Kickstands are still cool in my house
05-02-20, 05:38 PM
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Kickstands are still cool in my house
not sure where to put this question, but I figure we are from a kickstand generation, soooooooo...here it is.
I bought a Trek Verve 3. Great bike! WHY is there a culture of NO KICKSTANDS? I understand why you don’t find them on Mt Bikes, but on a hybrid there should be one. Someone please explain. Also......
Someone please tell me where to get a kickstand for my Trek Verve 3. There’s a threaded hole for one.
I bought a Trek Verve 3. Great bike! WHY is there a culture of NO KICKSTANDS? I understand why you don’t find them on Mt Bikes, but on a hybrid there should be one. Someone please explain. Also......
Someone please tell me where to get a kickstand for my Trek Verve 3. There’s a threaded hole for one.
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05-02-20, 07:23 PM
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not sure where to put this question, but I figure we are from a kickstand generation, soooooooo...here it is.
I bought a Trek Verve 3. Great bike! WHY is there a culture of NO KICKSTANDS? I understand why you don’t find them on Mt Bikes, but on a hybrid there should be one. Someone please explain. Also......
Someone please tell me where to get a kickstand for my Trek Verve 3. There’s a threaded hole for one.
I bought a Trek Verve 3. Great bike! WHY is there a culture of NO KICKSTANDS? I understand why you don’t find them on Mt Bikes, but on a hybrid there should be one. Someone please explain. Also......
Someone please tell me where to get a kickstand for my Trek Verve 3. There’s a threaded hole for one.
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05-02-20, 09:30 PM
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For what it's worth, I miss a kickstand too. But it's nothing new - I had to buy one to put on my 1999 Schwinn GS too that I just retired. It's a no go on my new Carbon Specialized though (practically speaking).
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05-03-20, 09:00 AM
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Kickstands, Like a rear view mirror, small lights, and a bell are essential on any bike l've owned.
In addition to the added cost and weight, A kickstand is just one more thing the bike manufacturer must sometimes have serviced and adjusted.
In addition to the added cost and weight, A kickstand is just one more thing the bike manufacturer must sometimes have serviced and adjusted.
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05-03-20, 09:42 AM
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Stands on all mine and the grandson's also.
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05-03-20, 10:12 AM
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Why do you ask? Have you Googled "bicycle kick stands"?
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haven't checked but gotta assume that someone's making a carbon fiber one by now...
05-04-20, 10:19 PM
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If you're going to get a kickstand, double-down on the idea and get an adult kickstand
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
05-05-20, 09:07 AM
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get 2.
lean it left
lean it right
why settle for only 1 side?
lean it left
lean it right
why settle for only 1 side?
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05-06-20, 08:23 AM
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I have Greenfields on two bikes - the Trek has a rear mount and the Novara has a "regular" one. The Canondale is way too fragile for kickstand.
05-13-20, 04:22 PM
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A friend had a center stand on his Atlantis years ago. That's the only one I can remember in our road club of 500 members for the 31 years I've been a member until last year when a guy joined and he had one on his Trek. Everyone called him "Kickstand" as if it was his name.
I don't really feel the need for one, there's usually something to lean the bike on and if there isn't, I don't mind laying it on it's side.
I don't really feel the need for one, there's usually something to lean the bike on and if there isn't, I don't mind laying it on it's side.
05-16-20, 05:31 PM
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I wish I could find one I like, for my Sirrus! Carbon would be nice, in semi flat black like the fork.
05-16-20, 06:58 PM
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No need for a kickstand on my bikes.
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05-24-20, 06:11 PM
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If you're going to get a kickstand, double-down on the idea and get an adult kickstand
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
05-25-20, 06:28 AM
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Has anyone tried the carbon stand that you manually insert and then stores on the frame....like a mini pump?
06-12-20, 05:58 AM
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Always get kickstand for wife's bike (story)
I bought my wife a Trek FX 7.4. She kept asking me for a kickstand so one day we were riding our bikes by the LBS she said let's go in and get my kickstand. She saw me looking at a bike, I told her that this was the next bike I was going to buy. She told me to go ahead and buy it. She came out with a kickstand and I came out with a new Trek Farley EX8 fat bike.
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06-16-20, 04:03 PM
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Call me old fashioned but kickstands are a must for me for commuting and running errands. Same for fenders, mirrors, racks, dynamos, bells,. My bikes are primarily utility vehicles first and exercise equipment second.
06-17-20, 04:15 PM
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For my Rivendell, love the Pletcher kickstand. My Brompton, has a built in stand. My Trek, well a tree, building, garbage can, picnic table, car, sign post works quite well.
06-23-20, 02:20 PM
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If you're going to get a kickstand, double-down on the idea and get an adult kickstand
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44960
