Any suggestions for hanging bike on the wall?

I want to hang my road bike (about 17 lbs) on the wall in my room. I do not want to put it in the patio and get it stolen. Plus I like to stare at it while I am falling asleep.:lol:
Any ideas/suggestions on what kind of hooks I can use and where to get them?

I've seen some people hang their bikes on the wall using the hooks, but I just can't remember how they did it.

Thanks in advance...

 

Go to home depot and go to the hook department. Yep, there's an entire section (although it is small) just for hooks. They have things that bolt into the wall and are made specifically for hanging bikes and cost maybe $10? Maybe less, maybe more. I don't remember.

 

If you just want something basic, you can get hooks from Lowes. The look like a question mark, and you can hang from the ceiling or wall-easy to install

 

Thanks!

Thanks for the info. I think I have a good idea where to go now

 

Drywall can be tricky...

...to hang large/awkward objects. If you're going into solid wood you can easily use the larger rubber-coated hooks. If not, then make sure you get these to hang the hooks on:

 

If this is how you wanted to position the bike this is what we use it has a rubber coating to it and measures about 7" out from the wall. (used it for the road bike also) He has it set just above the 57" mark. Hope it helps. My housemate works at Home Depot Expo so guessing also that's where he got them?

 

Oh, I forgot to mention I want to hang my bike horizontally by top tube. Yeah, I think these hooks you showed would work well. Making a trip to Home Depot this afternoon. Thanks,

Joyce

 

i'm not a big fan of rim style hangers...many years ago i worked at a bike shop and some of the bikes would develop an obvious "egg" on the hanging wheel if the bike was up too long or if the wheels where low quality


home depot and lowes have fold up hangers that hold the top tube and lift up when not in use...they are cheap, but my apartment walls are not the most ideal for supporting a heavier bike (yeah, maybe a road bike) so i went with a nasbar floor standing rack that holds 2 bikes...i keep my bike on the highest and hang my helmet and backpack on the bottom so i have a bit more space in my small room

 

I have hung my bikes on hooks for years, never any issue. You should however hang them by the rear tire not the front.

 

Nice way, bike hanger from My shop, cheap easy way, a pair of 7in wall hooks into the wall studs.


You could also look into a nice Pole rack, basically its a pole that sits from floor to ceiling with some bike hooks on it, made for hanging from the top tube. Usually comes made for two bikes, but can be used for one of coarse, and can also be used for three with an aditional rack added.

 

I have two of these that hold four bikes per rack (with the 12" long arms). Works like a charm.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=24019&PID=1204522

 

Can you please tell me why? I'm a little slow 8-[

 

The oil drains out of the fork chambers.

 

Bikes have a memory, and if they get used to having the rear wheel up in the air, you're more prone to go over the bars. For the same reason, I hang mine with the front wheel up, which helps me ride wheelies better.

Beyond that, I have no idea.

There is another arguement for hanging from the rear wheel. Having the front wheel up, dust collects on the front of the bars, which is rather unsightly. When hung from the rear wheel, dust collects on the back side of bars, which often goes unnoticed.

 

When hanging by the rear wheel the strain/stress/weight is distributed over the rear triangle/linkage instead of completely on a single point the head tube/headset when hung by the front wheel.

 

Wall rack

Cheapest is Home depot. In the hardware section they have a basic bike rack for wall mount. It's about $10 and instead of hanging by the wheel, it cradles the toptube so your bike sit in the normal upright position. Easily will hold a 17lb road bike, I hang my 28lb mtn bike on one.


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jspStoreDir=hdus&catalogId=10053&productId=100387746&navFlow=3&keyword=bike+rack&langId=-1&searchRedirect=bike+rack&storeId=10051&endecaDataBean=com.homedepot.sa.el.wc.catalog.beans.EndecaDataBean%404f0063c4&ddkey=Search

 

I hope you don't truly believe that! :lol:

If an 18 or so pound bike can't handle the stress of its own weight, how the hell is it going to withstand my fat 200 pounds on it applying far more stresses to the fork? (Read my comment about riding wheelies - yes, I ride wheelies on my sub 16 pound carbon fiber road bike.) Seriously.

 

Epicriderat-

I like the looks of that Home Depot rack.

Do you hang the basic rack off of the wall? or off of that strip of...rubber?

I have lath and plaster walls. I'd rather not mount that contraption directly to the wall. Do you happen to know how that strap attaches to the wall?

 

Looks like you can do either. If you have their Fastrack Rail system it just snaps in place. If not, you can mount it on your wall.

 

I picked these hangers up at Ikea and had two bikes up on one wall.




You mount the post to the wall and the cycle racks are pretty sturdy. $15 for the two pieces.