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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: bike stand
From: Jim Couch <zuikoholic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:19:20 -0800
The stand comes with a band for locking the brakes. I am guessing this 
will be an issue for the other stand as well.

Jim Couch

On 12/1/2013 9:11 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
> I just tried replicating one of these using a monopod and a VersaRest, 
> and the results were nearly disasterous! Unless you have some way of 
> fully applying one of the brakes, the bike will roll forwards or 
> backwards and subsequently fall over. The Kickstarter stand remains 
> vastly superior as it is rigly attached to the bike, and its' shorter 
> length makes it less likely to bend and fail. However, the inventor 
> and machinist in me sees an alternative. Looks like an interesting 
> rainy day project, of which we will have a few this coming weekend. 
> Was that proper apostrophe usage? 

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