I also like and recommend the Click-Stand. Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA
Sent from my Atari 400 > On Jan 7, 2022, at 7:22 PM, Jeffrey Arita <jeffreyar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My wife and I use Click-Stands. The stand is not attached to your bike. > Yes, another thing to carry on your bike. But it works very well for very > heavy cyclotouring/bikepacking bikes. It should work well for your Platy. > In reading everyone's comments, we had exactly the same issues trying to use > a fixed/attached sidestand. It turns out that using the Click-Stand combined > with a means to "set the front parking brake" does the trick (sort of a nice > anti-theft device, too). > > When working on bikes, I use a Park Tool PCS-9.x series. I always attach the > clamp to the exposed seatpost (yes, my wife's Betty Foy commuter with rear > rack and panniers was a heavy lift). I never attach it to any part of the > frame as the clamping forces can be pretty brutal. Some of our bikes have > very little seatpost showing, so I have to mark the seatpost, loosen the > seatpost binder bolt, extend the seatpost so that the clamp has enough to > grab. After working on the bike, readjust back to the original height. > > Good luck, > > Jeff > Claremont, CA > >> On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 1:19:59 PM UTC-8 hugohal...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi Everyone, I have been enjoying my 60cm Platypus since I received it in >> October. On rides, I have been loving the extra long top tube, however, it >> has made the bike unwieldy when it is in storage, on the repair stand or >> locked up. Anyone else having these issues? Anyone have any suggestions for >> 1. a good kickstand, and 2. a good position on the repair stand? Thanks! >> >> As far as kickstands are concerned, I did try the single leg kick stand that >> came with my Big Dummy long tail cargo bike, however, it did not work. The >> Big Dummy's extra length is in the extra long chain stay whereas the >> Platypus's extra length is in every part of the geometry being stretched >> out. I also purchased a Pletscher twin kickstand, however it appears that >> the kickstand plate on the Platypus is built only for a single kick stand. >> Has anyone had any luck getting the twin on the Platypus, or should I just >> shell out and get one of the recommended kickstands from Riv? If so, does >> someone recommend a specific model for the Platypus? >> >> Thanks! - HH > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a54df7b-a32b-43a1-a250-d7cfd139fb99n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E2CE5E30-EB96-4E8E-8662-EB20EEB71FF5%40gmail.com.
