02/01/12 #235 0m |
What I love about a two-legged or bipod kickstand is that you can take a wheel off to repair a flat without laying the bike down. The bike is supported by the other wheel and the two contact points of the kickstand. That's huge, and you can't do that with a one-legged kickstand (although some people do love their Click-stands, they confer no benefit in changing a flat).
![Clip bicycle by Giant with bipod kickstand in seat tube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkRt-r7xrruuG3nsciDZCXEeIG1f8TonxjA6Mi-ZQqfKjXh_wXkoqhll-uNRwnxsgGoDuO_R_omC5hMyzYpJVqVEzau5Hja3OiYaorrT7MH-OnA2OBkcRww63wW1Q2w91a1fQm6t6mU0p/s1600/giant-clip-bipod-kickstand-seat-tube.jpg)
Recently I've seen a few new "townie" bikes with bipod kickstands, and I'm particularly enamored of the seat-tube kickstand on the Giant Clip (photo at right). I think it's a really elegant approach, uses an unused space and keeps the bike looking clean.
Pletscher ESGE kickstands have a mixed history with Surly LHT's; sometimes people crush the chainstays, which Surly addresses on their blog. Surly is pretty adamant about not putting a kickstand plate onto their LHT frame, and in the absence of that plate the kickstand requires almost too much torque to stay in place.
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Intallation was pretty straightforward. I'm pleased with the results so far and very happy to have a kickstand again.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNSv-IYe0_z4d8Mn4i11MrLqI42jPF7UN2yW_cDwU7K35W2YbV67HJ5wh60OA11WIlNc7YttEdLqaBAGakFq0gL9oaiLFO9e8U2gp0loDZcUsRKNWC6Dmv3jqr8slKnfarD0cQNd4xXhc/s1600/Pletscher-ESGE-bipod-kickstand-Surly-LHT.jpg)
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