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JVBulman-
I have to disagree here, my kickback 1 works absolutely brilliantly on my big dummy, it's one of the huge redeeming features about the bike actually. Loading up shopping and kids is no drama whatsoever. If you can find one, definitely buy it, but unfortunately its highly unlikely you'll find one
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What was the issue that you had with it - I’ve only heard good things about it ?
benp1
Big_Nick
Just had this back from Xtracycle :
"At this time, we are not able to say with confidence that the KickBack 3 works on the Surly Big Dummy. We've heard from Surly that what they are finding is that their oval tubing might not be the best fit since the KB3 is built for the round tubing of our frames. This could cause the KickBack 3 to damage your Surly frame which would be a shame.
We have heard from some Surly customers who have tried to get the KB3 to work on their Big Dummy and they were able to do so by padding the frame where the KB3 comes into contact. Since this is not a perfect fit, this would be a modification you would need to make a judgement call on. Xtracycle would not be responsible for any damage caused to your frame if you chose to take this route.
We recommend the Rolling Jackass center kickstand found here - http://www.rollingjackass.com/ - or an older Xtracycle KickBack 1 if you are able find it second hand.