Monark Butterfly Kickstand

[Joseph C.]

A recent discovery. Has anyone heard or seen butterfly centre kickstands?

This picture was on the blog of Workcycles' website. It appears to be the best possible kickstand for a run-of-the-mill ordinary bike.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/henryinamsterdam/4250710021/

Has anyone seen one of these before, or even better, know where they can be purchased?

Apparently they give 45 cm of stability, don't interfere with peddles and fold ingenuously. Nearly as clever as mudflaps.

 

[mark5]

There's an article about that kickstand at the below webpage. See paragraph beginning with "WorkCycles is also the Benelux importer for Monark transport bikes and a while back we received a couple new double-pivot stands they’ve made for their postal delivery bikes."

http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2010/01/06/the-mother-of-all-centerstands/

In the webpage comments WorkCycles wrote, "We have them in stock at Workcycles and as of 1-Oct-2012 they cost €90 each, including 19% VAT, ex Amsterdam (plus shipping thus). You’ll have to modify it as needed to fit your own bike. [...] Just contact us at Workcycles.com for more info."

 

[Joseph C.]

There's an article about that kickstand at the below webpage. See paragraph beginning with "WorkCycles is also the Benelux importer for Monark transport bikes and a while back we received a couple new double-pivot stands they’ve made for their postal delivery bikes."

http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2010/01/06/the-mother-of-all-centerstands/

In the webpage comments WorkCycles wrote, "We have them in stock at Workcycles and as of 1-Oct-2012 they cost €90 each, including 19% VAT, ex Amsterdam (plus shipping thus). You’ll have to modify it as needed to fit your own bike. [...] Just contact us at Workcycles.com for more info."

Great sleuthing. I tried Google and looking at their online store and got nothing. I would never have thought of looking through the comments.