Author Topic: Promised new "Flipstand...works like Flickstand only better."  (Read 1865 times)

Andre Jute

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Promised new "Flipstand...works like Flickstand only better."
« on: August 12, 2020, 12:05:54 am »
Found on another conference, without zero further hard information:
"We are introducing a product called Flipstand. It works like Flickstand only better. I will be launching it on Kickstarter this month.  It is lighter, fits most bikes, attaches without tools, and will be available soon."

Danneaux

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Re: Promised new "Flipstand...works like Flickstand only better."
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2020, 01:32:06 am »
Hmm. It sounds like this product, Andre...

https://hiplok.com/product/hiplok-flip-stand/
video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XFr5Fw9tMo

Here is another sort of stand, fitting into the pedal-crank interface. This Cool-Stand is a very old idea; Chater-Lea had a variation waaay back in the day, as did BSA...
https://youtu.be/hBlzgZSbrLE

Here's a variation you carry with you...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kes4OJpOvw4

With either of these last two, you'd need to block the wheels or use some means to apply the brakes so the bike didn't roll away (same requirement as the Click-Stand). Neither is appropriate for a loaded tourer but might prove handy for a lighter weight day-rider.

Best,

Dan.
« Last Edit: August 12, 2020, 03:12:03 am by Danneaux »

Andre Jute

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Re: Promised new "Flipstand...works like Flickstand only better."
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2020, 05:02:15 am »
Thanks for the links, Dan. Entertaining in these days when amusement is hard to come by but, as you say, not much chop for Rohloffed-up touring bikers.

You're not supposed to turn a Rohloff gearbox upside down.

The apparently well-engineered item that fits behind the crank would upset my carefully achieved tread separation, and I would not be surprised if others on the forum, especially those with roadie backgrounds, are also sensitive to the same parameter. As for the piece of bent wire that braces itself on the crank, I don't fancy getting the anodising or paint scraped off expensive cranks, and some of my cranks are steel, so rust is a consideration. But what condemns both of these centre-stands for me is that you have to bend down to rearrange them either for propping up the bike or before you can ride off; I'll stick with the Pletcher-ESGE types which require only a swept boot to operate.