Timeline for Which kickstand to choose?
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| Nov 10, 2015 at 8:02 | comment | added | Chris H | The double kickstands can be left a little long. How often is the ground flat enough for 4 points of contact anyway? And you'd need to get both legs exactly the same length. With the legs and one wheel on the ground minor tweaks on the other wheel are easy (brakes, gears, pumping with a floor pump) even at the side of the road. My reason for choosing the double is loading a toddler. You can't step away from the bike but you can use both hands to do up their straps. | |
| Nov 10, 2015 at 2:21 | comment | added | dlu | If you cut your kickstand a little too short, say half an inch or a centimeter than putting a foot on it will probably fix the problem. | |
| Nov 10, 2015 at 1:56 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Yes, I've cut down generic kickstands several times, using a plain hacksaw. It's a simple process if you have any mechanical inclination at all. About the only way to screw it up is to cut it too short, and, if you don't have the old one to compare to, you can cut it long to start and trim down a bit at a time. | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 23:44 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Good points - there's also the tourer style of prop which goes from the saddle clamp down to the ground, and is not attached to the bike. | |
| Oct 10, 2015 at 21:56 | history | answered | dlu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |