Do bike stands warp your wheels?

MeWantBroadband · 17-05-2008 08:27PM #1

Hi,

Where I live we have bike stands that you squeeze a wheel into and the top bar of them holds the wheel between two parallel horizontal bars about 6 inches up from the bottom.

I try to balance the bike as vertically as possible, but I wonder whether these type of stands will warp the wheel over time?

I could possibly move the bike to where the handle bars are resting against the pillar.

If there is a risk of warping, which wheel should go into the stand, front or back?

Cheers.

kona · 17-05-2008 08:49PM

not if the bike is balance, its when you get people jumping on them , thats when they bend.

also i go back wheel as it keeps the bike upright easier, but i make sure its in top gear as this allows the derailleur space.

Capt'n Midnight · 17-05-2008 11:58PM

Hate them.

Ever seen a rack with just the front wheel of a stolen bike left ?
Ever seen a bent wheel in one ?

I'd lock mine to the end of the rack so you can have the frame locked and they can't twist the wheels as easily.

studiorat · 18-05-2008 08:46AM

There was one where I used to live. I seldom leave a bike outside anyway, but
I usually lean the back of the bike on the side of the rack, rather than putting the wheel into it.

MeWantBroadband · 19-05-2008 09:57PM

So there is a risk of warping then?

I am not worried about vandals wrecking it, as it is in a secure underground garage. Just the leverage of its own wait on the wheel.

Civilian_Target · 19-05-2008 09:59PM

In that case it's mostly fine. Remember you also get things though like the coats of passersby getting caught too which might have the same effect....

kerry4sam · 01-06-2008 11:19PM

Yes they do warp your wheels (from experence) and if you've another option i would take it

Do bike stands warp your wheels?

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