Hang a cf bike horizontally by the top tube or the wheels?
06-02-11, 04:22 PM
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Hang a cf bike horizontally by the top tube or the wheels?
I just had some hooks welded to install in my garage wall and was wondering if it was a bad idea to let the top tube sit on the hooks and do it by the wheels?
06-02-11, 04:55 PM
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Also, hanging it by the wheels puts constant stress on the hub bearings wearing them out faster and ultimately slowing you down. By contrast, I read somewhere that if you hang a bike by only a single point balanced on the nose of the saddle, the bike thinks it's lighter and thus performs better - something about reduced surface area contact.
06-02-11, 05:03 PM
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It's by the wheels at LBS.
06-02-11, 05:04 PM
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I hang my Cf bike by the Top Tube, no problems. People seem to be overly paranoid about CF.
I figure if i can pick it up by the top tube, it's not going to explode if I hang it by the TT. I mean really, with the two hooks, there is about 9 lbs load on each point. I did throw a towel over the hooks so as to prevent scratches though.
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I figure if i can pick it up by the top tube, it's not going to explode if I hang it by the TT. I mean really, with the two hooks, there is about 9 lbs load on each point. I did throw a towel over the hooks so as to prevent scratches though.
Cheers
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I hang my Cf bike by the Top Tube, no problems. People seem to be overly paranoid about CF.
I figure if i can pick it up by the top tube, it's not going to explode if I hang it by the TT. I mean really, with the two hooks, there is about 9 lbs load on each point. I did throw a towel over the hooks so as to prevent scratches though.
Cheers
I figure if i can pick it up by the top tube, it's not going to explode if I hang it by the TT. I mean really, with the two hooks, there is about 9 lbs load on each point. I did throw a towel over the hooks so as to prevent scratches though.
Cheers
06-02-11, 07:19 PM
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I wrap mine with bubble wrap after each ride, and replace the tire air with nitrogen, before storing it in a Class 100 clean room each night.
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Also, hanging it by the wheels puts constant stress on the hub bearings wearing them out faster and ultimately slowing you down. By contrast, I read somewhere that if you hang a bike by only a single point balanced on the nose of the saddle, the bike thinks it's lighter and thus performs better - something about reduced surface area contact.
Usually people store bikes on the floor, so it is resting on 2 points all the time, so the weight remains constant.
In front of bike shops, they have the bar you can hook the bike up by the saddle, and this is ok as it is only a short time and the single lift point effect doesn't have time to become engrained into the molecular structure of the Alloy or fibres (if you have a carbon frame).
It's the same quantum physics that explains homeopathy.
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I have a nice anti-gravity field in my garage that creates localized negative gravity at 1/100 of the earth's gravity. I simply hook my bikes to the floor, and they float with only the force of 1/100 of their normal weight. My wheel bearings last forever.
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