Death to a bike by hanging?

Another annual thread, albeit in a bit different guise.

"Wasatch5k" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I put a couple hooks up on a wall in my house, similar to the hooks in this
picture:

http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/images/storage1.jpg

(I hope Mr. Goldenberg doesn’t mind me linking to his wonderful website.
You should really check it out!
http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/bicycle.html )

Will it damage my suspension forks on my mountain bikes to hang the bikes
from the hooks by their front wheels? I would assume not, but thought I
would ask the experts.

Thanks,

Wasatch

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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 01:39:22 -0700, Wasatch5k <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I put a couple hooks up on a wall in my house, similar to the hooks in
this picture:

http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/images/storage1.jpg

(I hope Mr. Goldenberg doesn’t mind me linking to his wonderful website.
You should really check it out!
http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/bicycle.html )

Will it damage my suspension forks on my mountain bikes to hang the
bikes from the hooks by their front wheels? I would assume not, but
thought I would ask the experts.

No.

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Wasatch5k said:

I put a couple hooks up on a wall in my house, similar to the hooks in
this picture:

http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/images/storage1.jpg

(I hope Mr. Goldenberg doesn’t mind me linking to his wonderful
website. You should really check it out!
http://www.mindspring.com/~d.g1/bicycle.html )

Will it damage my suspension forks on my mountain bikes to hang the
bikes from the hooks by their front wheels? I would assume not, but
thought I would ask the experts.

It's fine. In fact if you have an older Judy fork, it lets the oil run back
onto the bushings where it belongs.

Matt O.