Hanging bike from front wheel.

robbarker
robbarker Posts: 1,367
edited November 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
I have some Park hooks attached to the rafters in my garage and currently hang my bikes by the saddle. Will hanging them by their front wheel do any harm?

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  • baccaman21
    baccaman21 Posts: 523
    No.

    Think about it... MTB's are designed to be ridden off road, down gnarly twisty paths, over drop offs, across slippery roots, through bone shuddering rock gardens...

    I doubt a hook in the garage is likely to cause much stress on the frame or joints... unless you go swinging from it like a monkey?
    get on your bikes and ride!
  • steelo
    steelo Posts: 542
    The only issue with hanging a bike by its front end is if it hangs slightly upside-down. Shouldn't really be an issue but keep an eye on any lubricant running out of the forks, as they aren't designed to be stored upside down. Common-sense really.
    Specialized Rockhopper '07
    Trek Fuel EX8 '09
  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    It was the fork thing I was concerned about - certainly no problem hanging a 12Kg weight from a wheel with spokes tensioned to many times that.

    I am concerned that fork oil will move to places it shouldn't be if the thing is hung pretty well vertically upwards for prolonged periods of time.
  • stevebrock
    stevebrock Posts: 239
    i once had my bike upside down for a few days while the wheels were being trues and my juicy 5 brakes levers were both very slightly leaking!
    Santa Cruz Heckler
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    stevebrock wrote:
    i once had my bike upside down for a few days while the wheels were being trues and my juicy 5 brakes levers were both very slightly leaking!

    not posible. they are sealed. maybe there was a bit of excess oil on top of the diaphram.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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