I didn't care if a kickstand was "cool" or not, I wanted one for my bike. I got tired of always trying to find something to lean it up against, and was irritated to notice some scuffed paint from when my bike was leaning against something and fell. I searched Amazon and found a few which might have worked OK, but ended up going to a LBS and getting a high quality one which is quite sturdy and is a lot more solidly mounted than the ones I found online. It's mounted on the left seat stay & chain stay, so it's far enough back that I can stand the bike up and run the chain backwards when cleaning & lubing it.