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It wouldn't work with any of my bikes. 2 technically, and 1 from the type of bike.
On the road bike, the hoods stick up and would push the bars away from the wall.
On the touring/cross bike, the Rohloff shifter would push one side of the bars an inch from the wall. The cables from that may get in the way, but if it did fit then the front wheel would then be at angle and put the whole bike at an angle. Also... that bike is heavy... all the weight is in the hubs so your rack better be strong.
On the mountain bike the side exposed to the room will be the muddy and filthy side. I wouldn't want to display the underside of the BB on the 29er to anyone.
All that said, aesthetically the rack is really nice. And it would work for a lot of bikes (but not all).
A mix of front wheel holding racks and this rack would allow wall mounting of quite a few bikes in a much denser way than is currently possible.
So I think this is a good concept and should be pursued... but mostly in taking an existing wheel mount rack and extending it to offer alternating wheel and bar holders so that you might increase storage density.