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Does a bike hanging by its front wheel remind you of a wild West movie scene at the hanging tree? It really doesn't matter which way you do it; I just find hanging by the rear wheel to be easier. If ever there was a situation of "there are two kinds of people", this is one for sure.
12-24-14, 06:48 PM
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Does a bike hanging by its front wheel remind you of a wild West movie scene at the hanging tree? It really doesn't matter which way you do it; I just find hanging by the rear wheel to be easier. If ever there was a situation of "there are two kinds of people", this is one for sure.
12-24-14, 09:30 PM
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I just couldnt deal with my bikes hanging upside down. I'd be continually hanging my head low and cranking my neck to straighten them out.
12-25-14, 01:16 AM
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I recently had to move from a house that had a dedicated bike room and a garage to a much smaller place with no garage and no spare rooms. I no longer have a garage but have a small shed on the side of the house. I had been storing most of my bikes in there but they were taking up way too much room. I ended up doing the hanging by the wall thing with my bikes. I did mount the hooks very very tightly so I could maximize real estate in the room but at least I gained quite a bit more space in the storage room.
12-25-14, 05:15 AM
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I find I can more easily hang the bike higher on front wheel as I can lift the bike much higher from the rear triangle than I could lifting it from the front end with the rotating fork. I use a bungee cord to keep the front wheel aligned with the frame.
12-26-14, 03:37 AM
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It goes paper side down How Do I Insulate a Basement Ceiling? | Insulation | Framing & Insulation | This Old House
The vapor barrier goes on the warm side (in this case typically the heated floor above). This is to prevent water vapor from migrating through the insulation from the warmer side (warmer air holds more water) to the dew point within the batt, where it condenses, wetting the insulation & reducing it's effectiveness.
There is much confusion on this issue as the answer in your link and following comments illustrate.
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12-26-14, 05:29 AM
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All my bikes are hanging on top tube hooks nowadays, wall art style.
12-26-14, 01:44 PM
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I don't think I could hang a bike either direction on hooks that high, at least while standing on the ground. Maybe a really light triple tandem with stoker steering, nose up 
I'd definitely go with the pulleys @fietsbob linked for that height. I installed one at the nonprofit bike shop and it worked really well.
I'd definitely go with the pulleys @fietsbob linked for that height. I installed one at the nonprofit bike shop and it worked really well.
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Does a bike hanging by its front wheel remind you of a wild West movie scene at the hanging tree? It really doesn't matter which way you do it; I just find hanging by the rear wheel to be easier. If ever there was a situation of "there are two kinds of people", this is one for sure.
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I don't think I could hang a bike either direction on hooks that high, at least while standing on the ground. Maybe a really light triple tandem with stoker steering, nose up
I'd definitely go with the pulleys @fietsbob linked for that height. I installed one at the nonprofit bike shop and it worked really well.
I'd definitely go with the pulleys @fietsbob linked for that height. I installed one at the nonprofit bike shop and it worked really well.
Also realized I can put it up even higher by grabbing one hand a little below midpoint of downtube and the other on the top tube and lifting it overhead rear wheel up. That gets me up to 10'6" or thereabouts.
12-26-14, 01:59 PM
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