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Kickstand on a Nomad or a Raven anyone?
il padrone:
Good lord! I know the idea of that is to take the load off the chainstay & seat stay but I would really be much more concerned about the risk of breaking your rack mounting bolt on a regular basis. Not an ideal solution in my mind.
It would be MUCH better if Thorn would build a two-bolt stand mount onto the Nomad frame (and others) just like so many top-quality European touring bike manufacturers do.
[edit] OK, now I see that it is a 5mm to 6mm conversion plate. Still, my final comment applies. Just do it, Thorn!
steve216c:
--- Quote from: Richemm on July 07, 2021, 06:29:27 pm ---... especially as I'm ordering from the EU now which is not plain sailing. Possibly something they could add to the blurb on the website (assuming its the right solution).
Thanks again. Much appreciated.
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If you are ordering from the EU, I've ordered from Starbike a few times.
Not Thorn specific stands, but they have a selection of kickstands that might work for some set ups and where you don't want to fuss with the import faff from those newly exited ex EU countries in Europe.
=52]https://www.starbike.com/en/search/?q=stand&cid[]=52
And I feel your pain on 'parking correctly' on the continent. My eldest son sees me as a social pariah when I don't use my kick stand. I curse every morning when I get my bike out if he was the last in the bike shed as he insists on standing his bike on its stand and then does mine too. With a narrow storage space and a door with 90 degree turn to reverse out of, the extra 40cm he took up standing them rather than leaning create a royal pain of a job to get mine out without first undoing all his OCD bike stand effords. That is when he outs himself as a German dominant dual national and less of a Brit dominant like his brother and sister :o
I do love my and use stand at other times. Just not in the bike shed.
John Saxby:
Ummmm... Keep it simple'n'light is my advice:
One of these, 5-segment preferred: http://www.click-stand.com/
And several of these: https://bikebrake.com/
Cheers, J.
steve216c:
--- Quote from: John Saxby on July 08, 2021, 02:38:30 pm ---Ummmm... Keep it simple'n'light is my advice:
One of these, 5-segment preferred: http://www.click-stand.com/
And several of these: https://bikebrake.com/
Cheers, J.
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What a clever reinvention and marketing of what looks much like a fishing rod support and rubber bands. But if it works... why not?
Personally, the 'always attached' kickstand suits me better, but I'm usually carrying nothing more than an Ortlieb with my lunch, mini tool kit and a change of clothes as predominantly using my bike as my means to commute or at a push a day trip. But if you were touring with a full complement of supplies weighing in on your bike, that solution might well be more effective.
John Saxby:
Thanks, Steve.
I use my Click-stand mostly when touring, but the Bike-Brakes stay on my bars & I use them all the time.
The Click-stand is also v handy when cleaning chains & cogsets on my derailleur bikes: allows me to cant the bike over to the right, so that none of the chain cleaner-and-crud spills onto the rear rim & tire.
The five-segment Clickstand folds up to fit nicely within an Arkel handlebar bag; my four-segment one I just fold in half & tuck into one side of my Revelate framebag.
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