RecumBum

When I purchased my Burley Django recumbent, it didn’t come with a kickstand. For an all-purpose bike, I think that’s just silly. Why lay a bike on the ground or have to hunt around for something to lean it against? Sure, there’s a weight penalty, but unless you’re racing, what does it really matter?

So one of the first things I added to the bike was a kickstand. The one I purchased was the Greenfield Stabilizer Kickstand (mostly because that’s what my local bike shop had in stock).

The kickstand is a two-piece assembly – the kickstand mechanism itself, plus a mechanism that clamps to the rear triangle.

Problem is, the Django doesn’t have a rear triangle. Burley’s solution was a kickstand adapter, basically a flat strip of metal bent at a right angle and attached to the rear drop-out.

So, you take the clamp part of the Greenfield kickstand, throw it away, and attached the bottom part to the kickstand adapter.

This works OK, for the most part. I’ve had some trouble with the kickstand wanting to rotate on the flat plate, but that’s easily adjusted.

Also, the kickstand is just a smidge too long, leaving the bike just a bit too upright, and vulnerable to a gust of wind knocking it over. I’ve had that happen a few times, and it’s frustrating, but for the most part, if you pay attention to how you’re parking the bike, the kickstand works reasonable well.

Calhoun Cycle offers the kickstand alone, or as a combo with both the kickstand and adapter.

Click the photos on the right for details (please forgive the grunginess of the bike – between melting snow and mud, the bike’s been pretty hard to keep clean lately).