Kickstand-yes

I have 4 bikes and all have kick stands except the roadie one with all the dents
in the top tube from falling over. Thank god it's steel.

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Not cool...but they are useful and help prevent paint nicks...

Admit it, who uses one?

Naysayers are welcome to comment LOL

There is a cartoon I once saw where two Titanium geeks are bragging
about their latest Ti compenentry. They one up each other until the
last pannel where one cyclist says "I have a Titanium kickstand." And
the other has no response.

I have a kickstand on my comuter bike which comes in handy when
opening and closing doors. Certainly not on my triathlon bike. I
haven't found it necessary to have one on my touring bike. Although
once or twice it could be useful.

When I was a kid and delivered newspapers it was a delicate balance
keeping the bike upright on the kickstand. I developed the skill to
get the perfect lean up against a tree or pole. Perhaps the oldest job
skill I've ever retained.

Andy

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A Ti kickstand would be really cool!

Just what the world needs, a $300 kickstand.

But Mark Hickey could do it for $150....

Ryan Cousineau said:

David Reuteler said:

i'm pretty sure ryan races with one, tho. it's welded to the frame of his
schwinn varsity and he can't remove it.

That's a damned lie and you know it! I race a Pinarello. And the
kickstand it once had was removed before I bought it from the second
owner.

I'm kind of disappointed actually. After reading David's response I
was halfway thinking about a trip to Vancouver with the angle grinder.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder.

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I left the rack and fenders on for a while,

I've just scrapped the rack off of my commuter bike. It's been replaced
by the SQR touring carradice bag. I quite like it. Lots of room, much
easier to get on and off than a trunk bag. Also, it's *much* easier to
ride no-hands now, which I wasn't expecting.

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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:12:59 -0000, Dane Jackson <[email hidden]>

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I'm kind of disappointed actually. After reading David's response I
was halfway thinking about a trip to Vancouver with the angle grinder.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder.

Anybody who would say "Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder." is somebody I
would like to meet some day.
--
Rick Onanian

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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:12:59 -0000, Dane Jackson <[email hidden]>

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I'm kind of disappointed actually. After reading David's response I
was halfway thinking about a trip to Vancouver with the angle grinder.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder.

Anybody who would say "Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder." is somebody I
would like to meet some day.

This is starting to smell like a Canadian Tire commercial :-)

cheers,
Tom
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Rick Onanian said:

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:12:59 -0000, Dane Jackson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'm kind of disappointed actually. After reading David's response I
was halfway thinking about a trip to Vancouver with the angle grinder.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder.

Anybody who would say "Mmmmmmmmmmmm, angle grinder." is somebody I
would like to meet some day.

I *like* the sound they make, and the smell. Most people think it's
a shrill teeth-gritting sound, like fingernails on a chalkboard. To
me it is almost musical; I of course (as is the mode these days), blame
my parents. 😉

Seriously though, my father had a fairly well stocked garage. This
shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that he used to be a mechanic
and is currently an industrial tool and parts salesman. I'm positive
thinking about it, that he had at least one bench grinder. I don't
conciously remember anything specific about that sort of thing being
used when I was growing up.

But to me, the smell of burning metal from a grinder and the screech
as it's ground away is actually rather homey and cheery.

Odd, but it probably explains why I like Einsturzende Neubauten.

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Dane Jackson - z u v e m b i @ u n i x b i g o t s . o r g
"1) If a programmer's modification of an existing program
works, it's probably not what the users want."