What were them little wedges called--came on a string and you put that around your handlber or brake lever then used the wedge at the top of the lever to keep the brake closed when parking the bike? I think I have one in a box of bikey junk somewhere...
Steve -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Philip Williamson Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 2:53 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Kickstands Could you use a brake lever with a quick release that way? Set it up with the release popped open, then to park you'd squeeze it tight and close the release. You'd need long fingers, I guess... You could do something similar with a QR cable stop, maybe. Philip McMinnville, Oregon On Apr 7, 10:52 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's been done in principle with BMX brakelevers. DiaCompe made one > with a little pushbutton. It was hard to do with one hand, but you'd > apply the brake, push the button and it would lock it on. Friction > held it in place so the next time you pull the lever, the button pops > out and away you go. > > On Apr 7, 10:44 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On a related note: someone ought to develop a brake lever with a built in > > ratchet to act as a parking brake. > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:56 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > I have the Pletscher double on my Rock n' Road. It works fine with > > > small to medium size loads. It is very handy for road side > > > adjustments. > > > > Fully loaded I have a klick stick stand. Some guy makes them out of > > > his garage. They are real light aluminum designed similar to tent > > > poles with a open end that fits where the seat tube and top tube come > > > together. The stick comes with bands that hold the breaks against the > > > wheel. It has worked great for me with up to a 65 pound load. > > > > On Apr 6, 9:43 pm, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I like the look of a center mount more but practically my greenfield > > > > is "just ok" when I have the Panniers on am loading less than 10 lbs, > > > > more than that and it needs some major assistance. I guess for the $8 > > > > it cost I should really only expect it to keep an unloaded bike > > > > balanced. > > > > > I just picked up an old Raleigh 3 speed Sport that has an after market > > > > rear triangle stand and I can tell already that it is more stable than > > > > the center mounted greenfield. > > > > > On Apr 6, 5:30 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > The Hebie looks even stouter than the VO but from a very quick and > > > cursory > > > > > Google search it's not available in the US and, overseas, it's priced > > > like > > > > > the Pletscher. Is that right? But it looks wider and more stable than > > > the > > > > > Pletscher, which I found inadequate -- certainly not as good for > > > eccentric > > > > > rear loads as a cheap Greenfield rear-triangle-mount stand, and > > > certainly > > > > > *certainly* not as good as the VO. I opine that, for the price > > > > > (~&US27) > > > the > > > > > VO is value king, but we'll see how long it holds up. It is a bit > > > lighter > > > > > than the Hebie at 1 1/2 lb of good ol' Amurkin aluminum. (Actually, > > > that's > > > > > good ol' Amerkin *Chinese* aluminum.) > > > > > > The Greenfield is great in stores. I wheel the bike through the store > > > as my > > > > > shopping cart with the stand down despite the eternally circling fixed > > > > > drivetrain crankset; I can simply let go as I browse the aisles of > > > plenty, > > > > > AND it supports even a way-offside left side load if you turn the > > > > > wheel > > > all > > > > > the way to the right. Cheap, black and effective: what else do you > > > need? I'd > > > > > put one on the Sam Hill in place of the VO but the SH has that bb > > > > > plate > > > > > which just demands to be used. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Dave Lloyd <d...@davelloyd.com> wrote: > > > > > > I've used the Pletscher on a bike (now sold) and the Hebie bipod on > > > my > > > > > > wife's bike. The Hebie is truly panzeresque in both its build > > > quality and > > > > > > weight, but an extra kilo won't hurt too bad on a utility bike. I > > > did have > > > > > > to shim a bit with a piece of aluminum bar stock so the inside of > > > > > > the > > > bipod > > > > > > wouldn't rub on the 700x37 tire on her bike, but it works great to > > > keep the > > > > > > bike stable when the Burley's attached. > > > > > > > --dlloyd > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 16:43, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> Note: large, heavy, clunky and, since the legs don't retract as > > > fully as > > > > > >> the Pletscher's, your chain may rub on them, though you can adjust > > > the > > > > > >> degree to which the legs do retract (or their retracted angle, if > > > you > > > > > >> prefer) which is what I did to solve the rubbing problem -- there > > > > > >> is > > > a set > > > > > >> screw that allows you to reduce the degree of retraction. But, > > > still, if a > > > > > >> stand's job is to support a bike, IME, the VO works considerably > > > better than > > > > > >> the Pletscher. > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > > > e...@googlegroups.com><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Patrick Moore > > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > > > (505) 227-0523 > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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