Portable removable bicycle stand

A portable removable stand for a bicycle said bicycle having a frame including a crank spindle and a chain stay tube, the stand comprising:

• an elongated member having an upper portion and lower portion;
• said upper portion having bicycle support means comprising an L-shaped member having well defined first and second legs whose apex where said legs meet is located at the top of and on the longitudinal axis of said elongated member, said legs being substantially offset 90 degrees from each other and tilted from said longitudinal axis so that neither of said legs is parallel to or at right angles to said longitudinal axis;
• said first leg forming one edge of a planar tab extending laterally from said elongated member and having a slot therein which engages about said crank spindle;
• said planar tab disposed essentially parallel to the plane of the bicycle frame when engaged about said crank spindle;
• said second leg comprising a shoulder element which engages and supports thereon said chain stay tube, said shoulder element extending from said elongated member thereby being at a substantially 90-degree offset from the plane of said tab;
• whereby
• the combined engagement of said support means by the bicycle serves to transfer the weight of the bicycle to said elongated member and thence to the ground therebeneath.