Kickstand Question......

[caligirl2]

Ok...I just bought a Jamis Coda, which is basically a flat-bar fitness bike with 700c tires. Well, I had a kickstand put on, YES a kickstand. The LBS guy threw it in with the cup holder thingy, I was happy.

I am so upset now...the stupid thing took the paint off the bottom bar where it is attached. You wont see it unless I take the kickstand off, so my DH says I am overreacting. Am I??

I really need a kickstand, esp when I go for rides with my kids. There is not always a place to prop my bike and I dont want it to lay flat on bumpy ground.

Can I ask what the big deal is with getting a kickstand?? I hear it is geeky why is that?

Any thoughts....Thanks!

[Aint Doody]

I like kickstands. I have one on my hybrid and one on my good, ole Schwinn.

[annie]

On the right bike, kickstands rock! Do you put one on your sleek racing bike? I hope not. But on your touring, commuter, about town bike? I vote yes. Don't worry about geeky. If it works for you, then it's cool!

annie

[Aint Doody]

Annie--this is getting freaky! (RE: Divorce prevention thread.) I agree with you 100% I don't have one on my road bike or my new mt. bike that hasn't yet come home. But I really like having them on my hybrid and my in-town bike that lives in our store.

[annie]

Sweetie, we reach a point in life when we know what works. Too bad we have to get "old" to reach that point, but you gotta admit, there are some advantages! Who cares if kickstands are cool? They work. DH's? Well, they work sometimes, too. And we know how to get around making it work FOR us.

annie

[mimitabby]

If you want to have a kickstand, by all means do.
But bottom line, you don't want to take it off, so don't worry about the paint underneath it. That's the last place anyone is going to look for a chip.
We had a kickstand put on our tandem. IT IS WONDERFUL!

(it's even harder to find a place to prop a tandem up against)