Bike Storage
06-11-06, 09:32 AM
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Bike Storage
Question about bike storage for those of you who actually are not riding 24/7.
I live in a Condo and do have a garage which I use for my car, tools, etc. I usually keep my bike on the side of the car which has about a two foot clearance to the wall. This forces me to constantly move the bike out of the garage, and then back again, when I need to use the car.
I have room at the back corner of the garage to hang the bike vertically where I would have easy access and would't have to move it all of the time to get into the car. So my question in a nutshell is this. Over the long haul would there be any damage to the wheels trueness (is that a word?) by having the bike hang vertically?
I live in a Condo and do have a garage which I use for my car, tools, etc. I usually keep my bike on the side of the car which has about a two foot clearance to the wall. This forces me to constantly move the bike out of the garage, and then back again, when I need to use the car.
I have room at the back corner of the garage to hang the bike vertically where I would have easy access and would't have to move it all of the time to get into the car. So my question in a nutshell is this. Over the long haul would there be any damage to the wheels trueness (is that a word?) by having the bike hang vertically?
06-11-06, 09:47 AM
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nope, none at all. how much does your bike weigh? how much do YOU weigh? now think how much strain hanging the bike by its wheel will put on that rim - it's not much.
When I lived in an apartment, I had all my bikes hanging, bike hooks are a glorious thing.
When I lived in an apartment, I had all my bikes hanging, bike hooks are a glorious thing.
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Originally Posted by SemperFi
Are you Seinfeld?
06-11-06, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by SemperFi
Are you Seinfeld?
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06-11-06, 10:40 AM
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Sorry if I offended you. Appreciated your comments and was just trying to add a bit of humor since Seinfeld always had a bike hanging in his apartment. Guess it didn't work.
Again, sorry.
Again, sorry.
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all seven of our bikes hang vertically! it's the best use of space!
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