Time to hang up the bicycle
 

Folks-
I have limited space and 4 bikes! Any advice on whether I can just get some cheap hooks from the hardware store and hang them upside down or from one wheel? Or am I destined to shell out $200 for the hangers Performance sells?

Cluttered in Washington State.

That depends on the bikes and components. For road bikes, you should be okay with hanging them any which way you want. If you have suspension-equipped bikes, you will want to dig out the owners manuals and/or contact the manufacturer as some (usually older) suspension forks don't like being inverted or have their oil baths up against the seals. Another component with similar issues are disc brakes which may not take kindly to prolonged inverted positions as air bubbles might end up in the line.

7 rafters, 7 bikes, $14 worth of robust bike hooks......I'm OK...... :)

I bought my heavy duty padded screw in hooks at Home Depot
for 54 cents each. I'm not sure that they are carried in
all Home Depot stores but a heavy hook of some type of
should be available there (pad with old inner
tube) or at other hardward stores. I agree don't pay big
bucks for a hook just because a bike shop sells them.

Thank you all!!

Haven't gotten to it yet, but I'd like to rig a pulley system in my garage of ropes with hooks to pull my bikes out of the way. Prolly a better solution for a garage or basement than inside the house, tho.

Weakling...... :D

Actually they sell something like that. I saw it last time I stopped by performance. There are two hooks that hook onto the handlebars/stem and one hook that hooks onto the seat. All you do is pull the bike up and then tie off the rope, just make sure you tie a good knot;)

link:

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...h=111*113*195*

$15 for one hoist?!?!?!?! For $15 you could get 30+ vinyl coated hooks at Home Depot...

LOL! But seriously, folks...my garage has a really high ceiling so I figure why not make the most of it and get the bikes all the way up there. I'm just a little leery of suspending them by the bars/seat. I was thinkin' of goin' with the stem/top tube or rear wheel. They shouldn't be hanging up there for really long periods of time(I hope). Might be moot anyway--in addition to being a weakling, I'm pretty lazy;).

Plus the pulley makes it easier to quickly lube the chain or something without throwing it in the stand or lifting th wheel etc.