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How to hang a full suspension bike on the wall.
Hold the bike rack on the wall where you want the bike to hang.
You can see in this one how bicycles hang nicely with hooks screwed into a wall.
Hang mine by the bars with the saddle resting against the wall rather than risk strain to rims or forks.
If you have hydraulic disc brakes the recommendation is that you never hang them upside down or vertically.
The option is great if you like to hang only one or 2 bikes.
Notice that the hooks were either screwed in at an angle or they bent to that angle from the weight of the bikes pulling down on them over time.
Once you have the rack in position mark where all of the screw holes on the rack line up with the wall.
Most bike racks have two screw holes.
And one e bike to rule them all.
Each has different applications but in general racks that let you store your bike vertically wheels perpendicular to the wall ideally positioned in a corner take up the least space.
If you like to hang bike parallel to the wall earth level the wheel may countenance downwards as there is no cause to spin the bike over time.
These hooks are in a wood wall.
Think my hooks came from clas ohlson or whatever they are called you re kidding yourself if.
The strida folding bike turns 30.
Other wall mounts let you store the bike on the wall so that the wheels run parallel with the wall.
Some suggest hanging them by the front or rear wheel or even upside down and claim to have no issues.
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Don t put the rack up too high or the bike might touch the ceiling when it s hung up.
When you hang the bike upside down the air bubbles inside the reservoir tank could move to the calipers.
To the right you can see a green bike hanging overhead by its wheels on 2 hooks.
It also needs more clearance out of the wall.
Another way to hang your bike on the wall.
It will take little space on the wall but more place in the room.