Originally Posted by
chandltp
If it worked that way for me, I wouldn't be asking the question. When I do what you have picturee, the front wheel flops and tries to roll away from the wall. I'm guessing locking the brakes as someone suggested might help the issue.
I'm wondering if the fact that I have panniers has anything to do with it. Granted, I also have longer handlebars than pictured.
You can balance your bicycle against a wall without the handlebars touching at all ... with just the rear wheel and maybe seat or pedal touching.
However, the fact you have panniers probably does have something to do with it. So lean the panniers against the wall ... and lean is the key word, you can't prop the bicycle with either the rear wheel or with the panniers if it is bolt upright.