hanging your bike by the wheel
10-17-12, 04:07 AM
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hanging your bike by the wheel
I have a new job(YAY!!)and they have a place for workers bikes on the premises, indoors.There are hooks descending from the ceiling which you hook your front wheel on and the whole weight of the bike is borne by the front wheel hanging on the hook.Any danger to the front wheel from bearing all that weight on one point?This is a common method of bike storage I find.
10-17-12, 04:46 AM
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Yes this is a common storage rack method and is just fine no Danger to the wheels or bearings which should have a 900 lb or so rating.
10-17-12, 07:59 AM
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If you keep riding a bike that you store by hanging it up by one point on the wheel, the bike will spontaneously explode in a huge fireball of death while you are riding down the street.
In other news, nope, hanging it by the wheel should not effect the bike in the least provided you aren't swinging by it.
In other news, nope, hanging it by the wheel should not effect the bike in the least provided you aren't swinging by it.
10-17-12, 08:05 AM
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Yeah, storing the bike by hanging it fromt he wheel or wheels will not cause any problems. If you try to ride the bike while hanging it from the wheel or wheels may cause problems.
But seriously, I have heard that open-system hydraulic brakes can get a little messed up if someone operates the levers when the bike is upside-down (air can get int he system?), but I don't know if this is true.
But seriously, I have heard that open-system hydraulic brakes can get a little messed up if someone operates the levers when the bike is upside-down (air can get int he system?), but I don't know if this is true.
10-17-12, 08:12 AM
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Only "issue" I can see is by twonking a spoke when hefting it onto the hook - don't ask me how I know. 
Be sure to lift straight and not allow the hook to snag any spokes and you should be alright.
Be sure to lift straight and not allow the hook to snag any spokes and you should be alright.
10-17-12, 08:16 AM
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BTW - it is usually easier to hang a bike by the back wheel, for various reasons.
10-17-12, 09:24 AM
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If the rims are carbon then the, usually cosmetic only, marring that the hook will produce migh have a deeper effect over much time and forces. Still all the shops that I have worked for use wheel hooks for any bike that fits. Some really huge tires of super deep aero rims don't fit the typical hooks. Hooks that are a bit larger and thicker are available from Lowes.
The biggest problem that i've experienced with hanging bikes by hooks is the customer that can't handle the slight marring. I try to avoid the section of rim with the decals for this reason. Andy.
The biggest problem that i've experienced with hanging bikes by hooks is the customer that can't handle the slight marring. I try to avoid the section of rim with the decals for this reason. Andy.
10-17-12, 09:29 AM
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No problem at all, but don't forget to empty your water bottle.
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10-17-12, 01:16 PM
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Yer, welcome. I've used the word for years as it is pretty dang close to the sound that a spoke makes as it pops loose.
10-17-12, 01:27 PM
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No problem so long as you rotate the wheel a quarter turn each week....That way, no one section bears a disproportionate amount of load and will prevent rim warpage. Also a good idea to rotate between front and back wheel every other month
10-17-12, 01:39 PM
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For heavier bikes and/or lighter rims, consider rotating several times per day. Use it as an opportunity to take a break. I would think every half-hour or so would not be overly cautious.
10-17-12, 01:43 PM
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I screwed my hooks into the floor and just hang my bike standing up.
Like this:
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Or twonking the valve stem -- don't ask me how I know that one. Other than that, no worries.
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Just make sure the ceiling hooks are installed in the ceiling securely!
Wouldn't want you to hang your bike, then in the middle of the day the hook pulls out of the ceiling!
Wouldn't want you to hang your bike, then in the middle of the day the hook pulls out of the ceiling!
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If a bike is hung from the rear wheel, blood can rush into the head[tube] and cause a head[tube]ache.
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10-18-12, 11:56 AM
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10-18-12, 12:06 PM
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Things get soft and droopy like a Salvador Dali Painting.
so put a bucket under the upside down bike.
so put a bucket under the upside down bike.
10-18-12, 12:32 PM
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That's where LBDs (Load Bearing Decals) are useful.
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Keep in mind that each spoke pulls inward with several times the weight of the bike. Having one time the weight of the bike pulling outwards once isn't gonna hurt a thing.
10-18-12, 01:34 PM
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True, but nowhere near as funny as some of the other posts.
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