mtb prop stand are they worth it if so what ones best ?

CUBEical

hi there been thinking of getting a bike stand one that you fix to the bike and can use out and about , i know most people do not bother with them on mountain bikes as they only ride trails but i will be ridding mine on roads , to the city and back, i would like to know of a decent not to expensive one , and how people got on with them if they got one and is it really worth it ? thanks for your time and input

rapid_donkey

You mean one of those stands that attaches to the bike and you kick out and lean your bike on it? I doubt anyone here has one... Just lean it against a wall or lie the bike down on its non drive side.

cooldad

No.

DanDax1990

Can a mod delete this thread please, It is highly offensive.

The Rookie

For the love of all that is holey NO.

Neither my MTB nor my commuter nor my Retro and not even my Grocery/pub/hack bike have one!

paulbox

Lmao.

WindyG

My 10 year old has one on her bike

Kowalski675

In the eighties, when we were kids with BMXs, anyone who had one of those stands would have the p*ss ripped out of them mercilessly, and rightly so, lol.

nicklouse

mine came on the frame.


any after market ones are total crap though.

nicklouse

yes fixed, kick stand, 29er and disc brake.

thelonegroover

Ask yourself: How can something that adds extra weight, gets in the way of the pedals, invites someone to knock it over and probably scratches the frame possibly be worth paying money for?

cooldad

Thelonegroover wrote:

Ask yourself: How can something that adds extra weight, gets in the way of the pedals, invites someone to knock it over and probably scratches the frame possibly be worth paying money for?

That sounds like me when I'm on the bike. But I am cheap.

CUBEical

i was looking for this post yesterday thought i forgot to post it lol glad i did not re post it , i know allot of you hate them but i do not like propping my bike up, with the risk of it falling over, i will be riding allot in the city and would need to stand it up so would need a stand . people will not be able to kick it over as it will be fixed to something so they wont be able to.

nicklouse wrote:

mine came on the frame.


any after market ones are total crap though.

I am liking this allot, what would you suggest I get then if all after market ones are crap ? any ideas......
I know you all hating on them but i not got allot of money and i was in the right place at the right time to get what i got, for as cheap as i got. So I would like to take care of it and also re done the paintwork and decals which was not cheap. so it would kill me if i propped it up and t fell over and slid down the post I locked it too. Any one want to give me any serious advice on one to get ? and i do not mean serious advice not to get one lol...... thanks for the responses though

rapid_donkey

Theres a few here: http://www.evanscycles.com/categories/a ... kickstands

nicklouse

CUBEical wrote:

what would you suggest I get then if all after market ones are crap ? any ideas......
I know you all hating on them but i not got allot of money and i was in the right place at the right time to get what i got, for as cheap as i got. So I would like to take care of it and also re done the paintwork and decals which was not cheap. so it would kill me if i propped it up and t fell over and slid down the post I locked it too. Any one want to give me any serious advice on one to get ? and i do not mean serious advice not to get one lol...... thanks for the responses though

i would not as they will all damage a bike that has not been designed for one. they all clamp around or squash the tubes. there is one that does not clamp hard as it uses the seat and chain stay but is crap and falls down to often.

you want a city bike that is designed for what you want to use it for and it will have a suitable stand.

and yes i have fitted most stands that are available to most bikes.

in fact Scott bikes did also have a dedicated mount on some of their frames shame that stand was not that good.

cooldad

And it's a mountain bike. It will get scratched etc. Might as well accept it now and save on anxiety.

CUBEical

cooldad wrote:

And it's a mountain bike. It will get scratched etc. Might as well accept it now and save on anxiety.

Thanks man , off all the comments you give me and the digs and piss takes the pointing out my flaws this has got to be the best bit of advice you have ever gave me, and to be honest your right .....