy to me that nobody makes a nice plastic block to properly secure a kickstand to chainstays. I get that chainstays are all different shapes, but one could probably sell 3 different sizes and have the user file to match. Capitalism prevents this, I guess.
I can't recall if it was Pletscher or ESGE, but one of the two (maybe both) had double-U shaped blocks that would stop the kickstand plates from denting the tubes. They were (at least) around during the 80s, a few years before I got my 1st wrench job. I tried a quick hunt to find pics but coming up empty.
Edit: There's a modern version still available. If you search the web for 'pletscher sandwich set' you'll find it. rivendell has them in stock. Although what I remember had four pieces, a pair of top and bottom pieces, one pair for each chainstay.