stop front wheel turning while stored?

[redearedslider5]

i'm going to install a few of these racks tonight:

https://www.amazon.com/LeHigh-Crawford-Flip-Storage-FSR13/dp/B0000DH4NL/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1470088784&sr=8-3&keywords=bike+wall+rack

do you guys have thoughts on how to keep the front wheel straight while stored?

[Mark McM]

Flikstand?

http://gearinches.com/images/misc/flickstand2.jpg

Or, you could just go low-tech with some Velcro straps between rim and downtube:

https://www.amazon.com/BlueDot-Trading-20-Adhesive-Reusable/dp/B00I9MWBEO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1470088973&sr=8-2&keywords=velcro+strap

[choke]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Strapits-Stretch-Utility-Strap-Perfect-For-Extra-To-Pack-Bike-Pumps-Pant-Leg-/151498533384?nav=SEARCH&var=450703970432

[tumbler]

Park HBH-2 (https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-HBH-2-Handle-Holder/dp/B000QSXPL2) works as well.

http://www.parktool.com/assets/img/product/_productDetail/HBH-2_004.jpg

[cadence90]

Park HBH-2 (https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-HBH-2-Handle-Holder/dp/B000QSXPL2) works as well.

That's what I use. Great for working on the bike, too.

[stien]

Honesty I would just use an old toe clip strap. Vintage, cool, and you probably already have some. Around front tire/rim to downtube.

[weisan]

old tube.

[cadence90]

That's what I use. Great for working on the bike, too.
Ooops, I take it back.
I didn't realize that you would be storing multiple bikes.
You only need one Park.

Honesty I would just use an old toe clip strap. Vintage, cool, and you probably already have some. Around front tire/rim to downtube.

Yes, something like that is fine.

Or even those velcro AV/etc. cable straps. Cheap, fast, effective. Pick three.

[drewellison]

I use two-sided velcro - hook on one side, loop on the other. I bought a roll of 50 feet or so at the hardware store and just cut to length. About 10" length needed for holding the ft. wheel around the down tube.

I also used velcro on my bike this weekend to secure a second water bottle to the top tube on my old Basso Gap (which has just one set of bosses). It worked really well.

[msl819]

I use rod straps that are supposed to be used to wrap fishing rods when not is use. I have some from Shimano and Pline. They are neoprene so easy on the finish and Velcro closed. They are cheap and readily available on eBay. Like these

https://www.fishermanswarehouse.com/shop/pline-neoprene-rod-strap-2pk/

They work great

[Peter P.]

I sew my own wheel straps. Velcro hook and loop; add D-rings and stitch.

[parallelfish]

I have several of these:

https://www.feedbacksports.com/shop/flop-stop-handle-bar-holder/

[soulspinner]

Low tech......bungee cord.

[dave thompson]

Low tech......bungee cord.

...or rubber band hooked from valve stem then around down tube and back to valve stem.

[Dead Man]

Low tech......bungee cord.

yup.. I bought a plastic container full of these red bungee loop-and-ball things, and use them for keeping the wheel straight, as well as strapping crampons to my pack and all sorts of other ****.

Bungees are the solution to many of life's simple problems

[spacemen3]

Those bungees with the ball on the end work great.

[OperaLover]

Honesty I would just use an old toe clip strap. Vintage, cool, and you probably already have some. Around front tire/rim to downtube.

Only us old guys remember these and still have them. :hello: