Turning bike upside down

[shouldbeinbed]

Hummm. I was told that all high cadence would drain out of the seat tube, making it slower

Feng Shui can help avoid this, if you only ride your bike in an East-West axis for the first 100 miles after inversion, the good vibes of being aligned with the path of the sun puts it all back in again.

 

[roadrash]

Dont forget to align your chakras when you turn it the right way up

 

[Dogtrousers]

Turning your bike upside down, wearing underpants under padded shorts, cross chaining, pointing your QR levers in random directions, wearing competition jerseys that you haven't won, these are all things that are worth doing out of sheer devilment because the purists say you shouldn't.

 

[snorri]

Is this ok for maintenance and chain cleaning?
I don't have a stand yet and it feels easier to get to the chain and components this way.

I'm feeling slightly guilty after adding to some of the gently mickey taking posts this topic has generated and would now provide a more serious suggestion.
Have you considered one of these cycle hoist devices?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1307...3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108
The hoist is cheap, stores out of the way on your ceiling and can be easily adjusted to get the bike at just the right height for the task in hand. Whilst it may not be suitable for holding the bike for heavy engineering work, I find it adequate for inspecting/adjusting brakes, mudguards, chain, gears etc.

 

[moo]

Upside down is the only way I can clean mine in the sink.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Btw there used to be a good reason for not doing this. Before aero levers and brifters, when the cables came out of the tops of the hoods, there was a risk of putting a permanent kink into the brake cables.

 

[Saluki]

I'm feeling slightly guilty after adding to some of the gently mickey taking posts this topic has generated and would now provide a more serious suggestion.
Have you considered one of these cycle hoist devices?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1307...3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108
The hoist is cheap, stores out of the way on your ceiling and can be easily adjusted to get the bike at just the right height for the task in hand. Whilst it may not be suitable for holding the bike for heavy engineering work, I find it adequate for inspecting/adjusting brakes, mudguards, chain, gears etc.

Brilliant as long as you know where your beams are.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Running down the middle of my house.

 

[snorri]

Brilliant as long as you know where your beams are.

Anything to declare Saluki?

 

[Saluki]

Anything to declare Saluki?

Not personally but Hubster has.

 

[morrisman]

Before I got my Aldi Bike stand I just ued to throw an old inner tube over a roof beam in the shed and hang the bike from the saddles nose. More than adequate for most jobs but not as good as a stand.

 

[BrynCP]

I use a cheap little stand to prop up the back wheel, but it's unstable and prone to almost falling, testing my reaction speed, but I persist.

Out on the road, no option but to turn it upside down, and I am beyond caring about minor scuffs to the seat/hoods now.

it's also important to bear in mind that the air in your tyres will settle at the bottom when the bike's inverted, so make sure you give it a good shake when turning it the right way up again.

If you ever see me shaking my bike violently at the top of a hill, this is why.

 

[CopperCyclist]

I thought I read on here once that it may cause issue with hydraulic brakes, not sure on the accuracy of that though?

 

[cyberknight]

When one of Santa's little helpers checks this thread out there are going to be some houses added to the no stop list.

Assuming your all grown up theres something you should know about "santa " , its within the the same same of thought as the PUNCTURE fairy

 

[BrynCP]

Assuming your all grown up theres something you should know about "santa " , its within the the same same of thought as the PUNCTURE fairy

Santa only comes when you talk about presents on CycleChat?