Assuming a 25" wheel diameter (12.5" from fork to rim edge) how many inches down from the ceiling would be optimal hanging position?
1710030
I just hung mine a month ago. The direction tell you to hold the bike up so that the back tire is 12 inches off the ground. The instructions that come with it are quite clear.
1710031
It depends on the height your ceiling. My wheel is 8" from the ceiling and the mount is 18" from the ceiling.
1710032
Do you mean the height on the wall? For mounting on the wall, that optimal height depends on your height / strength. I have my bikes hanging about 2 feet from the ground, the hooks themselves are mounted at approximately 7 feet from the floor.
2027908
Lowers about 1 inch. I had spoke to Progressive Suspension and said to keep stock height with stock wheel, but I went to a 23" wheel. Also good for a 21" wheel.
1324017
I'm six foot and I have more than enough headroom with an 8 foot high ceiling. A pedal at the bottom of it's orbit would be about 6 inches off the floor.
21558
3 feet or more clearance above the rim I recommend, but in this case that would bring the hoop down to 4.5 ft with your ceiling height. You could get away with 2.5 ft, but most shots would need to be closer to the rim
577414
7 ft ceiling should work. Because, your leg won't be vertically straight. both of your feet will always stay on the pedals. the extreme positions of pedals are: high 12" and low 4" from ground. when two pedals are at same height, they are 8" from ground. Do the math, the lowest position of the tip of your head: 5'9" + 4" = 6' 1" < 7'the highest position of the tip of your head: 5'9" + 8" = 6' 5" < 7'You will have more than 5" clearance from ceiling most of time.
331876
I'm not sure what you are asking. It has to hang down more than 6". I believe the minimum is 18" of hang down. Our contractor had to modify that hang down for it to fit where we needed it.
1707910
Ours extends out to 22" and firmly stops at that position. Minimum is rigjt at 15-1/4", for what it's worth.
475304
Unless the bike is ultra heavy it's no problem hanging it this way. The weight is actually distributed between the front wheel and to a lesser degree rear wheel from a "vector" stand pt.
1607088
1-1/8 fork steerer, 26" wheels , will work , but you'll have to pop off the bearing race or replace, press race onto fork then assemble
825556
I am 5'-10" with an 88" ceiling height. I have the same question. Spoke with Schwinn customer service but they couldn't help. Suggested I go to a store and try it out and measure how high my head goes!
2260582
I'm using it with a full sized road bike. I have the rear tire on the ground, so this hook holds the front wheel. Distance from the wall to the inside of the hook is 4.25". Because I have this going into drywall anchors, I take the weight off it by having the rear wheel on the ground. If the rack was screwed into wood, then you could suspend a bicycle in the air easily.
663907
A 14' ceiling would be ideal. I have mine installed on a 10' ceiling and it works well. An additional 4' of clearance should allow most vehicles to fit underneath.
2260583
The diameter of the wheel really doesn't play a factor. Since the wheel is smaller it just won't stick out from the wall as much. The hook is definitely large enough to accommodate the chunky tires of a child's bike too.
187857
About 8 1/2 inches to top of rack. You can get chain to either shorten or lengthen if needed. My brother has the same rack and used chain to drop it a little more. His ceiling is higher than mine and it turned out very nice.
96330
Probably not, but if you don't mind the occasional bike falling on your head, go for it.Otherwise, I would suggest mounting an extension to the ceiling on the higher side, so that the pulleys are at the same elevation. Keep in mind that each pulley has to hold/support half the weight of your bike.
1520714
the top of the base plate is exactly 1 inch off the floor (I just measured it with calipers). I think it would work fine to raise your wheel a bit, though if all you need is a riser, you might find a less expensive solution. If you also need a bike stand, then this could work just fine.
1765686
You could get away with only 25" if you only use the top, spring loaded section. But, you wouldn't be able to use all of the baskets then.