I've bought five of these kickstands over the past couple years for all the bikes in my family and am about to buy two more. This kickstand is a MUST for all bikes! I don't know why bike manufacturers aren't using this design anymore - the ones that come on bikes these days is a joke. I bought my first one for the Specialized comfort bike I purchased for my wife for her birthday. (For $450, you'd think a bike would come with a kickstand, but I digress...) The kick stand worked great and it looked like it was a factory installed part! With that success, I tackled all my kids' bikes, which all have that joke of a two-position kickstand that comes on all Walmart/Target bikes these day. These factory installed disasters are impossible for little feet to actually move without kicking it 7-8 times, and they inherently loosen and fall off the bike after about a year. Wow, what a difference this I just now just installed one on my Specialized road bike that I've had for 10 years. For all of you that may be thinking:--"Oh no, I just put 80 grams more weight on my bike, and now I won't be a super-fast biker anymore!", or--"This kickstand will make my bike less aerodynamic, add more drag to my ride, and will make me go 0.00003 mph slower!, or--"If anybody sees me with a kickstand on my super-expensive showy-offy bike, other bikers will laugh at me no matter how cool my Spandex is!"Toughen up, ride harder, and INSTALL THIS KICKSTAND!I can not believe it took me this long to do it myself, but I absolutely love it and wish I would have done it from Day 1. The next one I order is going on my mountain bike. Yes, you heard me correct: I'm installing a kickstand on a MOUNTAIN BIKE! Now for the sizing (and probably now the most useful part of my review). The other nice thing about these kickstands is that they are made out of aluminum, and if it is too long, you can easily cut it down to size with a hacksaw with relative ease (if you have a metal file, that helps too to soften the cut edges and de-burr it, but it's not necessary). There are even cut lines on the kickstand to help with the cutting at the correct angle. To date, I have installed the following: >305 mm kickstand: Men's Specialized 23" (XL) road bike. This kickstand was way too big. I ended up cutting it down 5 times, removing around 1.75 inches before it was the right size. >305 mm kickstand: Men's Fuji 19" (M) mountain bike. Fits perfectly. >285 mm kickstand: Women's Specialized (M) comfort bike. Had to cut off about 2". Now fits perfectly. >285 mm kickstand: Women's Diamondback (M) comfort bike. Fits perfectly. (Same size frame as above, but frame is higher off the ground) >285 mm kickstand: Teenager 14.5" mountain bike. Fits perfectlyIn summary, if the base of your bike of the bottom kickstand plate will be mounted is less than 10.75", then the 285 mm should work out fine. If it is higher than that, then I'd go for the 305 mm.One other thing to note: some bikes have rear derailleur or brake cables running near where this is mounted - sometimes there can be an interference with the kickstand (see my second uploaded photo). This hasn't been an issue yet, but where there is an interference, the rubbing may wear down the cable over time - we'll have to see. Last, some reviewers have mentioned that theirs came with rubber boots - none of mine have (nor do I want them).

My 1995 Trek 820 mountain bike never came with a kickstand. For twenty years I'd lay the thing on the ground or rest it on a tree whenever I needed to get off. I've been riding a lot more lately and I got sick of not being able to get off the bike and stand it anywhere. My wife's Nishiki from 1992 had a kickstand. She'd get off her bike and she could stand it anywhere while I'm looking for a tree to rest it against. So dumb.I looked on Amazon for kickstands and there were all these weird looking plastic stands that mount further down near your tire. They were small and they didn't look very secure.Then I found a stand that is made by the same company that my wife's Nishiki bike has. It's the same darn thing. It mounts at the frame joint just like my wife's old bike. You just line up the top and bottom plate and screw it on tightly. Now I've got a really nice black kickstand that looks like it's always been part of the bike. It attached quickly and securely and it works like gangbusters. Now no matter where I am - on a trail, in a parking lot, on the side of the road, a quick kick down and I'm off the bike. Perfection.I like that the same company makes the same stand that came with a bike that is over 30 years old. It's kickstand engineering perfection. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?I can't believe it took me this long to get a kickstand. But now I have one and my bike is so much happier. I'm so much happier.Get this stand. Make sure it will fit on your bike, but get this stand once you know it will work. It's the grandpa of kickstands. Accept no substitutes.Kick it up.

The item I received (ordered 4/30/12) was exactly like the customer picture (posted by T.K.) and included the kickstand, optional top cross-plate, long hex-head bolt, short socket-head cap bolt, and rubber foot... all well packaged in a sealed blister pack/card. I was a little hesitant to order based on some recent reviews stating that the product arrived loosely packaged in plastic bag, was scratched, and did not include all of the items I just listed (most notably, the rubber foot). I ordered the 285mm version for right at eleven dollars, shipped from and sold by Amazon (the 305mm version is currently being sold by a 3rd party vendor).Installation was on a 2012 Trek 7.4FX, 22.5" (57cm). I would speculate that most/all Trek FX models (regardless of actual frame size) utilize the same kickstand length, as we also have a women's Trek 7.2FX 15" that has the same Greenfield kickstand in the same length (albeit in silver). The long bolt, used with the top cross-plate that goes on top of the frame rails (for bikes that do not have a suitable kickstand mounting hole) uses a 14mm socket/wrench. It, nor the cross-plate, were needed with my Trek 7.4, as it has a mounting plate with hole on the bottom of the frame rails just behind the pedal crank-set. The shorter bolt is a socket head cap screw type, and uses an 8mm allen wrench. Installation is straightforward, kickstand on bottom, bolt from top through frame hole into kickstand. Like some others, I had to shorten the kickstand slightly (3/4") to get the lean angle I desired. There are guide lines for cutting on the back of the kickstand that will help one maintain the angle of the cut (or just match your saw to the factory angle at the bottom of the kickstand). A hacksaw followed by a brief clean up of the cut with a file (or sandpaper), push on the rubber foot (not so far it distorts the rubber on the bottom, though), and that's it.If cutting the kickstand is necessary, there are directions on the back of the packaging for determining how much to cut off. Basically, install the boot on the kickstand if you're going to use it (it's removable) and then install the kickstand on the bike snugly (no reason to permanently tighten if removing it again to cut it, as I did). Place items of identical height under both bike wheels (but not under the kickstand itself) until the desired bike angle is reached. Measure height of whatever was placed under the wheel. That measurement is the amount to remove from the kickstand.The kickstand itself is of nice quality, good strength, and has a very nice "feel" to it. By that I mean, the full up and full down positions have a solid, locked-in feeling, yet the kickstand itself is very easy to move. The black color is a satin finish, not glossy and not completely flat.

This works well.

Excelente kickstand, sin nada super sofisticado cumple su funcion de forma genial, la pata es de una sola pieza de metal, no es hueca y se siente bastante firme, pedi la de 30mm y le quedo perfecta a mi MTB de Rodado 29" talla M, no fue necesario recortarla y la bicicletaa no se necesita inclinar para que se mantenga de pie, cosa que sucedía con la que tenia antes y que ocasionaba que se cayera a veces por que le ganaba la inclinacion.

 

サンダーで長さ調整が必要かなと思っておりましたが、あてがってみるとジャストフィットでした。星5つ付けたいが、ボルトがかっこ悪いしボルトに緩み防止の為であろう、螺旋状にきざみがありそのまま使ったら上の固定具を削りまくる為、ヘックスボルトに変更しワッシャーをかませた。良い意味でチープさがあり、MADE IN USA　素敵！装着前にクリーナーで一度アルミカスを取った方が良い。

Very nice product and light wight

My wife's bike had this stand for 15 years & broke. I used other manufactures, but they are not that stable & not so smooth to fold. I was happy to find the same stand in Amazon. It looks the same & works the same. Very stable & easy to fold. I bought extra for just in case. I would recommend this product.