Bike Racks

I have 5 road bikes hanging vertically in a space iabout 6 ft long... the hooks
are only be 13" apart even though I use wide 44 cm handlebars. Bike #1 hangs
by the front wheel, Bike #2 by the rear wheel, Bike #3 by the front, etc., etc.
Thus they are nested very compactly.

Forget about strain on the wheel; that's NOT an issue.

Mike Yankee

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"Bob Newman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<O7AQc.6844$Yf6.5471@lakeread03>...

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We are trying to free up a little room in the house and I want to get the
bikes better organized. I've seen these racks that stack two bikes
vertically but I'm not sure I'm up to lifting the top one on & off
regularly. How are these hooks that let you hang the bikes on the wall by
the wheel. To us untrained people it seems like a lot of strain on the
wheel. Can they cause any damage to the bike?

The vertical one like the steel one from Supergo/Performance/Nashbar
work pretty well. With two extra long arms on the back side you can
mount 4 bikes. 6 if you put 4 bikes on the front side and 2 on the
back. Maybe not the most convenient arrangement to get the bikes out
but if you cannot screw holes into your wall or ceiling its good. My
bikes are all under 30 pounds so I don't find lifting the bikes on and
off the top bar too difficult. I would advise putting the lightest
bikes up top. The top bar has to be about 6 feet plus high. So a
short person would have a difficult time.

In article <O7AQc.6844$Yf6.5471@lakeread03>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

We are trying to free up a little room in the house and I want to get the
bikes better organized. I've seen these racks that stack two bikes
vertically but I'm not sure I'm up to lifting the top one on & off
regularly. How are these hooks that let you hang the bikes on the wall by
the wheel. To us untrained people it seems like a lot of strain on the
wheel. Can they cause any damage to the bike?

If you are strong enough to lift the bike, the over under racks are fine,
if expensive. The hook on the wall works well. I doubt your bike weighs
more than you do. So if the wheels can support you, they can support the
weight of the bike.
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Alex

I was concerned that the hook being close to the wall could bend the wheel.
Obviously, from the responses I have nothing to worry about.

Bob

"Alex Rodriguez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <O7AQc.6844$Yf6.5471@lakeread03>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

We are trying to free up a little room in the house and I want to get the
bikes better organized. I've seen these racks that stack two bikes
vertically but I'm not sure I'm up to lifting the top one on & off
regularly. How are these hooks that let you hang the bikes on the wall by
the wheel. To us untrained people it seems like a lot of strain on the
wheel. Can they cause any damage to the bike?

If you are strong enough to lift the bike, the over under racks are fine,
if expensive. The hook on the wall works well. I doubt your bike weighs
more than you do. So if the wheels can support you, they can support the
weight of the bike.
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Alex

In article <8CRQc.8381$Yf6.3006@lakeread03>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I was concerned that the hook being close to the wall could bend the wheel.
Obviously, from the responses I have nothing to worry about.

No worries mate. If you buy your own hook instead of buying a 'bicycle hook'
you can hang all your bikes for very little money.
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Alex

Bob Newman said:

We are trying to free up a little room in the house and I want to get the
bikes better organized. I've seen these racks that stack two bikes
vertically but I'm not sure I'm up to lifting the top one on & off
regularly. How are these hooks that let you hang the bikes on the wall by
the wheel. To us untrained people it seems like a lot of strain on the
wheel. Can they cause any damage to the bike?

Thanks in advance... Bob

There's an alternative if you find raising a bike above your head
difficult. Performance and other stores sell a little pully system to
hoist your bike to the ceiling. It works really well, although the hook
works just fine for me. If you have high ceilings this would be perfect
because you could get it clear out of your sight.