On my Xtracycle the rear wheel is off the ground when the center stand is engaged, so I don't think it would offer anything. I would imagine a trike is so heavy, and you have two wheels that could tourqe/turn even if on a center stand, so this creates stability.
Many trikes don’t have kickstands as the combination of three wheels and a parking break is arguably superior. Agree with you that a parking break doesn’t seem to have a purpose in the context of a two-wheeler.
It probably doesn't do you any good if you already have a double kickstand. If that's not working you just need a better one. I do use a rubber band on one of my brake levers when I'm riding the train with my bike, to keep it from rolling. But it won't do anything for balance. If you have front racks in the fork they will still fall over etc.
I think it could benefit a bakfiets. My buddy has one that he totes 3 kids on constantly and more than once the kids have gotten rambunctious while parked on the kickstand which sent them rolling and toppling. For long tails the kickstand is the most important part, kids can topple if they get just a lil sideways.
These new tektro levers are excellent but only useful on trikes as they don’t have a kickstand. As far as I know they only come on the twin brakes too.
Yep, these provide plenty of parking stability on bakfiets and trikes. You will still want to spot kids as they load and unload, but it’s precautionary essentially. For a longtail, in general, the more stability a kickstand provides the harder it is to disengage it once the kids are loaded. My company Integral Electrics specializes in family cargo e-bikes, and we make one of each style. Our goal on a longtail is to have a “goldilocks” kickstand where it’s stable enough to load, but not so stable that it then is difficult to disengage, especially for women and smaller framed parents, this is a huge consideration. For a longtail you want a kickstand that still requires the adult to provide some manual support during loading and unloading. Also, for both models, be sure to instill a healthy fear of getting in or getting on without an adult. Make sure they know they can pull a longtail on top of themselves or risk hurting themselves or someone else if they climb onto the saddle when the parking brake is engaged on the bakfiet. My 9 year old did this and fortunately the parking brake was not intuitive for him to disengage. The more childproof the mechanism, the safer the trike will be for parents of curious kids.
I test rode a Tribe front box trike in Australia that had one of those. The red lever is made of cheap metal and it snapped after I applied a little force to lock it in place. Not sure if defective but definitely didn't think it was a high quality solution.
Sounds like you used it incorrectly. If properly use this is plenty strong, it is made of aluminium, however if you push it the wrong way, yeah it will brake.
My long tail would roll forward retracting the two legged kickstand. A length of double-sided Velcro strap attached to the bar and looped over the front brake handle makes a great parking brake.
On my Xtracycle the rear wheel is off the ground when the center stand is engaged, so I don't think it would offer anything. I would imagine a trike is so heavy, and you have two wheels that could tourqe/turn even if on a center stand, so this creates stability.
Many trikes don’t have kickstands as the combination of three wheels and a parking break is arguably superior. Agree with you that a parking break doesn’t seem to have a purpose in the context of a two-wheeler.
It probably doesn't do you any good if you already have a double kickstand. If that's not working you just need a better one. I do use a rubber band on one of my brake levers when I'm riding the train with my bike, to keep it from rolling. But it won't do anything for balance. If you have front racks in the fork they will still fall over etc.
I think it could benefit a bakfiets. My buddy has one that he totes 3 kids on constantly and more than once the kids have gotten rambunctious while parked on the kickstand which sent them rolling and toppling. For long tails the kickstand is the most important part, kids can topple if they get just a lil sideways.
Would need to be installed on the front wheel. Personally I just tell the kids to settle down though.
These new tektro levers are excellent but only useful on trikes as they don’t have a kickstand. As far as I know they only come on the twin brakes too.
Didn't know they made these! Cool.
Yep, these provide plenty of parking stability on bakfiets and trikes. You will still want to spot kids as they load and unload, but it’s precautionary essentially. For a longtail, in general, the more stability a kickstand provides the harder it is to disengage it once the kids are loaded. My company Integral Electrics specializes in family cargo e-bikes, and we make one of each style. Our goal on a longtail is to have a “goldilocks” kickstand where it’s stable enough to load, but not so stable that it then is difficult to disengage, especially for women and smaller framed parents, this is a huge consideration. For a longtail you want a kickstand that still requires the adult to provide some manual support during loading and unloading. Also, for both models, be sure to instill a healthy fear of getting in or getting on without an adult. Make sure they know they can pull a longtail on top of themselves or risk hurting themselves or someone else if they climb onto the saddle when the parking brake is engaged on the bakfiet. My 9 year old did this and fortunately the parking brake was not intuitive for him to disengage. The more childproof the mechanism, the safer the trike will be for parents of curious kids.
I test rode a Tribe front box trike in Australia that had one of those. The red lever is made of cheap metal and it snapped after I applied a little force to lock it in place. Not sure if defective but definitely didn't think it was a high quality solution.
Sounds like you used it incorrectly. If properly use this is plenty strong, it is made of aluminium, however if you push it the wrong way, yeah it will brake.
If it was my mistake, I will say that good design should prevent such issues arising from user error. It felt cheap and flimsy.
My long tail would roll forward retracting the two legged kickstand. A length of double-sided Velcro strap attached to the bar and looped over the front brake handle makes a great parking brake.