Double Kickstand for Heavy Bikes

by JB

Product Features

• Strong
• Two legs

Product Description

This is the best kickstand we have found for heavy bikes. It holds my 130 lb insane-a-cycle, and we're pretty sure it will hold yours. The legs both fold up on the left. When you kick the stand down, one leg moves out to the right, making a really good double-leg center stand. You might need a longer or shorter bolt depending on your bike. Bolts can be obtained from just about any hardware store. The kickstand legs are extra-long, and they can (like most kickstands) be cut length to suit you preference.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000AO9UGQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,620 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good plus to your bike, October 1, 2008

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Shagui - See all my reviews

This review is from: Double Kickstand for Heavy Bikes (Misc.)

This kickstand is very strong, the design is wonderfull, not cheap
When you receive it you will notice the very good quality of this.

This provides an excellent way to stand your loaded bike.
Be carefull, it have some measures to cot it in order to have exactly the lenght size you need for your bike, but if you cut more than what you have to you will spoil it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong and stable but set up takes time and patience, October 9, 2008

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StevO "StevO" (Venice of America) - See all my reviews

I installed this center stand on my Surly Cross Check prior to a 8 day trek from San Francisco to LA. It had a snug fit on this bike, just behind the bottom bracket and I had to drill and tap a hole in it's rear side to mount my rear fender to. There is plenty of aluminum in it's mount section so this was no problem to do and worked fine. I also adhered some pieces of cloth bar tape to the chainstays to prevent scratches. The bolt that clamps the two halves of the base to the chainstays has both a combo 15mm & Allen head so both kinds of tools can be used--this way, if you need to do any adjustments or remove it, you can with just an Allen tool. A nice feature.
Initially, the stand was way too tall when extended, so I began cutting it, incrementally with a hack saw. This took time and the measure marks on the two legs didn't necessarily match a centering of the bike. I ended up setting it to have the rear or front wheel set off the ground by about 4"-5". With loaded panniers and close to a 90 lbs total, even on hard dirt, the bike remained upright. Be careful not to cut them too short!!!
When I first mounted it and used it a couple days prior to the trip, it came loose while I was working on the bike. I had not tightened it enough out of fear of compressing the chainstays. So, I realigned it and tightened it more and haven't had a problem since, the chainstays are pretty beefy.
It came in handy time and time again on the trip when we made stops. The bike never fell over and I am amazed how sturdy it is considering the mechanical move it makes when extended, not to mention how scrawny it is.
I had hoped it would allow me to use it as a repair stand when adjusting the derailleurs or oiling the chain, but it did not clear the pedals when extended, so you could never spin the cranks more than about 300 deg.
Also, the rear derailleur cable was slightly displaced by the mount and some compensation adjustment was required. It did not however impair the shifting of gears.
It is a bit heavy at 1 lb 5 oz.
Overall, a very sturdy, well made, useful addition to your touring bike.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kickstand for heavy bicycles., July 8, 2008

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Douglas Baty (Sacramento California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Kickstand for Heavy Bikes (Misc.)

This is a rather odd kickstand. It tucks up both legs on the left side of your bike. It worked well to steady my motorized bike and is reasonably strong but still lightweight. However, it is a bit fussy to operate and takes extra effort to employ. I have replaced it with an easy-to-use low hanging double stand, but am thinking of going back to the Esge/SKS stand because it parks completely out of the way.

All-in-all it is well designed and built but a bit quirky. BTW, it mounts in the usual place in the middle of your bike.