Kickstand or no?

[OakLeaf]

I am thinking about removing it, but ONLY because I am very uncoordinated and scared that one of these days I'm going to ride off with it still down and have a big stack! I'm so paranoid that I'm constantly twisting around as I ride off after stopping to check I've flipped it up, which is probably just as unsafe!

Ummmm.... are you sure your crankarm will clear your kickstand? Riding off with the sidestand is a possible issue on a motorcycle (a lot of m/cs have an ignition cutoff tied to the sidestand), but I can't even move my bici from its parking space with the kickstand down.

[sarahspins]

Ummmm.... are you sure your crankarm will clear your kickstand? Riding off with the sidestand is a possible issue on a motorcycle (a lot of m/cs have an ignition cutoff tied to the sidestand), but I can't even move my bici from its parking space with the kickstand down.

I was just thinking this. I think it's also a matter of habits formed. When I use my kickstand, I put it back up BEFORE I get back on the bike.. rather than after... then there's no chance of accidentally riding off with it down.

[Geonz]

When I got my first hybrid, everything I read said "no kickstand," so I didn't get one.

A week later, I went back to teh shop and they put one on for me (as if I'd gotten it with the bike, I might add, not additional). I'd missed it too many times.

When I got my 7500 FX, though, I didn't get one. Sometiems I miss it, but it's a much lighter bike so leaning isn't as involved. (Now that the original bike has an Xtracycle extension, I will eventually get a center stand.)

See what it's like without one... you'll know.