>
>> >
>>> >The stand comes with a band for locking the brakes. I am guessing this
>>> >will be an issue for the other stand as well.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Maybe, but the short length of the support may be sufficient. I will
>>> look around today for a suitable piece of aluminum for mine, plus visit the
>>> local hardware store for a needed small item.
>>
>>
>>In my limited experience of bicycle kickstands, the biggest problem is that
>>they don't stop the handlebars turning, inevitably leading to instability
>>and toppling if there's the slightest gradient in any direction. I don't
>>think either of these addresses that problem directly.
>>
>>Attaching an upstand to the front wheel might do it, but where then will it
>>fold up to? it looks to be slightly longer than the wheel radius and so
>>might not clear the frame or rider's shins if attached there.
>>
>>something like the clickstand clamped to the the stem ought to work. Maybe
>>just leave a stub there permanently and slide the rest onto it and deploy
>>as necessary. Hmm, might look into that myself.
>
> I think everyone has that experience. When I have a bike up on the stand
>I use a bungee cord from the wheel to the bottom bracket to keep the front
>wheel aligned with the frame, unless I need to keep the wheel free. I have
>seen a stand that consists of a cradle that the handlebar rests in, but that's
>not at all portable, more for shows.
>
I was sketching the last details of the bike stand that I was going to
make, and then was struck by a bolt of lightning and set it aside as I came up
with something far simpler and less expensive. A quick search in my shop
yielded some pieces of PVC plumbing pipe, and the work began. The next day I
had a simple, inexpensive bike stand that uses my Promaster 1100 monopod as the
support staff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/11205936823/
The snap-on attachment collar uses two pieces of PVC pipe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/11205937203/
The longer piece of 1" pipe has slightly less than 50% of the material
removed so that it firmly snaps on to the top tube. The second piece is
cemented on so as to provide sufficient material for the 1/4-20 stud on the
monopod. It does wobble slightly, but it requires nothing to be attached
permanently to the bike, no straps on the brake(s), and costs less than US$0.50
in materials.
Another example of how immediate ideas can be complicated and costly,
while simpler ideas take some time to evolve.
Chris
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