The stock kickstand on my Yuba Spicy Curry has been feeling shorter for some time lately, and the bike has not been staying put on slight inclines. Recently the right plastic piece fell off and then I realized it had been ground down to the metal. So I glued it back on upside down, and ripped the left side off and did the same. I expect this will give me a few months to figure something more permanent out.
I was just at my local bike shop for my first service appointment. While there they informed me that the plastic end pieces are out of stock at Yuba…
Looking further into replacements, this is all I could really find on the web: https://www.amazon.com/Shepherd-Hardware-9115-1-Inch-Plastic/dp/B000I17D38/ and that thing is for chairs.
Truly, I would like to find something more substantial, and a little thicker to give me an extra 1/4 inch lift to keep the bike stable on uneven ground and steeper grades.
FYI, this kickstand is stock on the spicy curry, but it is either included or compatible with the sweet curry, mundo, boda, and kombi.
I had a friend weld me some cups with off angle flat plate bottoms.
I slipped them on and let them self align them to flat ground.
Then lifted the bike a bit, marked, drilled and bolted then in place.
I like the project. I think this shows that we should all have friends with some welding experience and equipment at the ready.
Can you elaborate on the type of bike this is? Also, with this type of kick stand, what prompted you to add the welded end cap? Did it originally have a plastic end cap?
We got our selves a 10k+ mile Bullitt. It’s seen so many sets of tires and pads…
The rubber wore off, replacements were pricy, rubber caps from Amazon wore through in a week, aluminum started to wear to the point it would wobble from not being lifted to needing these feet…