Propstand working on rear triangle

Jim Newmark

All the propstands I can find work either on the BB or the rear chainstay alone. But I saw one recently on a friend's Orbit bike that worked on two of the stays of the rear triangle. Orbit phone numbers and site seem inoperable at present. Anybody know of a propstand commercially available that works like this? Much more stable and sensible generally.

pyro_maniac

something like this?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 0Workstand

Jim Newmark

No sorry - not a workstand but a propstand - to keep the bike upright rather than propping it against a wall, and there never seems to be a very convenient wall when you want one - and even then the bike tends to fall over. They are scorned by those who consider themselves purists, but one of the most useful accessories for the daily user. The problem is that a heavy bike tends to make the single chainstay mounting swivel round.

pyro_maniac

it looks like a workstand in the pic, but it is in fact only about 18 inches high, and the 2 hooks go under the chainstay and rear triangle to hold the bike up
i am sorry but i thought it was what you meant, not a kickstand type thing
if i find anything i will post again mate

Jim Newmark

pyro_maniac wrote:

it looks like a workstand in the pic, but it is in fact only about 18 inches high, and the 2 hooks go under the chainstay and rear triangle to hold the bike up
i am sorry but i thought it was what you meant, not a kickstand type thing
if i find anything i will post again mate

Thanks. I should have been clearer and said kickstand.

pyro_maniac

this more like what you are looking for?
http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/p ... 3f727ee784

Jim Newmark

pyro_maniac wrote:

this more like what you are looking for?
http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/p ... 3f727ee784

No, sorry. This is one of those that work on the BB, and pretty standard on the Continent - but a bit heavy. No, the one I saw (and I have only seen it once) is a normal kickstand attached to the chainstay BUT, and this is the important bit, it had an adjustable extension which attached to the seatstay. This made it impossible for it to swivel round and also used both stays to distribute the load. It apparently came as standard on her Orbit bike. I will keep looking - thanks again for your help.

GraemeT

Hi,

Do any of these suit?:

http://www.veloplus.ch/AlleProdukte/Sta ... spx?page=1

This is a Swiss site, but at least you can get the manufactures names and do a search for UK suppliers. They are quite common over here.

Jim Newmark

GraemeT wrote:

Hi,

Do any of these suit?:

http://www.veloplus.ch/AlleProdukte/Sta ... spx?page=1

This is a Swiss site, but at least you can get the manufactures names and do a search for UK suppliers. They are quite common over here.

Yes, thanks, those are exaclty the sort I mean. Interesting that it seems commonsense there that the fitting incudes both the chainstay AND the seatstay - but no-one seems to do that in the UK. Why on earth not?
I have something to go on now - thanks again

redvee

ML used to do a rear axle fitting propstand when I took money off them once a month.