Do You Think It's Weird?

[Coon]

To put a kickstand on a mountain bike?

[Friar_Tuck]

well put it this way, i've never needed a kick stand. i always lock my bike up if unattended without exception. so with that in mind theres always something i can find to lean it up against & lock it to.

i wouldn't put one on myself but to each their own...

[chasineyes]

It depends, does it have a basket and bell...

[Nate McVey]

It's not weird if you have baseball cards in the spokes and pegs on the rims

[so haaad]

Function over fashion. There are plenty of hybrid/crossover bikes that have kickstands. I say go for it if you use your bike a lot on hard surfaces.

[yakfisher]

If you are just riding back and forth to the park or store not so weird. But, if you are actually mountain biking with one that just plain sounds dangerous if you ride aggressively.

[caseymcq]

If you are just riding back and forth to the park or store not so weird. But, if you are actually mountain biking with one that just plain sounds dangerous if you ride aggressively.

+1

[itchmesir]

aggressive or not.. a kickstand could catch a lot of different things and make for serious injuries.. you're better off without it imho

[EBass]

Yes a kickstand would be weird.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

I have one on mine, I don't care what anyone thinks it is useful.

Besides I have not rode in 3 years so nobody reallt y sees it.

[Coon]

Most of my riding is with the wife on flat trails. She wouldn't think of not having one. Just recently started doing some actual mt. biking in the woods and i'm glad it's not on.

[caseymcq]

As long as you don't accessorize your handlebars with these...

[JeremyCampbell]

I kind of like mine on.When I take it to a place that doesn't have bike racks it looks better standing vs laying on the ground ppl tripping over it waiting for a law suit to happen.Kick stand fan here!

[stealth3350]

off the subject: when i was young i bought a cool bike,old man said leave chain guard on.. well it looked stupid so off it went. 2 days later trying to be a hot shot i went of a table top jump crashed,and the chain popped off.leaving the sprocket exposed. yup my knee slammed in to it taking a chunk out all the way to the bone. had to have a couple skin graphs lol. by the way this all happened while riding on the back tire wearing thin shorts and cantilever breaks lol most uncomfortable 10 second ride of my life. lol i can still visualize the crash.. luckily my knee still works and i still had kids! just another thing i should have listned to my old man

[minky]

Good story! And I will not be adding a kick stand anytime soon!

[Paul]

Not a single kickstand at the Arrowhead 135 last week in International Falls. Picture is of first checkpoint at mile 35