CityRoamer

Hi,

I need to store my road bike in my condo... I was considering attaching a hook from the ceiling and then hooking the front wheel, but for a road bike, is this good to do (since the aluminum wheels are so fragile)? Will this bend the wheel?

If so, what's the best storage solution (links would be great to products)...?

Thanks

powerglide

no, worries
your wheel can handle more than 20lbs

rollin

No problem at all

PDXJeff

On ceiling hooks I like to hang them from the rear wheel to avoid stress on the headset. Wall hooks tend to send the load down the fork better when hanging from the front wheel.

Weeks

I'd put it down with a swift shot between the handlebars. It's really the only merciful thing to do.

Homebrew01

Why do people worry about hanging a bike from a hook more than they worry about a 200 lb rider going down a bumpy hill at 40 mph ??

sced

I hang our bikes from 2 of those plastic coated hooks one can by for just a few dollars at the hardware store. They are positioned on the ceiling so that the bike rests on the stem and seat rails when the bike is hanging upright - a poor man's work stand that allows you to easily fiddle with the drive train.

ri_us

+1 It's a tool, not a jewel.

Duke of Kent

See this:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...0070415_121710

Then this:



Any more silly questions?

scotch

https://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=52

clausen

+1
No drilling involved.

clausen

I agree it's tool and not a jewel. And hanging will not cause any harm but tools also need to be treated properly to function properly. Do you clean and lube your chain? The OP is just making sure he's treating his bike properly.

CityRoamer

Thanks for the tips, good to know I can do this...

That Michalangelo bike stand looks pretty sweet too... I'll have to consider that one...

kukusz

I just bought one of these and although it essentially works, the quality control on that thing is horrible. Some of the pieces didn't fit together and I had to hammer them into shape. The thing won't stand up totally straight, but it works. Just FYI, at $80 bucks you get what you pay for.

waterrockets 

I've built a couple of those racks myself for friends and family. You can make one out of 1x4 pine for $15 with a handsaw, a drill, some glue, and some screws. Mine were all tung-oil finished maple, and used some fancier joinery, but they really are not hard to build.

roadfix

Bad idea...your rear wheel bearings will be put under stress...

Homebrew01

Those were nice sunny pics. I like the ones where it's raining and all the riders look like swamp monsters, with the whites of their eyes barely poking through the 1/2" of mud caked all over their bodies.

ManBearPig

I've got something conceptually similar to this that I found for cheep at the hardware store, only it screws into the wall and doesn't need that tall vertical member that touches the ground. They are small black wall hangers with those 2 little arms for cradling the top tube. Seems flimsy/springy, but has withstood a year of use. Will post pics later if can get them.

EventServices

Drop a square hook a little lower and throw the tip of your saddle over it.
Then you don't have to turn it upside down - which we all know stresses the paint.

Plus, if you leave your bottles on it and leave them open, the Cytomax won't stain your carpet.

valygrl

Either method is more humane than locking it up in the garage for the rest of its life.

goodall

I hang four bikes by the OP's method. It's great! If you rotate each bike so that they're hanging by a different wheel (front/rear/front/rear) you can pack those bikes in really close. It's the most space saving way to store bikes. As a bonus, you can hang your cycling clothes up to dry by the handlebars or saddle.

Winter76

Check this out: https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1188926936737


I use these to hang all of my bikes, and no poblems with out of true wheels.

waterrockets 

I'd stay away from those with deep aero cross-section wheels. There's more force going into the point than if you just hang it like normal.

samsation7

I live in a condo. This is my setup. Now, if anyone has some suggestions on what to buy to store wheels only I'd love to hear them.

waterrockets 

Long bar hanging from the ceiling (like for hanging clothes, but from wire hanging from hooks screwed into joists. Then slip the wire off one end of the bar to pick wheels. Or, short bars coming out of the wall (like with shelving hardware).

Rope loops hanging from a ceiling hook would work well too if you can reach the hook (I can reach 8' ceilings with no problem).

Another option is an array of those $2 hooks from The Borg screwed into a 2x4 that's hanging from, or screwed into, the ceiling.