Ever heard of this?

[Trek420]

That isn't a tire saver, it's a flick stand. Knott just told me the device avove enables you to just flick it down, the wheel is stationary and acts as a kickstand almost.

Maybe this should be the general "stuff we've never heard of" thread

[KnottedYet]

Hey, if the engineer dude makes flickstands as well as tire-savers, there's a big ol' market of folks who are looking for them.

Dang, I should've been a mechanical engineer... (Hah!)

Oh, and I found a good flickstand pic right here on TE: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...2&postcount=10

[Tuckervill]

Hey, that Raleigh Marathon Mixte had one of those, and it was integrated into the frame! (no strap to hold it on--it was screwed on to braze-ons) I kept trying to get it to flip out in some way, like it was supposed to lock the front wheel straight with the frame, but I never could. Hmm, who knew?

eta: Shoulda read ahead. So it IS for holding the front wheel straight? I could never get it squeezed enough to put into position. I'd like to see one in action. I never thought it was close enough to the wheel to scrap anything off it.

Karen

[Trek420]

Hey, that Raleigh Marathon Mixte had one of those, and it was integrated into the frame! (no strap to hold it on--it was screwed on to braze-ons) I kept trying to get it to flip out in some way, like it was supposed to lock the front wheel straight with the frame, but I never could. Hmm, who knew?

eta: Shoulda read ahead. So it IS for holding the front wheel straight? I could never get it squeezed enough to put into position. I'd like to see one in action. I never thought it was close enough to the wheel to scrap anything off it.

Karen

Yes I found somewhere online there are bikes with a braze-on for the flick-stand.

But flick stands don't flick stuff off and tire savers don't keep your wheel straight. Different things, right? Tire-savers are what Robinson Wheelworks has. OTOH someone has brought in their bike with a flick-stand.

Sorry for the confusion I have caused.

DebW? Is there a mechanic in the house?