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Kickstand on a Nomad or a Raven anyone?
mickeg:
I mentioned above that I often use hair elastic bands, these are the ones I use. But this store only exists in USA. In the store, a ten pack is one US dollar. The fat ones like in the photo work best.
https://www.dollartree.com/basic-solutions-jumbo-clasp-free-elastics/25318
I am sure you can find similar products elsewhere.
I wrap it around the handlebar twice, it is too big to stay stored on the bar if I do not double it. Depending on how tight my cables are, sometimes I have to double it over the brake lever but if the lever is farther from the bar then only once over the brake lever. But it does not make the brake REALLY tight, so if the ground has quite a slope, I put the bike somewhere else. It is best for ground that has very little slope.
I suspect that most of the time when I use it on a tour is when I stop to take a photo, I am still standing over the bike, kickstand up, but the front wheel wants to roll to the side so I try to lock the front wheel so I can take the photo without keeping one hand on the bike.
It is not a good photo, a black elastic band over the brake lever with a black handlebar bag in the background, but you get the idea. This is on my folding bike, I use a bit of tent pole to prop up my bike like a clickstand. The band is wrapped twice around the handlebar but only once around the brake lever, I store it on the handlebar when not in use.
Disregard that part of the brake lever is black, I have wrapped the brake levers on a couple of my bikes with the old fashioned cloth handlebar tape that was commonly used several decades ago to give better grip when wet and to make it feel better when it is really cold outside.
energyman:
I use a bit of Velcro, works wonders.
(Other Hook & loop type things are available !)
energyman:
--- Quote from: energyman on May 13, 2019, 09:41:41 PM ---I use a bit of Velcro, works wonders.
(Other Hook & loop type things are available !)
--- End quote ---
Oh I forgot - Click Stands rule OK !!
John Saxby:
+1 for the Bike Brakes which Dan mentioned. In my experience, they're the best purpose-built brake-lever locks which live on the handlebar. (I found the ones which came with my click-stand didn't work so well.)
Two problems with the Bike Brakes:
> they are susceptible to UV rays. I've found that they degrade over a couple a couple of seasons. So, if you buy them, buy several at a time.
> they do only one thing, even though they do it very well indeed. You can't use them for anything else. (In that sense, they're a bit like Sidi cycling shoes, shod with Look/keo cleats.)
As a backup/alternative, I use these 4" QR rubber ties, which I've praised elsewhere on this forum:
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=65393&cat=2,43319,33283 Wrap the tie twice around the bar and the lever, hook with the crescent-shaped "anchor", and voilą! These things have multiple uses, cost but 25¢ each, and last indefinitely, so far as I can see.
Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/bike-brake/
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brakes/jtek-brakebands-per-pair/
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