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jsharr 12-01-11 04:51 PM
I screwed my hooks into the floor and hang my bike standing up to keep from ruining it.

gbg 12-01-11 05:26 PM
If bikes can stand +300lb riders riding them and hitting cracks,potholes,rocks,curbs.
Hanging a 15 - 35+ lb bike almost anyway you want won't hurt it.
I bet tying a string to 1 spoke and hanging it would even be ok.

Tying a string to the front shifter brake cable and hanging it,
probably should not be considered (I did say almost).

Bezalel 12-01-11 10:15 PM
Originally Posted by RaleighSport (Post 13540033)
I wasn't aware the tire couldn't take the same weight it has on it on the ground at all times... :D
Over time the tire pressure drops and instead of being supported by the air in the tire your bike's weight is concentrated on the tire's folded carcas.

mrrabbit 12-01-11 10:27 PM
Don't worry folks...someday we'll be on the moon...and Mars...

=8-)

RaleighSport 12-01-11 11:15 PM
Originally Posted by Bezalel (Post 13553710)
Over time the tire pressure drops and instead of being supported by the air in the tire your bike's weight is concentrated on the tire's folded carcas.

Does this not imply if I keep my tire pressure up and when I re hang it isn't always at the same spot on the wheel I should be just fine even if I believed it? (LOL Sorry rabbit, quoted and didn't look close)

mrrabbit 12-01-11 11:19 PM
Originally Posted by RaleighSport (Post 13553862)
Does this not imply if I keep my tire pressure up and when I re hang it isn't always at the same spot on the wheel I should be just fine even if I believed it?
Sigh...loaded questions make me so tired. I think I'll move on to Jupiter so I can go to sleep and not get up.

=8-)

jolly_ross 12-02-11 06:57 AM
Originally Posted by trevor_ash (Post 13550097)
This is a long debated (and sometimes heated) topic, it is not proven as fact.
The unprovable topics generate the most heat by far - tyre pressures, puncture reduction, chain lube, whether you should use valve caps, which side the front brake should be on. People assign too much of their sense of self worth to their choices in these things and then seek reassurance through convincing others to copy them. Same as a lot of religious door knockers.

Never ask a Jehovah's Witness what chainlube they use. You'll end up in an unnecessary fist fight.

RaleighSport 12-02-11 12:20 PM
Originally Posted by jolly_ross (Post 13554299)
The unprovable topics generate the most heat by far - tyre pressures, puncture reduction, chain lube, whether you should use valve caps, which side the front brake should be on. People assign too much of their sense of self worth to their choices in these things and then seek reassurance through convincing others to copy them. Same as a lot of religious door knockers.

Never ask a Jehovah's Witness what chainlube they use. You'll end up in an unnecessary fist fight.
I think I officially condone Mormon's now.. at least they might have bike tips.


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