Fitting a stand to a Genesis Tour de Fer

[Steve X]

I have seen bikes with stands, and thought it looks a good idea. I am also pretty sure I have seen on one touring bike firms website, that fitting a stand, voids the warranty.

Last week I was chatting with a Dutch guy who has a Koga World Traveller, which he has sone about 10000km on and he has a stand on it and loves it. On his last bike which he had done 100,000km on he took off the stand and later regretted it.

I asked my friend who was party to the conversation about fitting a stand, and he harrumphed and said they are pointless.

Anyroads up, the point of my thread, is could any share any experience of retro fitting a stand on a bike, particularly Genesis Tour de Fer.

[Nearholmer]

The TdeF that I had (not a bike that suited my needs, but a true beauty of a machine) came with a stand fitted, and if you look at the Genesis website I think all models do, so it may be worth contacting them to get a recommendation as to which type/make might be good. They do reply to enquiries via the contact form on the website: I asked them about touch-up paint for another bike only last week.

The stand Genesis supply is fitted to the dropout area (I can’t recall exactly how) in a way that doesn’t promote frame corrosion, which is always the risk with one fitted between the chain-stays.

[Steve X]

Thanks for that, I will contact Genesis.

[531colin]

https://surlybikes.com/info_hole/spew/k ... l_truckers

[Nearholmer]

Odd that the article doesn’t seem to mention the “dropout area” type.

Here is the one on my shopping bike. It wouldn’t be suitable for a TdeF, but it highlights the general location, and it happens to be a rock-solid stand, able to maintain uprightness with a hefty load of shopping in the panniers.

[531colin]

Odd that the article doesn’t seem to mention the “dropout area” type.................

3rd paragraph from the end (antepenultimate?)

[Nearholmer]

Sort of, but it’s talking about the clamp-on ones, as on my shopping bike.

Maybe the ones that fit to bolted-on brackets near the dropout hadn’t come about then.

[simonineaston]

I've never understood the stand thing. I don't think I've stopped anywhere where there wasn't a wall, a tree or a bike stand - or failing those three very reliable options, the ground I arrived on...