Dual Kick stand

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So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

We put one on our tandem and it too works great. In addition to holding
up a loaded bike, you'll find maintenance (oiling chain) easier.

And I did shorten the legs. Given the kickstand was $50, I didn't want
to accidently cut them too short so I was careful about figureing out
how much to cut off.

I stacked thin boards under both the front and rear wheels until one was
just an inch or so off the boards (the other was on the boards), and
then measured how high the stacks were and cut that much off each leg of
the kickstand. It worked great.

Rich

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Howdy all!

Quoted message said:

So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

Thanks!

1) Measure the wheel base from contact point to contact point (x)
2) Measure from the grounded wheel to the kick stand (y)
3) Measure how high the lifted wheel is in the air (h)
4) By similar triangles, you should cut h*(y/x) from the legs

hope that's right and it helps,
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So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

For a single kickstand, I found a patch of soft level ground, pushed the
kickstand into the ground until the bike was at the right angle, marked how
much kickstand was buried, and cut that much off. A similar technique
should work for a double kickstand.
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Rich said:

Quoted message said:

So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

We put one on our tandem and it too works great. In addition to holding
up a loaded bike, you'll find maintenance (oiling chain) easier.

And I did shorten the legs. Given the kickstand was $50, I didn't want
to accidently cut them too short so I was careful about figureing out
how much to cut off.

I stacked thin boards under both the front and rear wheels until one was
just an inch or so off the boards (the other was on the boards), and
then measured how high the stacks were and cut that much off each leg of
the kickstand. It worked great.

So basically, you decided to leave an inch or so of space beneath the
wheel. Ok, thanks!

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Paul Hobson said:

Quoted message said:

Howdy all!

Quoted message said:

So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

Thanks!

1) Measure the wheel base from contact point to contact point (x)
2) Measure from the grounded wheel to the kick stand (y)
3) Measure how high the lifted wheel is in the air (h)
4) By similar triangles, you should cut h*(y/x) from the legs

Ah, ok, thanks. However, the answer I'm looking for how do you
determine how much space to leave beneath the wheels when
you shorten the kick stand. I guess I didn't state it very well.

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So, my question: anybody using a dual kick stand, and did you
shorten the legs? If so, how did you determine how much to
cut off?

Yes and yes.

I calculated the shortening by measuring how far the back wheel was
off the ground, halving it and cutting that much off. That allows it
to sink a bit on gravel or soft ground. Worked for the tandem and for
my wife's bike, both fitted with Pletscher double-leg stands.

Guy
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