Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Side loads on the wheel - resting it on its side with the weight of the bike on it - is not good. Broken spokes can result, often mysteriously and repeatedly.
You would do well mon frere, to place a folded towel or some kind of pad under the axle/quick release to support the bike so that the weight is not resting on the side of the wheel.
PAX
-Tim-
methinks you exaggerate the fragility of bicycle wheels. 20 pounds of bike. load also shared with pedal/crank, saddle, etc
if your spokes break from that kind of action, yer riding the wrong wheels mon frere