I submit that on or about Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:23:46 -0500, the person
known to the court as Haakon Studebaker <
[email protected]> made a
statement (<
[email protected]> in Your
Honour's bundle) to the following effect:
>I am curious in regards to the benefits of hanging a bicycle instead of
>simply standing it or propping it up in one's home or apartment.
You must never do this!
Hanging a bike by its wheels is a really bad move, all of the free
ions in the rim sink to the bottom of the wheel, stretching the top
spokes, compressing the bottom spokes, and leaving a definite bulge
where the hanger was.
In addition, the butyl of the inner tube gradually deteriorates at the
top as the nitrogen sinks to the bottom, allowing the pure oxygen to
attack the black colouring of the butyl.Apparently only black inner
tubes are affected, so clear ones will be fine.The front forks are
also affected, as the are made to be in compression, and once the
compression is released, the kinetic tension is released, so
lengthening the forks.
The only way to keep the bike in good condition is to use it every
day!
Guy
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