Originally Posted by
Looigi
A few wheels have non-structural CF aero shells. These shells can be damaged by hanging the bike by the wheel. Aluminum or most fully CF wheels (those with nipples that rest on the inner edge) are no problem. Hanging the bike as shown on that link puts considerably more pressure on the wheel that hanging the bike straight down from a hook. It goes as 1/tangent of the angle between the horizontal and the radial line between the wheel axle and hook contact point. For example, if it's 30 degrees, the force on the rim is 1.7 times the weight of the bike. If it's only 20 degrees, the force is 2.7 times the weight of the bike!
But the back wheel is hitting the wall. Doesn't that take some of the load off the rim?
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