None have been broken or damaged by doing this. You could accomplish this by installing two mounting hooks, or by resting the bottom tire on the ground.
The whole point is to make the most of limited space, so if you decide to hang your bike you should hang it by the front wheel. This way, your handle bars are up high, giving you more floor space to store things beneath your bike. But hanging your hydraulic bike by the back wheel is more likely to cause this bubble to get stuck in the brake line.
This is not always the case. If it does occur, you can bleed them and replace the fluid yourself. If you decide to hang your hydraulic brake bike, avoid pulling the lever while the bike is hanging, because this can force the bubble into the brake line and make it much harder to get it back to the reservoir.
Another instance in which to avoid hanging your bike is if it has carbon or aluminum rims. These materials are more fragile and can be easily damaged through repeated and careless hanging. Once you finish riding your bike, be sure to clean off your wheel before you hang it up. Inspect your bike after each ride and perform routine maintenance regularly, or take it into your local bike shop to keep it in peak condition and ensure that it lasts longer.
Take care how you place and remove your bike from the hook. I learned the safest way to place and remove a heavy bike from a hook while on the job at the bike shop. Position your body facing the side of your bike, almost underneath it. Grip the lower portion of the down tube with one hand, and the lower portion of the seat stay with your other hand, then push up. If you need to lift it a bit higher, try again but grab the chain stay instead of the seat stay. If you want some guidance on installing bike hooks for storage watch the video below.
It will show how easy it really is. This will spread out the weight. If you have the wall space you can put two hooks in the wall, and hang it horizontally. One of the benefits of this is that you can hang the bicycle on its frame rather than the wheels. The frame can definitely handle the weight of the entire bike. Wipe down the Wheels — Make sure to clean off your wheels after riding.
If you hang the bike with a dirty wheel you can get dirt or sand on the hooks soft cover which could scratch the rims of your bike. Not only will it keep it scratch free, but it will help you bike last. I know you want to ride your bike as soon as possible, but be gentle getting your bike down.
I would recommend against it, unless you have nowhere else to store your bike. If you do end up storing it outside, definitely get a bike cover as it will help defend your bike from rain and sun. Also make sure to lock it up if its outside unless you live in an ultra safe area. Not a fun experience! The best place to put the hooks is into a stud. This is the one exception to hanging bikes upside down. Apparently, if the bike is turned on its side or stored upside down, the air bubbles inside the tank could possibly move towards the calipers.
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If the front wheel isn't strong enough for this, you certainly don't want to try riding that bike! There aren't enough helmets. BrianDrummond The wheel necessarily must be able to take the strain of being hung like that due to symmetry. However the fork, under normal usage, will only need to take compression forces as opposed to tension. It is possible to design a bike that is road worthy, but is not safe to hang like that, in theory.
In practice, such a bike would be too unpractical. John: some people have more bikes than heads. John Only for bikes are rideable. One has no front tire. Show 2 more comments.
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