[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread Dave Craig
J: The bolts are easy to come by at a True Value or Ace Hardware. I prefer the button head hex bolts they look a lot nicer than a standard bolt. Here's a copy of a post I did awhile back about bolting to the mounting plate - It has the dimensions of the bolt you need: "The bolt you are looking fo

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread Perry Rubey
The back-side of the kick stand has measurements in millimeters on it. That's the distance from the center of the BB to the ground. With the bike standing straight, measure down. Then cut where the numbers correspond to the measurement. Take off about a 1 cm more if you are putting the black rubber

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread doug peterson
I cut mine twice & it's still too short! dougP On Aug 16, 1:19 pm, William wrote: > My rule of thumb is to tell Mark what bike I am putting it on, and he > usually knows what to cut it down to. > > If you've already crossed that bridge, then Riv says 1cm at a time and > iterate.  I'd recommend f

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread jandrews_nyc
Oddly, I just got a twin-legged kickstand in the mail for my Hillborne, which has a kickstand plate, and so...I don't need the included aluminum spacer. But, Than Hex bolt is too long. I'm sure some of you have had this problem...How available are Hex bolts that width that are shorter. Anyone kn

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread Brad Gantt
D'oh! Should have searched first. Thanks for the tips everybody! -- 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-owner

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread Dave Craig
Brad Do a search for "kickstand on this group". There are lots of helpful hints on cutting and mounting. Dave On Aug 16, 1:10 pm, Brad Gantt wrote: > Hi All, > > So, I am ready to mount my KS having secured the necessary (shorter) > bolt thanks to Mark @Riv. Now my question is whether there i

[RBW] Re: Kickstand Trimming

2010-08-16 Thread William
My rule of thumb is to tell Mark what bike I am putting it on, and he usually knows what to cut it down to. If you've already crossed that bridge, then Riv says 1cm at a time and iterate. I'd recommend following that advice. On Aug 16, 1:10 pm, Brad Gantt wrote: > Hi All, > > So, I am ready to