Flickstand

Kurd said:

What happened to these? If I were to find one, would it
work with my aluminum tubed commuter?

The flickstand was designed to fit the standard road bike
down tube of that era (1-1/8" diameter). It wouldn't fit
a fat tube.

Art Harris

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What happened to these? If I were to find one, would it
work with my aluminum tubed commuter?

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The flickstand was designed to fit the standard road bike
down tube of that era (1-1/8" diameter). It wouldn't fit a
fat tube.

Actually, they were available toward the end in different
models to fit different sized down tubes. Anyway, they're
extinct now.

Sheldon "Uses A Toe Strap On The Front Brake Lever" Brown
Newton, Massachusetts

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Sheldon Brown said:

Someone asked:

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What happened to these? If I were to find one, would it
work with my aluminum tubed commuter?

Someone answered:

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The flickstand was designed to fit the standard road bike
down tube of that era (1-1/8" diameter). It wouldn't fit
a fat tube.

Actually, they were available toward the end in different
models to fit different sized down tubes. Anyway, they're
extinct now.

Sheldon "Uses A Toe Strap On The Front Brake Lever" Brown
Newton, Massachusetts

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Excuse my ignorance, but what's a flickstand?

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

ZeeExSixAre said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a flickstand?

It was a gizmo that clamped on your down tube and had a wire-
type thingy that pivoted. When you leaned your bike against
a wall or tree, you pushed the thingy down until it engaged
your tire. Then your front wheel couldn't turn or rotate,
and your bike was less likely to fall over.

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Art Harris

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ZeeExSixAre said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a flickstand?

It was a gizmo that clamped on your down tube and had a

wire-type thingy

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that pivoted. When you leaned your bike against a wall
or tree,

you pushed

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the thingy down until it engaged your tire. Then
your front

wheel couldn't

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turn or rotate, and your bike was less likely to
fall over.

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Rhode Gear was the Wham-O of bicycle accessories. I kind
of miss all their gizmos, although I never bought any. --
Jay Beattie.

Jay Beattie said:

Rhode Gear was the Wham-O of bicycle accessories. I kind
of miss all their gizmos, although I never bought any. --
Jay Beattie.

They're still around. They sell mirrors and car-racks.
--
Rick Onanian

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Jay Beattie said:

Rhode Gear was the Wham-O of bicycle accessories. I
kind of

miss

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all their gizmos, although I never bought any. -- Jay
Beattie.

They're still around. They sell mirrors and car-racks.

Yah, but the Ron Popeils of Rhode Island that started the
company are long gone: the rack brand is owned by Bell
Sports; the racks are made by Yakima, and if the mirrors are
current production (and not NOS), then that means another
company got off with that portion of their brand and
business. No more clamp on racks, flick-stands, tool-pods,
foam helmets, buzzer-horns, etc. -- Jay Beattie.

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They're still around. They sell mirrors and car-racks.

www.rhodegear.com . Looks like they're owned by Yakima now.

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Kurd said:

What happened to these? If I were to find one, would it
work with my aluminum tubed commuter?

Arthur Harris said:

The flickstand was designed to fit the standard road bike
down tube of that era (1-1/8" diameter). It wouldn't fit a
fat tube.

They were made in an oversize format for fat downtubes
at one time

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Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1
April, 1971

I have one that fit on my old C' Dale. They made them in all
sizes. Great idea for a touring bike or a Rec. bike. If you
put one on your crit bike, you will get a few laughs when
you come to the line.

ZeeExSixAre said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a flickstand?

That's when a guy in front of you balances motionless on his
bike and shoots a booger at you.

Bill "slow night" S.

I remember buying some "tiresavers" that worked real well.
When I rode in Arizona little thorns would get on your
tires, and you would end up with numerous flats. Tire savers
brushed these off before the tire went down on its next
revolution. With tiresavers you could make your own. Somehow
I think you could also fashion your own flickstand.

Tom

mary said:

I remember buying some "tiresavers" that worked real well.
When I rode in Arizona little thorns would get on your
tires, and you would end up with numerous flats. Tire
savers brushed these off before the tire went down on its
next revolution. With tiresavers you could make your own.
Somehow I think you could also fashion your own
flickstand.

I think it was Jay who noted the similarity between the
hokey Rhode Gear gear and Ron Popeil's creations. Sure you
_could_ just make your own "Pocket Fisherman", or stick any
small object between your brake lever and its body, but that
wouldn't satisfy the gadget geeks' need for gadgets.

Personally, I don't think tire savers do anything. But they
don't do anything bad, either. It's just someone else's
harmless indulgence. Tire Saver riders enjoy explaining how
they mounted them on the new bike as much as anything.
Remember the guys who replaced every possible fastener with
a purple anodized one? Like that.
--
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1
April, 1971

Those purple anodized parts all look pink now.

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mary said:

I remember buying some "tiresavers" that worked real
well. When I rode

in

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Arizona little thorns would get on your tires, and you
would end up with numerous flats. Tire savers brushed
these off before the tire went down

on

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its next revolution. With tiresavers you could make your
own. Somehow I think you could also fashion your own
flickstand.

I think it was Jay who noted the similarity between the
hokey Rhode Gear gear and Ron Popeil's creations. Sure you
_could_ just make your own "Pocket Fisherman", or stick
any small object between your brake lever and its body,
but that wouldn't satisfy the gadget geeks' need for
gadgets.

Personally, I don't think tire savers do anything. But
they don't do anything bad, either. It's just someone
else's harmless indulgence. Tire Saver riders enjoy
explaining how they mounted them on the new bike as much
as anything. Remember the guys who replaced every possible
fastener with a purple anodized one? Like that.
--
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1
April, 1971

Use a toe strap. Wrap it around the DT and through the rim
between the spokes. It'll hold a lot better and there won't
be any worries about it coming lose and dragging on the tire
while riding, because then it'll be in your pack.

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"May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear
for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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