Dan, I've been using the Ursus Center Stand (sold by Ahearne Cycles at http://www.ahearnecycles.com/ursus-center-stand/) for about a year and a half on my commuter/errand bike. Alistair Spence recommended it on the Boblist -- I'd previously used the Esge/Pletscher and the VO stands, and found both a bit wanting -- not as stable as i'd like, and in the case of the VO, my big feet hit the ends.
The Ursus is not cheap, but it is, IMHO, by far the best center stand I've ever used. It is really beefy, deploys to about an 18" stance which is really stable, and seems to have oodles of both tire and heel clearance. I think it is well worth considering. Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:27:52 PM UTC-6, danmc wrote: > > I just swapped the tires on my 52 Bombadil 2TT from Fatty Rumpkins to the > 54 (actually measure 48) Conti Tour Guards and, of course, the Pletscher > 2-legged kickstand won't clear the rear tire. By not clear I mean the stand > rubs against the tire when it is in the up position. > > Any thoughts on other 2-legged stands that might clear a wide-ish tire? I > would prefer that the stand raised the rear of the bike rather than the > front to avoid the front wheel flopping around when I am loading. > > So far there are two options from VO, a couple from Hebie and at least one > from Crow. Any user feedback on these and ideas on others? > > Thanks in advance > > Dan > > -Marin > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.