Grounded Bike Stand

Just pimped my bike, successfully repainted the frame and assembled all its parts. This bike be my patient for experiment. I am new to repairing and tuning a bike and thanks to the internet for all the information and knowledge I needed.

A mountain bike is said had to survive without a kickstand. Placing a kickstand on it will be dangerous for mountain trekking if somehow the bumpy ride brings the stand down unexpectedly. There for, I do not put one on it. But so far I have not go trekking but riding it in town.

Well, I need one. I don't wanna lay it down on the floor and scratch my new paint (>_<) So I decided to make one, a very simple one to carry around.

I still have plenty of remaining wood in my garage. I cut around 6" length and it has less than 2" width. Put it vertical and cut a "V" shape at the top side. Drill a hole for mounting bolt. Mine is 2" from the top and I am mounting it on the bottle cage mount holes.

Drill another hole about 2 millimeters deep at 6,5 centimeters from the first hole. You should measure your bottle mounting holes in case yours are different. I put a small broken bolt in the second hole. It should be smaller than the mounting hole. It is intended as a stop bit so that the stand will stay in the mounting place steadily.

Put a nut in the first through hole and a broken screw at the other hole. This side of wood will be facing the down tube, stick on the mounting holes. Put a screw at the first through hole, I use a longer one so that it is easy for me to twist with my fingers. I only need to twist few threads in the down tube to mount it steadily.

Then you can give it a finishing touch. I sprayed it with black paint, then I make some cuts on a piece of paper. It is an electrical "Ground" symbol. I painted it yellow, both sides, my favorite color as the bike is.

Now I can ride it to town and "Ground it on Earth" in the parking area. Unmount the stand. Set your pedal down, few degrees to the back of your bike and ground your bike stand with the "V" shape on the pedal spindle.

What can you say when an electronics hobbyist is riding on a bike? Grounded.