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Old May 21st, 2016, 04:54 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by allanoue View Post
I got tired of dropping my bike because I did not get the kickstand down all the way, so I bought a front tire stand. Bouncing it back is how I get it off the stand.

It works.
Is that the Harbor Freight stand?

That one works IF you're tall enough and IF your floor is grippy enough.

I bought one of those when it was on sale and adjusted it as far as it would go. I could NOT get my bike out of it... bouncing or any other way. I'm just too short... the stand wound up just sliding across the garage floor.

I now have a Condor chock, which has a cradle you can adjust more than any other stand. I moved the pivot point of the cradle forward, which means there's less "up and over" to get the bike out. Love it.
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