Bike wall storage racks safe for rims?

hard-rider
hard-rider Posts: 460
edited March 2010 in MTB beginners
Are those bike wall storage racks that hook the front rim safe to use on light weight rims? Thinking of something like this. My bike has the DT Swiss 445D rimes. I'd put more padding on the hook.

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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    What do you mean by safe? Scratches or something more serious?
    You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
    If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
    If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Pretty sure a wheel can hold a bikes weight + extra.

    ever pulled a wheelie?
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • hard-rider
    hard-rider Posts: 460
    Daz555 wrote:
    What do you mean by safe? Scratches or something more serious?
    I was concerned that it's applying a point load to the rim in a way it wasn't really designed to take a load. But thinking about it now, it was a bit of a dumb question as the spokes will prevent any deformation of the hoop.

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