Bike wall mounts (via the top tube)

johncrossley

Hi there,

I'm looking to hang up on the wall my new Boardman Team Carbon (on order) bike in the hall high up by it's top tube.

It's quite a minefield out there. Does anyone have any recommendations for a wall mount? Bonus features would be hooks where I can hang things up to let them dry (like socks/helmet).

Thanks,

John

I'm drawn towards: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fis ... t-ec005530

Smokin Joe

Tubes, particularly carbon fibre ones are not made to take much weight in that way. I would not hang any bike on one of those unless the arms could be adjusted so the hooks took the weight at the seat tube and head tube junctions.

Weejie54

Always better hanging it upside down by the wheels IMO.

Limburger

Smokin Joe wrote:

Tubes, particularly carbon fibre ones are not made to take much weight in that way. I would not hang any bike on one of those unless the arms could be adjusted so the hooks took the weight at the seat tube and head tube junctions.

Come off it. You can sit on your top tube and not break it. By that logic you should never hang a bike by its wheel because of all the horrific strain you put through the steerer tube and head tube.

OP I guess this is what you are after.


Hang em' high.

Weejie54

OP I guess this is what you are after.

Strange looking drop bars those.....

Smokin Joe

Limburger wrote:

Smokin Joe wrote:

Tubes, particularly carbon fibre ones are not made to take much weight in that way. I would not hang any bike on one of those unless the arms could be adjusted so the hooks took the weight at the seat tube and head tube junctions.

Come off it. You can sit on your top tube and not break it. By that logic you should never hang a bike by its wheel because of all the horrific strain you put through the steerer tube and head tube.

OP I guess this is what you are after.


Hang em' high.

You can sit on your top tube for as long as you want, I wouldn't sit on mine unless it was made of a non lightweight steel.

desweller

Smokin Joe wrote:

Limburger wrote:

Smokin Joe wrote:

Tubes, particularly carbon fibre ones are not made to take much weight in that way. I would not hang any bike on one of those unless the arms could be adjusted so the hooks took the weight at the seat tube and head tube junctions.

Come off it. You can sit on your top tube and not break it. By that logic you should never hang a bike by its wheel because of all the horrific strain you put through the steerer tube and head tube.

OP I guess this is what you are after.


Hang em' high.

You can sit on your top tube for as long as you want, I wouldn't sit on mine unless it was made of a non lightweight steel.

Unless your bike is made out of wet paper doilies this is complete nonsense. Are you telling me that you never even pick your bike up by the top tube?

Anyway.

To the OP: the Fisher bracket looks good. Don't think you'll get much better than that. There are lots of hooks in B&Q too.

vitesse169

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/40531/Iro ... Black-Pk6#

these are a set of 3 pairs of L/M/S alloy hooks - i got a set to hang 2 fames by the top tubes and the S for 2 frames by the head tubes.
I have some dead inner tubes to use to slide over the hook to preserve the paint/carbon...

delstron

http://mountainbike.org.uk/product/7/12 ... older.html

trickyplayer

I purchased racks from these people - they have proven to be really good to mount 3 bikes on a wall http://www.tuskstore.com/index.php?cPath=22

sheffsimon

Smokin Joe wrote:

Tubes, particularly carbon fibre ones are not made to take much weight in that way. I would not hang any bike on one of those unless the arms could be adjusted so the hooks took the weight at the seat tube and head tube junctions.

More carbon paranoia.