Storage/Hanging the bike by rear wheel?

[geordieracer]

As I can't leave my bike securely in anywhere other than in my tiny flat, I'm currently pondering storage, the obvious solution for me is a ceiling mounted hook, and the bike hung by its rear wheel.

Back in the dark ages when I worked at Halfords we used to hang bikes up my their wheels all the time, without any issues, but those bikes disnt belong to me...

Anyone store their bikes similarly? Any horror stories, or should I just care less and crack on?

[donfisher]

I've heard of issues with hydraulic brakes. Not first-hand though.

[joe58]

Bike pulley or similar?

[itsnotarace]

You won't do any harm hanging the bike by the wheel, providing you have a plastic coated hook

I use one of these, more expensive solution to a hook but it doesn't require any drilling any holes as it's spring loaded http://www.wiggle.co.uk/minoura-bike-tower-10-bike...

[mchammer89]

We have 3 of our bikes hanging on the wall from some of these (well, very similar)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?Mod...

[Or888t]

joe58 said:

Bike pulley or similar?

Ooo 1st time i've seen that.
That's interesting!
Price?

[joe58]

Or888t said:

Ooo 1st time i've seen that.
That's interesting!
Price?

Not sure, appears to be quite a few out there starting at a 10er.. Don't have one though, just an idea.

[geordieracer]

joe58 said:

Not sure, appears to be quite a few out there starting at a 10er.. Don't have one though, just an idea.

Maplins online outlet have the pulleys for £8. My folks have one. It's actually just fallen off the ceiling. Not through the pulleys or anything to do with the mechanics of it... Because my dad thought the joists ran the other way, so just acrewed it in to the plasterboard... Numpty!

[yellowjack]

There are two pulley/lift items on the Maplins site

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search?criteria=bike+pulle...

one @ £5 toward the bottom left of the page and one @ £12.99 toward the top right.

There's also a bunch of storage stuff on Wiggle

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/stands-1/

and there's this I found on Google

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&amp...

although they sell something similar in the larger branches of Hads that sell bikes and bits

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...


HTH

[village idiot]

my solution was even more simple... just a few small screws with eyes on the end and two mini-bungees. takes all of 5 seconds to get the bike on and off the wall and is stealthy enough that the bike looks like it is hanging there, yet when the bike is removed, there is very little trace of the mounting system.

it sits high enough on the kitchen wall so as not to cause problems for the sofa beneath it, and doesn't get in the way of the indoor clothes line either.

(excuse the preggers belly mould! lol)

[Justin S]

Got 5 bikes hanging from front or back wheels in the garage and have done for many years without issues. Dont get knocked over and I store my fox forked bikes by the back wheels as the seals can weep.

[roadman]

village idiot said:

my solution was even more simple... just a few small screws with eyes on the end and two mini-bungees. takes all of 5 seconds to get the bike on and off the wall and is stealthy enough that the bike looks like it is hanging there, yet when the bike is removed, there is very little trace of the mounting system.

it sits high enough on the kitchen wall so as not to cause problems for the sofa beneath it, and doesn't get in the way of the indoor clothes line either.

(excuse the preggers belly mould! lol)

That looks good, guessing your either tall enough to reach the bungees or you use a ladder, i might steal this idea...oh and "preggers belly mould" bit weird hahaha

[jardinec]

Bike shelf...

http://www.theknifeandsaw.com/KSItemDetail.php?PC=...