I live in an apartment. Looking to save space by hanging my bikes on the wall. Is it ok to use those wheel hooks? My worry is over time the wheels will come out of true much more quickly than normal.
What wheels?
We’ve hung mountain bikes, tri bikes, road bikes with no problems. One even had a zipp 60. Didn’t like hanging it on that, but we were told as long as it was structural carbon (not a carbon fairing) you’re good to go.
Don’t worry about it. The stress on your wheel hanging a 15-20 pound bike on a hook is much less than when you’re riding it and hit a bump or pothole.
Jobst Brandt just rolled over in his grave.
I’m pretty sure your bike will explode.
I’m pretty sure your bike will explode.
probably not, but there is this:
On the other hand, beware of the air in the tires sinking to the bottom even when hung right side up. This will cause imbalance when riding, but then there are long threads on what other mysterious ills the hanging of bicycles causes in the greater realm of physics.
Don’t worry about it. The stress on your wheel hanging a 15-20 pound bike on a hook is much less than when you’re riding it and hit a bump or pothole.
Truth to this. I did a lot of research and talked to various bike stores in my area and they assured me it was fine.
I have had no problems since I started doing this.
It’s fine for every kind of wheel except for the carbon fairing. What’s the absolute worst that could happen? Wheel goes slightly out of true after a long long time of hanging like that? So have it trued.
It’s not going to go out of true from hanging by a hook! You have a 10x factor of safety minimum.
I got this for $6:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-Gray-Heavy-Duty-Flip-Up-Storage-Hanger-01195/202305470
Can hang bike by two points from the top tube. Folds up when not in use.
I’m pretty sure your bike will explode.
probably not, but there is this:
On the other hand, beware of the air in the tires sinking to the bottom even when hung right side up. This will cause imbalance when riding, but then there are long threads on what other mysterious ills the hanging of bicycles causes in the greater realm of physics.
Good point.
I’m not sure where these other posters are coming from but NEVER hang your bike by the wheels. They’ll be egg shaped in a matter of weeks, and not just a little bit. It is seriously one of the worst things you could do to your bike other than perhaps setting it on fire.
I’m not sure where these other posters are coming from but NEVER hang your bike by the wheels. They’ll be egg shaped in a matter of weeks, and not just a little bit. It is seriously one of the worst things you could do to your bike other than perhaps setting it on fire.
Yeah, it always makes me sad when I go into a bike shop and see all those bikes hanging on their egg-shaped wheels, such a waste. And don’t even get me started on the sagging frames…
I’m not sure where these other posters are coming from but NEVER hang your bike by the wheels. They’ll be egg shaped in a matter of weeks, and not just a little bit. It is seriously one of the worst things you could do to your bike other than perhaps setting it on fire.
Yeah, it always makes me sad when I go into a bike shop and see all those bikes hanging on their egg-shaped wheels, such a waste. And don’t even get me started on the sagging frames…
But - it’s lke Rotor rings for your wheels - it’s faster that way!!
Don’t worry about it. The stress on your wheel hanging a 15-20 pound bike on a hook is much less than when you’re riding it and hit a bump or pothole.
When you ride your bike, your weight is exerting a pulling force/tension on the upper half of each rim as the bottom spokes do not support weight. When you hang your bike by the wheels, the weight of the bike is compressing the rims at two localized spots. Totally different type of force (tension vs compression). Food for thought heh?
The rim is still in tension from all the spokes, so any weight/force applied as a point load gets distributed all around the rim. So it ends up being essentially the same as if the bike is resting upright on the floor/ground.
I’m sure if you ride your bike often enough, you’ll be able to rotate the wheel and give each spoke a fair amount of weight bearing duty that won’t cause egg shaped wheels. If you’re going to leave your bike hanging on the wall for months at a time, then who really cares about such a small issue.
I store both my bike (old bike) and my wife’s by hanging them by the rim. I have done so for the past 3 years. I have not noticed any negative side effects from doing so.
Have been doing this for over 5 years now. Not one single problem with sagging frames or egg-shaped wheels.
Just make sure to keep the top tires inflated to the max…
