Dear Rob:
I don't remember where I got the idea, but I've stored my wheels from a chain strung between two eyebolts screwed into two joists/rafters. Works great if you don't mind having a ceiling festooned with wheels. I had a unfinished celler where it didn't bother anyone. Garages? Fine, if the ceiling is high enough. In the house? Ooh, check with female house mates to see if they can tolerate the look. If the cieling is low, you will have trouble walking under the wheels, so against a wall works best.
I hung about a 10 ft length of chain and was able to put up 12 pairs of wheels without any crowding. More would have fit, but I ran out of wheels. Don't know what the max per foot capacity is.
A turnbuckle on one eyelet allows you to snug up the chain to minimize sag, if the look bothers you. The chain's advantage over hanging wheels on wall mounted rods (the next most common method) is that you can access any wheel any time, instead of having to pull every wheel that's hung outside the one you need on the rod/bracket. And of course the wheel you need is always right against the wall: at least it was for me when I used shelf brackets mounted on walls to hold a few wheels at a time.
Attach wheels/tires/rims to the chain by short pieces of cord tied over or thru the chain For easier attachment, tie an s hook to the cords and bend the openings so they just pass over the chain links, to prevent unexpected release. For total lazy decadence, buy bungee cords with hooks preattached. Long velcro straps also work fine. If you pack the wheels tightly together, it can take longer to get the one you need out, but it never proved to be a major hassle.
The adavantage of chain over rope or cable is the links keep the wheels from all sliding together in the middle. Multiple loops or knots tied in a rope would probably accomplish the same thing.
Tom Adams, Manhattan, KS
Rob Vermeer <vermeer@setarnet.aw> wrote: I have 15 pairs of bicycle wheels and would like to receive the lists input and suggestions on creative space saving storage. The same goes for my 20 frames and forks.
Any advise and pictures will be greatly appreciated.
Rob Vermeer Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
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