Other wall mounts let you store the bike on the wall so that the wheels run parallel with the wall.
How to hang bike wheel on wall.
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.
The option is great if you like to hang only one or 2 bikes.
Rotate the equipment by 180 degrees bringing both wheels up to the hooks.
It has a simple hook for the wheel and a plate to put under your rear wheel to protect the wall.
Hold the bike rack on the wall where you want the bike to hang.
It also needs more clearance out of the wall.
These hooks are in a wood wall.
Once you have the rack in position mark where all of the screw holes on the rack line up with the wall.
You can see in this one how bicycles hang nicely with hooks screwed into a wall.
Remove your hands gradually to make sure that the bike is in place.
Frame upright to the wall.
Place 1 wheel onto a ceiling hook at a time making sure that the metal rim is resting over the rubber hook.
It will take little space on the wall but more place in the room.
Mount both wheels if you have 2 hooks.
Figure titled hang a bike on the wall step 3bullet2.
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.
Don t put the rack up too high or the bike might touch the ceiling when it s hung up.
To the right you can see a green bike hanging overhead by its wheels on 2 hooks.
Hold your bike from the center tube and lift it upwards.