Re: Double Leg Pletscher: I have no immediate recommendations for a double leg substitute with confirmed greater tire clearance but think some have been suggested here or on iBob in prior threads. If I remember correctly some may not fold over to the single side like the Pletscher and may be more for cargo or long tail bikes. https://velo-orange.com/products/vo-retractable-dual-leg-kickstand is another one that has the 'scissor action' but not sure how the clearance actually compares vs. Plestcher.
Anyway, I also found it interfered with a 29x2.xx knobbie on my Clem H. What ever brand single leg kickstand Riv included with the completes flares out much more and clears the wide tire just fine so I simply went back to the stock single leg and set the double aside for another project. I also found the Pletscher double had the same issue on another bike of my spouse's with 26" wheels... those were maybe nominal 1.95" wide and did clear a bit more than my 29" tires (which had negative clearance) but still too close for comfort. Fortunately is works just fine on another 700x35 townie build. Re: Grip Kings: I also recall the set of screws they sold and with 3 pairs of Grip Kings in the household I was tempted at some point to order some but never did. After they started offering the spiked VP's I just put a set of VP's on the bike I'm most likely to take off road but may still consider adding some spikes to a set of Grip Kings one of these days. I also recall they mentioned the size of the drill bit for pilot holes as well... might be something that could be found in the wayback machine archives if nothing else turns up or maybe a call into Riv in case they still have any lying around? On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 9:27:51 PM UTC-5 Michael Baquerizo wrote: > 3rd time i'm trying this, ill skip pictures for now since they're crappy > but recently built up an appaloosa from the FFHS and a stock Clem, with a > few additions from the stock build. since this is boring without words i'll > try to add the photos in subsequent posts. now my questions: > > does anyone have any rack-less recs for sackville saddle bag thats an inch > too low and touching the rear wheel? i was hoping to avoid racks on this > back entirely just because my city bike has front and rear racks, and > generally all the fixings. the bag is the slim sucker, before it was called > the slim sucker. terms out it's not slim enough and i'm the sucker. > > before the most recent iteration, riv used to sell self tapping (i think) > set screws for grip kings. well it turns out grip kings aren't so grippy so > i'd like to get a set of them for both bikes. does anyone know what the > size spec is so i can not make a mistake ordering or buying them? > > a double leg plestcher is rubbing against the knobs on my appaloosa tires. > any tips for making that disappear? obvious choices are to file down the > area on the kickstand, but i'm wondering if thats too obvious and a wrong > choice. > > the next is maybe a WTB - my wife's clem came with what i think are pretty > terrible brake levers, I removed them and replaced them with a shimano > offering I later realized was short pull and I need long for the v-brakes > on there. i want to keep them silver and classic - most options in the well > priced range are sold out or only available in black. i'm considering going > for the IRD cafam (really i'd love to just get her paul comp but it would > be a real splurge) > > same goes for the rear shifter - the trigger on that back is maybe not the > greatest for her. was thinking of just sourcing a sunrace rear 9 speed > because it matches the front derailleur already on the bike. anyone have > one lying around they decided they don't need? > > thanks in advance! > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8f3dba0f-7a32-4605-8f6d-a56959d0e3e8n%40googlegroups.com.
