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Sure it sounds like a typical first world problem. Oh I have so many extra wheelsets, I don’t know where to put them all! Really that’s what you are complaining about?

But now between cyclocross racing with tubulars that may get put away for 8 months a year, and the recent crop of mountain bikes that can either run 29er or 27.5+ wheels for a different ride, the thought of an extra wheelset isn’t really so extravagant. Almost every bike we’ve test rode in the last year has had more than one wheelset put on it in our reviews, and often times more than one setup can bring out individual characteristics in a bike. So if you are anything like us and have succumbed to the idea that it’s always better to have more wheels than bikes, you might just want to look a little closer at this tidy wheel hanging solution…

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We end up testing a good number of different bikes and different wheels throughout the year, so it isn’t that out of the ordinary for us to have 5 or 6 extra wheelsets lying around before they get sent back to manufacturers. The Offset, now on Kickstarter, looks like a simple solution that gets wheels off the ground, or off of your standard hook. We haven’t had a chance to test these ourself so far, but I have to say that I did personally pledge my own support to the Kickstarter, as I welcome a bit more wheel organization at least in my home, as I’m sure my wife does.

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The Offset is a simple extruded aluminum hook that gets felt pads glued to it to keep from scratching your fancy carbon (or alloy) rims. It then bolts to the wall with a pair of standard screws. While the bulk of the wheels on Foothill’s Kickstarter are for the road, they do show some mountain wheels being hung, and claim compatibility for both 29er and wheel bags. It isn’t clear exactly how wide the rim hooks are, but based on the bolt spacing, they should be anywhere between 2.5-3″ wide; so plus-sized rims should be fine, but not fat bike wheels.

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The offset of the two hooked rim wells of the extrusion means that the outer wheel hangs down enough that the hubs (and QRs) don’t hit each other so the wheels can be packed a bit closer to each other while staying flat/parallel to the wall. The difference from one wheel to the next is only a couple of inches, so to use it on wheels with disc brakes it looks like you should just face the rotors in opposite directions, then ending up with the cassette likely against the front wheel’s spokes.

The Offset is on Kickstarter now with a campaign running almost through the end of May. There are still early bird specials available for even lower prices, but a single regular Offset to hold one pair of wheels will set you back a pledge of $25. A three pack to hang 6 total wheels will cost $70. Delivery is anticipated for July 2016.

It’s a simple solution that we hope will help solve some clutter, so I am now anxiously awaiting.

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Antipodean_eleven
8 years ago

So stupidly simple… I love it. Great solution (stylish as opposed to a home bodge) to a really annoying problem.

diamondmarine
8 years ago

Hell yes! Backing this one for sure.

Jonathon
Jonathon
8 years ago
Reply to  diamondmarine

It’s obvious you didn’t didn’t click to the linked Kickstarter page..

Jonathon
Jonathon
8 years ago
Reply to  Jonathon

Comment meant for @Ants who said this wouldn’t work for disk brakes.

Cheese
Cheese
8 years ago
Reply to  Jonathon

It’s obvious that you didn’t notice they had to remove the skewer from the inside mountain bike wheel, Jon.

Jonathon
Jonathon
8 years ago
Reply to  Cheese

D*mn, just noticed they also had to remove the bike. Pack it up boys

Ants
Ants
8 years ago

Yeah – now show me the same photo with a disk rotor on that rear wheel. Not so tidy.

Veganpotter
Veganpotter
8 years ago

Wow, most innovative thing I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t imagine any other way to hang my wheels

Frank
Frank
8 years ago

Or you could just get two of those $3 hooks from the hardware store and screw them in a few inches apart.

Nathan
Nathan
8 years ago
Reply to  Frank

But this is Bikerumor. Everything must be Kickstarter.

Pit
Pit
8 years ago

Sweet product!

Tyler Durden
Tyler Durden
8 years ago

Meh. I like ceilings. Unless they’re silly, wheels hang from ceiling hooks quite well and that is a lot of space that could otherwise be used for better things (like shelves or a tool wall!).

Oh, oh oh! New plan – I should make a a kickstarter for huge wheel hooks, then TTers and fatbikers can throw money at me for them as the industry continually markets wider tires and deeper rims!!

Antipodean_eleven
8 years ago
Reply to  Tyler Durden

I like ceilings too… but not everyone can use them to hang stuff

Ants
Ants
8 years ago

@Jonathon – So true. I didnt. Its a hook. Anyone that clicks through to a Kickstarter page for a wall hook, has too much time

JBikes
JBikes
8 years ago

$25! Wow.

Allan
Allan
8 years ago

Neat idea, but I’m fine with rubber coated hooks from the hardware store screwed into the garage ceiling beams. If I were looking for a place to put things inside, these might come in handy. Also, apparently every new product in the future will start on Kickstarter…no need for anyone to take a risk.

bob 88
bob 88
8 years ago

Drill hole in garage stud, stick dowel in hole, hang wheels.

Haromania
Haromania
8 years ago

Not sure what I am more surprised at, that this was actually made into an article, or that as of this typing 132 different people were separate from $5,500 of their hard earned cash over this idea. Wow.

Lars
8 years ago

Boost compatible version ?

Douglas Schaller
8 years ago
Reply to  Lars

If you scroll down a bit on the kickstarter page. You can see how to install them. I know it looks/seems complicated, but pretty simple once you try it out.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409839826/offset-bicycle-wheel-storage

Erik
Erik
8 years ago

So how do you get your impact driver to drill these screws in nice and straight?

Dave
Dave
8 years ago
Reply to  Erik

The holes in the hook are slotted so the screws are installed to the wall with nothing in the way then hook is slid into place.

PFS
PFS
8 years ago
Reply to  Erik

I was wondering the exact same thing, those are going to be fun to install.

Want
8 years ago
Reply to  Erik

Yeah, look closely at the first photo.

Taylor Kruse
8 years ago

These will be great for bike shops to display product.

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