Bought my new bike today decided on giant anyroad 1. Now I gotta get a bike hanger to put bike on wall or ceiling In garage. Is it best to hang by wheel or top tube? Def don't want to damage bike. I will be getting it up and down every time when I'm going to ride it. Was just going to get a single hook one that goes on wall and tires are flat against wall. Any reason to do something different? Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated thanks

Hang it by the rear wheel. Don't hang it by the front wheel as it will put pressure on the steering tube and fork assembly.

Hang it by the wheels from the ceiling. If possible, have it high enough so as not to be seen when the garage door is up (theft deterrent). This only works if you have enough ceiling height and don't mind getting on a foot stool to get you bike down.

I have 4 bikes to account for and I bought the Feedback Sport Stand

But, if you just want something to hold it in place...then something like this will work nicely. Or build this type thing out of PVC for about $10

Hang by wheel or top tube ? wheel is fine. A single large hook from a beam is good. Because the "floor space" under the bike is stil available, sometimes it is a challenge to keep hanging bikes from having their space encroached upon by other stuff.

Are you definitely wanting it off the floor? If not, get a bike rack. If so, well, how many bikes do you have? That's the real question

Also, i have my carbon bike hanginf upside down by the wheels, two other bikes on a floor to ceiling stand held by the top tube, and then some others leaning against each other
I really need to get a rack. Another option to think of is buying a work stand and just puttinf it in that, the bonus wpuld be having a work stand

For putting on a wall I would get a "vertical bike rack" from Amazon for about $12. It's better than a plain hook because it will keep the bike closer to the walll and the wheel straighter.

My lightweight bike I hang from the ceiling by the wheels after every ride because 1: it's light, 2: it won't get knocked around by other members of family messing around in the garage, 3: It takes up less space.

In the winter all the bikes get hung up that way (except for my winter bike) and it's never damaged a wheel.

Speaking of damaging wheels, as long as the hook has a good rubber coating it shouldn't cause any scrapes. The two damaging thing I have seen customers do tends to be on wall hooks, not ceiling hooks, though ceiling might be possible if unlikely. One that happens is hooking the valve stem and blowing the tube. You can also damage the spoke nipples on wall hooks if it is in contact with the hook while hanging, as long as you rotate the wheel so all the tension is going to the rim you should be good.

Ha! What is that, a 20 pound bike? Or less? The forces of hanging by front wheel are nothing compared to blasting down a somewhat rough road at 30+ mph with a fully-grown man or woman on it.

I've got several of these in my garage:

Closet Pro 10 in. x 3/4 in. White Shelf and Rod Bracket-RP-0045-WT - The Home Depot

I put a piece of innertube over the hook to protect my paint. For long term storage, to take up less space I remove one or both wheels, hang them over the bracket, then hang the bike on the hook by the head tube. It's also possible to use these hooks in pairs to hang bikes by the top tube or by the wheels.

Good advice, Thanks a lot you guys I'm thinking I'm gunna shoot to hang it upside by wheels to keep out of way of everyone and just keep a bucket or step stool near by to get it down. Next I have to think about accessories for the bike, is it true kickstands are no good the guy said no kickstand for this bike. this is my first serious bike. So I didn't know that... feel like I will scratch the frame all up leaning it on things without kickstand

I don't like from the top tube on a bike where the bike would be putting pressure on exposed cables, just a recipe for kinked cables. Best way to hang a bike is definitely two hooks, one on the saddle nose or tail and the other on the handle bars. Hanging by the wheels is fine for aluminum wheels, wouldn't do it with carbon wheels.

No no no you guys got it all wrong! Hang it by the seat nose rails over a rafter. Easy to grab that way too. ������

I hang mine vertically using a Rubbermaid Fast Track.



It's a very clean look, the bikes don't take up much space and they're easy to get on and off the hook.

I started off with two bikes on a four foot rail, but the setup has grown with my N+1 habit and is now up to eight bikes, all still along one wall in the garage.

It's true that kickstands are AWFUL! Unless you really want to have one and use it in which case they are WONDERFUL!
For me, I don't see the need and therefore have none on my bikes. Keep in mind that a bike propped up by a kickstand has a greater risk of falling over than a bike leaning against something or lying on the ground.

I have a kickstand on my crossrip. In fact the bike's frame is built with a kickstand in mind, I have no issues with anyone who wants to put a kickstand on their bikes.