Stand for my Trek 7500

Having just been on a 3 day ride I realised that I would really like to get
a stand for my Trek.Each time we pulled up 2 out of the 4 of us had stands
and were able to just get off the bike and put it on the stand. Hubby and I
had to hunt for trees, then fight over who got there first lol. Trouble is
the LBS( 100kms away ) who sold me the bike says you cant put a stand on
it??????
Went into LBS in town here and bought same stand that my friend got on her
Gary Fisher, it is an adjustable which is supposed to fit on most bikes but
alas it doesnt fit my Trek - the frame coming away from the back wheel seems
very wide and that seems to be the problem. They did have some stands there
that you mount thru your back axle but I didnt like the look of that at all.
Bleve??? hopeyou can help as you have just been to Trek Uni.
Thanks for any help
Kathy

On Jan 31, 10:58 am, "just us" wrote:
Having just been on a 3 day ride I realised that I would really like to get
a stand for my Trek.

Reading this thread might help:
http://www.easyracers.com/vbb/showth...?threadid=2677

Basically, it advocates the use of "double" kickstands (they look like
an upside down V) which generally try to mount over the chainstays
where they meet the bottom bracket. They're very useful for loaded
touring. Given that they support the bicycle on two sides, they end
up lifting a wheel in the air. I use one on my cargo bicycle and it
makes loading much easier.
(like:
http://www.choppersus.com/store/prod...lloy-Double---
BK/ or http://www.choppersus.com/store/product/63/Kickstand---
Stingray-Double%3BSL/
)

The other good option is a single kickstand which has two legs,
improving stability.
(like:
http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/esge2leg.html
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/sub/1...ds.aspx?s=1635
)

The three mount points a rear axle, rear chainstay near axle, or
across both chain stays near bottom bracket. Good luck. Here are
some examples of kickstands which are available:

http://www.choppersus.com/store/cate...ds-Pegs-Other/

http://www.txedbike.com/cd/ACC/KICK%20STAND.htm
Check out: KS-CD-3 for a centre mount double kick stand I've used on a
cargo bike and find excellent, might be a bit heavy for touring
though.
Also: KS-01 appears to be a rear axle mount double kick stand

good luck! I'm thinking about what kickstand to mount on my tourer
now (a Surly LHT), and am thinking of something like the EGSE
solution.

thanks,
Sam.

"just us" wrote in message
...
Having just been on a 3 day ride I realised that I would really like to
get a stand for my Trek.Each time we pulled up 2 out of the 4 of us had
stands and were able to just get off the bike and put it on the stand.
Hubby and I had to hunt for trees, then fight over who got there first
lol. Trouble is the LBS( 100kms away ) who sold me the bike says you cant
put a stand on it??????
Went into LBS in town here and bought same stand that my friend got on her
Gary Fisher, it is an adjustable which is supposed to fit on most bikes
but alas it doesnt fit my Trek - the frame coming away from the back wheel
seems very wide and that seems to be the problem. They did have some
stands there that you mount thru your back axle but I didnt like the look
of that at all.
Bleve??? hopeyou can help as you have just been to Trek Uni.
Thanks for any help
Kathy


Aldi has a stand on sale tomorrow.

http://www.aldi.com.au/product_03/product_55.html

You can aslo get stands that will go onto the rear wheel axle, a lot of bike
shops use them, they are simply a bit of folded steel in a L shape that has
a U shape cut out on the top to fit onto the rear axle and the bottom of the
L goes under the rear wheel.

Stands that are attached to the bike are plain dangerous and if a bike is
fitted with one it should be removed for safety reasons.

"just us" wrote in message

Aldi has a stand on sale tomorrow.

http://www.aldi.com.au/product_03/product_55.html


Looks like it could be a very useful workstand at a reasonable price.

Stands that are attached to the bike are plain dangerous and if a bike is
fitted with one it should be removed for safety reasons.

I'd really like to hear the reason why you believe this. Could you
inform me? Is this a universal opinion of all kickstands, or an
opinion restricted to unsprung dodgy k-mart grade single leg
kickstands. Given that the original poster was indicating an interest
in kickstands, it would be great to know why you believe they are
dangerous.

thanks,
Sam.

Bad joke alert!!!!!

OK I'm standing. Now what?

Bugbear wrote:

Bad joke alert!!!!!

OK I'm standing. Now what?

You should've put the warning in the subject line (and
possibly in all capitals with more exclamation marks).

Tam

wrote in message
ups.com...
"just us" wrote in message

Aldi has a stand on sale tomorrow.

http://www.aldi.com.au/product_03/product_55.html


Looks like it could be a very useful workstand at a reasonable price.

Stands that are attached to the bike are plain dangerous and if a bike is
fitted with one it should be removed for safety reasons.

I'd really like to hear the reason why you believe this. Could you
inform me? Is this a universal opinion of all kickstands, or an
opinion restricted to unsprung dodgy k-mart grade single leg
kickstands. Given that the original poster was indicating an interest
in kickstands, it would be great to know why you believe they are
dangerous.

thanks,
Sam.



Well I have basically the same belief about bike stands as bells and horns,
they are all useless and dangerous :P

The stands are mostly pretty crap for standing up a bike, even worse if you
have a soft surface and heavy loads on the bike ( from loaded panniers ), if
the bike was not designed for a stand you risk damage to the frame, with old
steel touring types you can get away with it but on modern alloy or carbon
frames it might be a bit dodgy.

http://www.bikesportz.com.au/product.../bike_acc.html

See what I mean about those designs.

http://www.bikecare.co.uk/acc/kickstands.html

This one has a bit larger foot but I would still be concerned about frame
damage.


http://cgi.ebay.com/KICK-STAND-BIKE-...em250076502807

These types are not very stable for a touring bike loaded with panniers.


And bells and horns are dangerous as you generally have to take your hands
off the brakes and move them to ring / blast the horn, thus reducing your
stability and your ability to stop and control the bike.

A bell is only really any good to use as a missile as a ringing a bell will
not heard by a driver in a car, and a pedestrian will not have a clue what
direction a bell tells them your going to pass them on or what direction you
want them to move to.

I nearly got hit by a car coming at me through give way intersection ( I was
on the main road she was trying to beat another car through it ) the other
day on the way to the bike races, I yelled out loudly "Yo" at the top of my
voice and hit the brakes to avoid the car she also hit the brakes and just
missed me.
I think she saw me and thought she could beat me but did not take my speed
into consideration as I was traveling at around 48 km/h on the flat.

If I had a horn or bell I would probably have been under that car, as I
would have not had my hands on my brake levers and would have been fumbling
for a bell or horn button.

On Jan 31, 10:58 am, "just us" wrote:
Having just been on a 3 day ride I realised that I would really like to get
a stand for my Trek.Each time we pulled up 2 out of the 4 of us had stands
and were able to just get off the bike and put it on the stand. Hubby and I
had to hunt for trees, then fight over who got there first lol. Trouble is
the LBS( 100kms away ) who sold me the bike says you cant put a stand on
it??????

I'll have a look next time I'm in the shop at what will work well on a
7x00. I'm pretty sure I've fitted stands to them, but am not 100%
sure.

BTW, re stands being dangerous? I don't think I'd want one on a
racebike, but for a tootler or a tourer, I can't see any reason not to
have one. I just lie my bike on the ground, left side down, esp if
it's got panniers .... but dangerous? I've never heard of or seen
anything that I'd consider dangerous..

I'm not a fan of the back axle approach, a single stand under the BB
is my preferred option, but the double stands can be ok, but they can
need modification to the bike to fit, which is generally not
recommended unless you know a good TiG welder and don't mind voiding
your warranty.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:03:36 +1100, Boostland wrote:


And bells and horns are dangerous as you generally have to take your
hands off the brakes and move them to ring / blast the horn, thus
reducing your stability and your ability to stop and control the bike.

I've got a bell on my SS commuter, my SS funbike and my race bike. All of
them can be rung with my hand in the normal position, though it does
involve a twist of the thumb that might be awkward under heavy braking.

The bells are good for indicating to other bikes or pedestrians that I'm
there. For cars you need an Air-Zound, car horn, or vocal cords. I opt for
the latter.

--
Dave Hughes |
If you drink Real beer, you become horizontal... so, if you
drink Imaginary beer, you become vertical... -- Thorfinn

Thanks Bleve, would appreciate that. As for being dangerous, I cant work
that one out. All I know is that my bike was in "danger" of falling over
each time I lent it on a tree with 4 panniers on it and the 2 with good
stands had no problems.
Kathy