The purpose of a kickstand plate is to support a kickstand. Evidently
experience has shown them that it won't properly support a 2-legged
kickstand. Using the built-in plate is fine -- I'm pretty sure I'm
using a built-in plate with a 2-legged kick stand on my Kogswell P/R
Porteur -- but I don't use it in such a way as to over-stress the
plate. We've seen at least one testimonial (from Shawn) about what can
happen when you do that and it all goes pear-shaped.
The way I see it, you have two choices: do it the way they say to do it,
even though it doesn't seem to make much sense; or, do it the way it
seems sensible to you and take your chances. Or, as someone in a movie
once put it, "You've got to ask yourself one question, 'Do I feel
lucky?' Well, do ya?"
On 08/14/2015 07:42 PM, drew wrote:
hey steve,
here are the photos i was referencing that show the kickstand attached
directly to the plate, which is what it seems they are saying not to
do... on the same page
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y9vWhHvKBag/Vc55O0WcbvI/AAAAAAAAAak/80Y_xm7lifA/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-14%2Bat%2B4.24.26%2BPM.png><https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-03LdaVyO7Tk/Vc5472aalfI/AAAAAAAAAac/ZV08-XwJ2qU/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-08-14%2Bat%2B4.24.39%2BPM.png>
also, i think the photo you put in with the top plate is on a bike
without a kickstand plate (you can see the bolt going directly into
the kickstand without passing through a bike mounted plate. on This
Page <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/k5.htm> you can see an expanded
version of the photo you included, and it is under a paragraph about
how to attach the stand to a bike without a plate), and if that is the
case, you would of course need to use the top plate. im just saying,
that i dont see a picture of the kickstand attached in the way they
seem to be saying to attach it, and i see a few showing it in the way
it seems like they are saying NOT to attach it.
Michael, glad to hear yours is working. im probably thinking too much
about mine, and itll probably not cause any issues. currently i have
the kickstand attached like the above photos. since i was on the site,
i was more just curious about what the purpose of a kickstand plate
is, if you have to still clamp down on the chainstays. i still have
the top plate, and can do it, it just looks better, and seems better
to use the built in plate... was my thinking
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