Seeking Heavy-Duty Kickstand for my 20" Fat Bike

notrafficjams

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I'm looking for a heavy-duty kickstand for my 20" Fat e-Bike which weighs 60 pounds.
The regular kickstands I've used just aren't durable enough.
It mounts with 2 bolts [I have a photo but the file was too large to submit here (I can always email it to you)].
I currently live in Phuket, Thailand so it would have to be shipped there (unless you know of a local source).
Any suggestions, referrals, advice, etc. would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
 
Most of those rear mounted kickstands that attach to the chainstay are junk.Unfortunately, if you look for heavy duty, that's what usually shows up. I call them Heavy Droopy. And they're usually worse than the light duty cheap steel ones that come with most junk bikes. the ones that attach under the axle nut are better, but any rear mounted kickstand is going to be tip prone, and a fat bike is going to stand taller than a normal 20" by several inches, so the bike will already be leaning a lot more on a 20" kickstand. A pick of what you have and the bike frame rear and center would help here.

Try uploading the picture to https://imgur.com/ . It's free image hosting, and You can do so without signing up if you do it this way:
From that link, click on "New Post" in the upper left corner. Then drag your image, or past the URL on the page it brings up. It will bring up a new screen and ask you to give it a title, sign up or sign in, etc. you can IGNORE ALL OF THAT. On the right hand side of that page is an option to post "To Community" or Hidden" Choose "Hidden". Then it gives you in the pop up that says "Copy Link". IGNORE THAT TOO, it takes you to a page, not the image. Instead, X out of the pop up, right click on the image, chose "View Image". Now copy the link in the address bar for that image, and you can post that here. It should look like this: https://i.imgur.com/vkjcGj7.jpg


Bonus tip: you can make the image smaller or larger by adding a command in to the img tag. just change [ img] to [ img width=640] (without the first space)
what you'll get is is this:
[ img width=640]https://i.imgur.com/vkjcGj7.jpg[/img] take out that first space, and an image will appear in your post.

You are likley going to have to start with a 24" or 26" kickstand, and cut it down to fit. Depending on what you have, and how your frame is shaped, it might be easier to grab a 26" steel center mount kickstand, and a BFH (Big .. um, fun.. Hammer), and re-shape it a bit to clear the back tire
 
https://www.campfirecycling.com/product/esge-double-kickstand-p-1380.html

https://mbrebel.com/product/steel-heavy-duty-adjustable-leg-kickstand/
 
Thanks for your valuable input (Drunkskunk) !
Your suggestion about customizing a larger size durable kickstand (24" or 26") makes sense, too, if I can find someone to customize it for me.
I'm trying to figure out how to down-res the resolution on my new smartphone so I can post the pix.
Otherwise, I'll try your suggestion about using that other app you recommended.
 
A couple routes you can do:
1) Online classifieds always has people doing side jobs, so find a welder who can weld it up for you.
2) DIY Auto Repair garages will have a welder.
3) Muffler shops can do a bit of welding with basic fabrication.... if its slow business.
4) Equipment rental store for a stick arc welder.
5) Buy a welder, use it, and return it, no no I mean sell it on.
6) A friend of a friend may have a welder, so ask your friends if they know anyone with a welder.
7) Technical training schools may have projects for their students to do. I know @ S.A.I.T. tech school had the auto repair do the general publics repair jobs but there was no given time frame for it to be fixed, just that sooner or later it would be fixed and that the type of repair would have to suit the classes course. Perhaps the same is true for welding class.
8) Find a casual welding class at a community college.





notrafficjams said:
if I can find someone to customize it for me.
 
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