Originally Posted by
Hot Potato
100% chance for me. I like to switch rides. Therefore the last bike I rode and put away on the outside will be in front of the bike I want tomorrow?
But the hook issue is not a silly question. If you think of the spokes as resisting lforces from outside the diameter of the rim to inward while riding, a hook places forces on a small part of the inside of the rim in the opposite direction. You have to think it through, realize how much flexing goes on to appreciate that the spokes work in several directions. Furthermore, small forces over long periods can produce dramatic effects, so leaving a bike hanging for months or years is not a spurious concern.
Yes, it is a spurious concern. T Hanging the bike on a hook will result in a small force on one side but that is balanced by the other side of the structure just as you said. The spokes do indeed work in several different directions. I doubt, highly, that you could find any measurable difference in wheel roundness even after years of storage. It's just not something you should lose sleep about.