LUGO WM-10-4PK Heavy Duty Steel Hooks 4 PC Black

Bikes & wheels/ tires storage -I obtained these hooks for the sake of bicycle storage in my shed, as I have 3 bikes, being a person who rides year round, despite living in Michigan. (Most of the winter, the roads are actually dry & free of ice/ snow, most years, except on snow days). Construction: The padding on the hooks are a very nice, thick, quality material, good for protecting the paint on a bike frame. -solid steel construction, with heavy duty bolts provided -great black paint coating to avoid rust if used in a garage, shed, etc Optimal Installation: -I personally would NOT recommend installing these hooks, if used for bike storage, by the method of hanging the bikes through the wheels, unless you have ability to easily lift & maneuver your bike while avoiding any banging into the spokes, especially if you will often be lifting your bike onto the hooks. The spokes are too easy to bend/ damage, compared to the frame, which can mess up your wheels being in true, pose safety issues, & damaged spokes can make tubes go flat. Wheels can cost as much as a while bike. I prefer to use the frame of the bike instead, for hanging, which requires a bit of measuring & devising for each specific bike, since they all differ in shape geometry. Installation issue: screws: -Not all screws are created equal: I discovered that it is not a simple matter to just replace the large diameter, thick screws that are provided with the hooks, because screws not rated for weight/ construction, can actually snap. -Use horizontal framing wood for installation: As seen in some of the customer photos, the best way to install the hooks is on a horizontal/ cross piece of wood, due to the fact that wood is strongest in this horizontal direction, (& more easily splits vertically, along studs), due to the arrangement of wood fibers. (And definitely pre-drill before installing screws). Some people do install such hooks right into studs, but I prefer not to mess with the strength of a building. If you have framing wood that is not exposed, but is covered by drywall, you can simply find the construction studs (with stud finder or nails), & then attach a cross piece of wood on the outside of the drywall, (such as a 2x6" or 8" or 12"), for holding the large bolts of the storage hooks, especially if they will hold heavy items, as they are intended to hold. If they’re being used only for light weight items, I would not have as much concern about studs.