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Drop stand vs kickstand

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OliverRage

Look Ma, No Hands!
Were drop stands an upgrade option? Or did they precede the kickstand? I have a ‘36 CWC and a ‘38 Hawthorne and both of them have kickstands.
Thanks!
 
Both Berry Cohen and McCauley products came out with there versions of the side stand in 1935.
So just about any bike could've had a side stand in 1936.
Most bikes came equipped with a drop stand, but the side stand was probably their first after market accessory upgrade.
 
Had a question about drop stands vs kickstands and found this thread while searching around...

I'm wondering if there were bikes with frames set up for drop stands that didn't actually come with one? Or, is it safe to assume that if a frame is set up for a drop stand that it most likely came with one?

Thanks.
 
Kickstands weigh less than drop stands. Drop stands are fussy about the levelness of the area in which you use them. Pavement or concrete is good, but on the grass it sucks. Nothing sucks worse than your drop stand making your bike tippy enough to fall over as soon as you walk away.
 
By 1938, most bikes had gone away from the drop stand, but some frames were still being made with the built in down stop “ears” and pivot bolt holes.
The bikes didn’t come from the factory with a drop stand by then, but one could’ve certainly been installed as an aftermarket accessory.
The 1941 Colson built Firestone and Goodyear models are a good example of this accommodation.
 
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