all great ideas, but I especially like the flop cord idea. Where did you get that great frame bag? thanks again
On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 8:49:52 PM UTC-5, Clayton wrote: > > Patrick, and to those who don't follow Facebook, here are the videos and > photos you have requested. Three bike hacks; two for the kickstand and one > for a quick release Wald basket (final design). I hope these help the > frustrated tinkerers out there. I am sharing these 'inventions' with the > group to use. Have fun. I spend almost all of my time trying to find the > easiest, fastest way of fixing problems that I have while touring. I am an > obsessed bike nerd.[image: *:) happy] The rear mounted kickstand, with > the flotation pad and strap is the most secure stable parking set up I have > ever used and I have tried many. I am scheming on a way to lock the stand > down, but that is a project for another day. I hope this helps someone. > Thanks for the interest. > > > > > [image: image] > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/6afdgvnhxivm0xv/IMG_2971.MOV?dl=0> > > > > > > IMG_2971.MOV <https://www.dropbox.com/s/6afdgvnhxivm0xv/IMG_2971.MOV?dl=0> > clayton bailey shared from Dropbox > View on www.dropbox... > <https://www.dropbox.com/s/6afdgvnhxivm0xv/IMG_2971.MOV?dl=0> > Preview by Yahoo > > > Anti Floppage strap! I sewed a flat piece of elastic (that was stretched > to maximum length), to a narrow nylon strap, with bar tacks every 1/2". One > end is sewn into the interior of my frame bag, and the other is sewn to a > leather loop to loop over the brake lever. When the front end is loaded, > the wheel wants to flop over to the left. As it does so, it pulls the strap > tight on the rear brake. I adjusted the length so the wheels are inline > when parked. This works wonderfully, and is super fast. Every time I 'fire' > the strap to put it away, it makes me feel like a kid with a new sling > shot. Fun. > > Clayton )Bendite( > > Preview by Yahoo > > This shows a quick release Wald basket on a Nitto Big Rack. I shared the > old design with the group two years ago or so. This one is better. The > photos below are the result of many prototype failures. Finally achieved a > flotation pad for my kickstand (soft dirt, sand) that I won't forget, and > is durable enough to last. It is a two inch diameter piece of ABS with a > heat molded (heat gun and gloves) top 'shoe' that surrounds the Greenfield > rubber foot. It fit's slightly tight, so that you have to work it on a wee > bit. The spring keeps it semi-permanently mounted. When touring, I will > just leave it on. I tested it on some sand unloaded, and it works great. > > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:28 PM, Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > For those of us who are not Facebook afficionados, could you post these in > an email? > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore, who has an unoccupied kickstand plate on his new Dahon Hon > Solo. > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:08 PM, 'Clayton' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > For those who don't follow the Rivendell Facebook page, I posted three > bike hacks for the tinkerers among you, on Facebook's Rivendell page. Two > are regarding kickstands and one is for a quick release Wald basket. 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