Carb7008@cs.com wrote:
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> If others on the list are like me and have many bikes, the limit to even more
> bikes seems to be storage space. I'm going to build a rack to hang the bikes
> vertically from the front or rear wheel. My concern is that long-term
> storage may damage fork or hub bearings or even distort wheel. Is my concern
> groundless (no pun intended) or is hanging bikes by one wheel not a good idea?
If a wheel could be damaged in any way by hanging the bike from a hook, the wheel would not function as a wheel. In other words, any wheel that couldn't support the weight of a bike would collapse as soon as you got on it.
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Peter Jon White
Peter White Cycles
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