Wheel storage solutions

[weisan]

About a year ago, i started building my own wheels. That was a great experience and save me a ton. But things have sort of got out of hand, I ended up with 15 extra pair of wheels (not counting the ones that are mounted on the bikes) and running out of space to put them.

Much like the bike storage thread, I am looking for creative ways to maximize space used for wheel storage.

Any suggestions?

[batman1425]

Lots of hooks. If you have the vertical space, an "S" hook will let you hang a second from the bottom of the first, all from a single point on the ceiling. Can also use the short ball bungies for wheel 1 to 2 links. Keeps everything organized as vertical pairs.

[Gummee]

I went to one of the home improvement stores and bought some 3/4" threaded pipe and flanges.

Screw em into studs and they're probably strong enough to hang bikes on, but I haven't tried that

M

[weisan]

Thanks for the tip bat pal, unfortunately I don't have a high ceiling or else that would work.

Gummee pal, I have a hard time visualizing, do you have a pic?

[Lewis Moon]

I can store your Campy wheels....

[RobJ]

Originally Posted by weisan

Thanks for the tip bat pal, unfortunately I don't have a high ceiling or else that would work.

Gummee pal, I have a hard time visualizing, do you have a pic?

Not taking credit for Gummee's idea, which actually, gave me an idea for an issue I needed help with ... But thinking something like this where you just slide the wheels onto the pipe.

[Gummee]

Yeah

Like that

M

[loxx0050]

How about something like a display rack at the store like so:



Except big enough for 2 or 3 stacks of wheels.

[kppolich]

I've tried a few different things here in my small studio apartment (420sq ft) for wheel and bike storage.

I used there from Lowes to mount my TT bike, but there is no reason you couldn't keep the mount straight and hang a set of wheels on them. I bent them out a little to hug the wheels

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-1...-Hook/50218519


I also use these to hang a pair (one on the hook hanging below and one sitting on the hook above)
like so:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-2...ngers/50218513

[sg8357]

Wheels are best stored on bikes.

[zmudshark]

Wheel bags on hooks.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by zmudshark

Wheel bags on hooks.

Definitely the safest - and the ying to the "lean your bike against the wall four feet up in the air" yang above - I hope they don't live in earthquake country - though I do applaud the inventiveness and ability to make 420 sqft work without going to N=1.

[Gummee]

I've got 5 pair of carbon tubulars for CX right behind me in bags in the den. I've got the rest of the wheels hanging from the aforementioned flanges and pipes.

I'm down a few pair of wheels, but still don't have enough storage!

Good problem to have

M

[chiasticon]

Originally Posted by weisan

But things have sort of got out of hand, I ended up with 15 extra pair of wheels (not counting the ones that are mounted on the bikes)

wow, I thought I was bad. I don't think I have 15 pairs total. think I'm at a dozen, with half of them being cross tubulars.

what kind of space are you working with?

me, I have an unfinished basement with bare beams on the ceiling, so I just screwed a bunch of the rubber coated bike hooks into those. cheap and simple.

[texbike]

It would be helpful to see the space that you're working with, but a set of shelf brackets combined with a length of electrical conduit and some zip ties would go a long way to storing the wheelsets. I put together a heavier duty version of the above system to store bikes on (and wheels) and it works great.

You're welcome to come by and see it if you like.

Texbike