Side Stand needed.

[johnsmiffy]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am new to the site so please be gentle lol. This may be a strange post but I have recently purchased a Carerra E Vengeance and am quite happy with it. The issue I am having is that I am trying to find a side stand to fit as I don't want to keep leaning it up the wall.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[cyclebuddy]

Welcome John.

Pretty sure one of Halfords own kickstands is likely to work - they have a few to choose from here. Check to see if there's a kickstand mounting plate on the frame which narrows down what will work best.

 

[sjpt]

from here.

If there is no kick stand mount I've found kick stands attached near the rear of the left chain stay work best, especially with loaded panniers. Even better if it has an extension to the seat stay; otherwise it needs very tight attachment to the chain stay to stop it rotating.

I haven't tried those particular ones but it looks as if the XLC R05 and R06 from the page cyclebuddy mentioned are of that style.

 

[Andy-Mat]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am new to the site so please be gentle lol. This may be a strange post but I have recently purchased a Carerra E Vengeance and am quite happy with it. The issue I am having is that I am trying to find a side stand to fit as I don't want to keep leaning it up the wall.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I don't like them, if you have picked up say shopping, the bike will not stand properly.
I like a proper stand that leaves the rear wheel above the pavement. I have no idea what they are called in English, sorry.
Regards
Andy

 

[guerney]

I don't like them, if you have picked up say shopping, the bike will not stand properly.
I like a proper stand that leaves the rear wheel above the pavement. I have no idea what they are called in English, sorry.
Regards
Andy

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Nealh]

Typically mtb's don't have room for a bipod, a hybrid might. It all depends on the gap between bottom of seat post and the rear wheel.

 

[StuartsProjects]

I tried one of the 2 leg stands that fits by the bottom bracket.

It got slightly in the way when cycling but the real problem was that unless the ground was completly level it was unstable, easy peasy to knock over.

The side kick stand I fitted, which looks like the XLC R05 mentioned above, was a lot better. If the pavement etc was not level (common round here) then just position the bike so that it leans up the slope......

 

[Nealh]

There are bipod stands and then there are usable decent bipod stands, the later have a wider stance and not easy peasy to knock over. I had a rear side stand on a bike with panniers, I gave up with that as it was no good for the shopping weight.

 

[jimriley]

Pardon our interruption...

Just fitted one of these on my hybrid frame yesterday, all steel construction, just needed a bit of fettling to fit. the legs are plenty long enough, hoicking the wheel 10mm off the floor, so much so that I am considering splaying the legs a little for greater stability. I did have an alu bodied one that worked loose, just replaced. ASs others have said it's certainly easier to load up/ park up etc with a full load of shopping.

 

[Nealh]

This is the ideal stand, it has an extra wide stance and is 100kg rated. It is of a similar wide one fitted to my Cargo Ute.

Sports | Decathlon

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[guerney]

This is the ideal stand, it has an extra wide stance and is 100kg rated. It is of a similar wide one fitted to my Cargo Ute.

Sports | Decathlon

Welcome to Decathlon, we stock a wide range of Sports. Enjoy low prices every day. Get what you need now !

www.decathlon.co.uk

I must say, I do like the look of that! Does it come with the top bracket, for the bolt? I suppose if the legs interfere with the chain when flipped up, or is otherwise unsuitable for my Dahon folder, I could get an Amazon refund.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jumbo-Ursus-Double-Bicycle-Kickstand/dp/B00D1T90XK

 

[guerney]

This is the ideal stand, it has an extra wide stance and is 100kg rated. It is of a similar wide one fitted to my Cargo Ute.

Sports | Decathlon

Welcome to Decathlon, we stock a wide range of Sports. Enjoy low prices every day. Get what you need now !

www.decathlon.co.uk

It's:

40 cm wide when legs are expanded
20 cm wide when legs are folded

...I'll do some measuring. There's no top bracket visible in the packaging, but I'd be able to cut and drill something to fit I'm sure...

 

[Nealh]

It doesn't show it in the pic but it will 100% arrive with a top central plate for the bolt, some bikes have the plate welded in situ.

 

[Nealh]

One didn't read properly Guerney, scroll down a tad and it says this.

Where does it fix to your bike?
The Jumbo double central stand attaches near the chainset. A central plate is provided in case your bike is not equipped with screw holes. Comes with a reinforced aluminium plate + washer + 2 screws of different lengths to guarantee compatibility with different bikes.

 

[guerney]

One didn't read properly Guerney, scroll down a tad and it says this.

Where does it fix to your bike?
The Jumbo double central stand attaches near the chainset. A central plate is provided in case your bike is not equipped with screw holes. Comes with a reinforced aluminium plate + washer + 2 screws of different lengths to guarantee compatibility with different bikes.

Cheers, I missed that! Did you order from the USA? This is one of those rare occasions where Amazon is cheaper than ebay. Looks just the job - my one sided integral welded kickstand is forever sinking into soft soil, tipping the bike over...

 

[Nealh]

The Ute already has one fitted as std.
The decathlon buy is cheapest.
Nothing is ever cheaper from the states even once tax/duty is added.

 

[guerney]

The Ute already has one fitted as std.
The decathlon buy is cheapest.
Nothing is ever cheaper from the states even once tax/duty is added.

That Ute of yours was a great buy! Looks a very sensible addition for a cargo bike especially. The integral one legged stand on my bike works great... until (because of the heavy 19.2ah batter on the rear rack) I raise the handlebars, load the panniers, or park on grass. I'll do some measuring. The added bonus is that as Andy pointed it, it'd be handy when carrying out repairs (I couldn't find a 20" bike stand - I usually hoist the bike aloft using a strap [suspension trainer] connected to a ceiling hook).

I saw that the Decathlon site is was hosted in the US. Failed the the add to cart process with my PC for some reason, then failed the checkout process with the phone...will try again later with a different browser. They do deliver from within the UK fro £2.99 untracked, and £4.99 tracked.

 

[Bikes4two]

• I have for many years used aPletscher Multi Zoom Rear Kickstand on my touring and town bikes and have fitted them to a good number of my friend's bikes too. Current around £25 from Amazon.
• There's a video here showing it in action.
• Although my bike in the pic is lightly loaded, I've toured plenty of times with panniers front and back and the stand has held good although with front panniers you do have stop the front wheel swivelling to prevent toppling, otherwise they are a really useful attachment.

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[sjpt]

Two advantages of the rear single stands (like the XLC R05 and R06 I mentioned above, or the Pletscher in Bikes4two's post)
I find the double central ones more awkward to engage as you have to lift the back wheel a bit. Maybe I just never got the knack. Also slightly more in the way when folded.

The double central ones are usually quite a bit heavier; may not be significant on a heavily loaded e-bike.

As mentioned above you do need fairly flat ground not too soft for the rear single to work; I've never been in the situation where a few seconds extra care didn't resolve that.

Back to the first post, even with the stand I usually just lean the bike against a wall. I find the stand more stable than leaning the bike against a typical bike parking loop.

 

[guerney]

As mentioned above you do need fairly flat ground not too soft for the rear single to work; I've never been in the situation where a few seconds extra care didn't resolve that.

You know how it is... you turn up to dig a few graves - at first the bike is nice and stable on the grass but then it rains as you're digging and digging, the ground gets soggy and the bike topples over.

I find the double central ones more awkward to engage as you have to lift the back wheel a bit. Maybe I just never got the knack. Also slightly more in the way when folded.

I've got to measure for when folded - I don't need to fold my bike for all journeys, probably about 50% of the time. This mercifully short video demonstrates the technique:

The double central ones are usually quite a bit heavier; may not be significant on a heavily loaded e-bike.

The Ursus weighs about 1kg. This weight gain has to stop! I'll weigh my conversion later, now that I have a digital luggage scale, I can hang it to a ceiling hook. It won't be it's pre-conversion 10.7 or 14kg anymore...