Why Knock Kickstands?
05-10-08, 06:05 PM
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I keep a strip of double-sided velcro around my stem. When I need to park the bike, I wrap the velcro around the downtube and through the front tire. Now any part of the bike can be leaned against something. You can even just lean the pedal against a curb if you do it right.
You can also park a bike, if its not loaded, by turning it upside down.
The main time I miss a kick stand is when I'm riding along the road and see something I want to stop and pick up.
You can also park a bike, if its not loaded, by turning it upside down.
The main time I miss a kick stand is when I'm riding along the road and see something I want to stop and pick up.
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05-10-08, 11:22 PM
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You need to move away from there.. lol
05-11-08, 12:44 AM
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I keep a strip of double-sided velcro around my stem. When I need to park the bike, I wrap the velcro around the downtube and through the front tire. Now any part of the bike can be leaned against something. You can even just lean the pedal against a curb if you do it right.
You can also park a bike, if its not loaded, by turning it upside down.
The main time I miss a kick stand is when I'm riding along the road and see something I want to stop and pick up.
You can also park a bike, if its not loaded, by turning it upside down.
The main time I miss a kick stand is when I'm riding along the road and see something I want to stop and pick up.
works well on a repair stand, too, but still won't keep the bike from getting scratched up leaning on things.
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05-14-08, 07:25 AM
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Leaning it up against another bike works also...as long as you get permission first
No kickstands, two bikes standing up
No kickstands, two bikes standing up
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
