Found: Upstand Portable, Collapsible & Removable Carbon Fiber Bicycle Kickstand
This one’s use is pretty self explanatory, but the execution is pretty slick. The Upstand is a portable “kickstand” that uses a small magnetic mount between your QR skewer and frame to hold a carbon fiber shaft in place to support your bike.
The shaft breaks into two pieces to fit in a jersey pocket using a two-piece shock-corded design, like a tent pole. It’s reinforced with alloy and steel sections, and the foot is a durable rubber so it won’t slip or scratch your floors. Total weight is just 35g, and it sells for $39 with two axle tabs so it’ll work with two bikes out of the box. The axle tabs are only 10g, so it’s not adding too much weight to the bike when not in use.
Thanks to Greg for the tip!
Comments
It’ll work with two wheels – it goes on the QR.
Seems like a solution to a non-problem to me. Trees and walls are plentiful, at triathlons there’s always stands for the bikes.
Sorry, I would rather impale myself with a 2″x4″ than use this.
“Dignity, does yous has its?”
sharper image cyber-monday close-out special?
*braces for an onslaught of dentist Fred comments…
This would be a hit with the coffee- shop hipster crowd if they would have had the foresight to use Kickstarter.
However, to be truly clever the shaft needs to double as a tire pump so you’re not hauling around (and losing) a carbon fiber magic wand.
ever hear of a stick? geez. . .
We always joke about carbon fiber kick stands for triathletes and the like at the lbs i work at. I never thought there was a market for one or that it would show up in the market…
amaz-balls, the pinnacle of bike technology.
What they should be doing is marketing this to photographers. This would be a nice way to hold a bike up durring a photo shoot.
All hate aside…. Why the hell is it carbon? The people who are gonna buy this aren’t serious racers so a $15-20 aluminum version would be much more practical and probably sell many more. Elasticity of demand. It would be an easy bike shop upsell to the entry level road bike market at a lower price.
Add a bottle opener and you’d open up a whole new market… single-speeders!
April Fools! oh wait…
Haters gonna hate…
Haters gonna make well informed arguments about why a product is not well thought out…
Good product for touring bikes, maybe?
Looking about for one of these for my town bike, there aren’t many. People of the bike industry, rise to the challenge.
When asked about kickstands I always tell people to lay the bike down gently on it’s left side, that way it can’t fall. How many times have you seen a KS put down, watched the rider walk away, and heard SLAM!!??
Yeah, me too.
The last time I knew anyone with a kickstand, I was riding a Sting-Ray.
I was 10.
Even then we didn’t use them, just laid the bike down. Except for David, the kid with the handlebar tassles.
Callin out haters on this one should get your man badge taken away
Why not just prop your bike up against a wall for f**k’s sake? If no wall is available, lay it down (driveside up of course).