Pro tip: my $11 shower curtain rod now holds my bike, no drill needed

So I was crashing at my buddy's place in Austin last month, right? Tiny apartment, no balcony, and I had this folding bike that kept tipping over in the hallway. He was like 'just hang it on the rod' as a joke, but I actually tried it. The tension rod in his bathroom held like 35 pounds of bike for 2 nights without slipping. Got home, bought the cheapest metal rod from Target, and now my bike lives above my bathtub. It's kinda ugly but my hallway is finally walkable. Has anyone else repurposed a tension rod for something dumb like this? Or am I just the weird one? Also, bonus tip, wrap the ends with those rubber jar grippers if it slips.

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xena_brown5013d ago

Wait, are you saying you trust that rod with your life every single day? I get that it held for two nights in your buddy's bathroom, but what about when the bathroom gets steamy and humid from a hot shower? I have a cheap tension rod holding up a shower curtain in my guest bathroom and it slides down if I sneeze too hard near it. Does your bike stay put when the metal expands from the heat, or have you just been lucky so far? Also, how do you keep rust off the rod where the bike paint rubs against it?