Re: [CR]Hanging bikes...

(Example: Humor:John Pergolizzi)

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:16:14 -0800
From: "Steve Maas" <stevem@nonlintec.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Hanging bikes...
References: <406B5129.65942DCF@ns.sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To: <406B5129.65942DCF@ns.sympatico.ca>
cc: Thom Adams <tadams@ns.sympatico.ca>

Thom Adams wrote:
> Hello People,
>
> Thanks for all the really great ideas.... 192 at last count. What I
> really want to know is about the effect of gravity on wheels with full
> bikes hanging off them. If I hang them for any amount of time, will the
> wheels pull out of shape? ....

I really doubt that there is anything to worry about. You have a ~25 lb bike whose weight is divided between a few spokes, each of which is tensioned to 150-220 lb. This is considerably less stress than when you simply sit on the bike.

Steve Maas Long Beach, California (where, on Monday, it hit 101F on my back patio!)