Pletscher Comp Zoom 18 Kickstand

Bought for my son's new Trek marlin 5. Fits a treat and is very sturdy. Good strong snappy spring keeps it up or down, and relative to some of the other stands I was looking at, this dosent add much weight at all. I cant imagin even the heaviest bike needing anything more substantial than this kickstand. Very please with the purchase. Only negative is it's supplied with 5mm bolts, but I needed M6 bolts. Worth mentioning so you can check and order yourself some if that's what your frame needs.

My Surly Ogre has a plethora of mounts on the rear dropouts - very versatile bike, so I was hoping that despite the Rohloff hub mechanicals and all - that this stand would fit and it does. In my case I used hex head stainless bolts inserted from the rear (inner wheel side) of the dropout. The rear bolt needs to be slightly longer (approx 40mm instead of 30mm for the front) but it all works fine. The rear bolt also serves to hold the Rohloff "OEM2" torque reaction plate in place, so there's a lot going on back there. Removing the rear wheel is a bit more of a production now, but it wasn't easy to begin with and I just have to loosen the rear kickstand bolt, not remove it, so a small price to pay for the benefit of a kickstand. The stand is (I'm pretty sure) cast alloy with an adjustable length black plastic foot that slides to length and is retained by a small machine screw. I also use a small Velcro strap to "lock" the front brake on if I'm loaded or parked on an incline. Nicely made, deployed and flicks up easily - no rattles

I like this kick stand on my Mrs Trek FX3 size S. This kick stand is featured on Trek’s website but not available to buy there. It is quite loud when operating as seen on video but the feels robust and pro. There is length adjustment as well. Weight slightly under 300g. The other thing is the M5 bolts provided in the set didn’t fit my bike, my bike needed M6. Overall I like the clean and smooth look of this kick stand and would recommend it to others. PS. I pays for it with my own money.

Excellent sturdy kickstand for my Giant Escape 3. do note as othershave very kindly pointed out, check the screw size as I also needed M6 to fit on mine. Takes seconds to fit, looks good and hold the bike very well. Excellent value for money.

The item was defective. The bolt are loose and no nuts.. I feel sad about this product

Brought to fit into the mounting on my Trex Roscoe 7. Great product, but dose not come with the correct bolts for the trek fixing points. I had to order 2 x M6 18 mm Disc brake caliper fixings at £3. Its a swiss made and has an elegant design that works well in both up and down position. The length of the stand adjust easily.

I had big hopes for this kickstand, as the previous one fallen off and break appart, the screws opened by themselves. I cannot attach it to my cannondale bike as I don’t see any wholes for this😳 And I have no idea how to do that, I never fixed bikes before…Will send back, big dissapointment, so read carrefully twice before you buy it😔I had no idea that for installing a kickstand I’ll have to make wholes on my bike, why it has to be so difficult, when usually most of them are easy to put?! 😡😡😡

This seems lightweight but after over 1,000 miles of use, with journeys often less than 10 miles, it has been kicked up and down many times and still feels as sturdy, sprung and like new. Also consider that I use my foot to kick it up and down and I reckon it’s more sturdy than I hoped when I fitted it. Lots of adjustment available, easy to fit on the matching frame bracket. The screws are a decent length but on my bike they only just fit. Any longer and they’d foul the disc brake.