Best way to display bike on a wall?

[Jdm]

Edit - aye…can’t figure out how to upload an image

Here’s what I ends up doing

[guyintense]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

Simple carpentry. Guideline is no more than 1/3 of the width or you risk destroying structural integrity. And that is if your aim is good. (and that there isn't sheetrock obscuring your view of said structure.

Any good carpenter would know that.

A good carpenter should be able to find the center of a stud even if there's sheetrock obscuring your view.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by guyintense

A good carpenter should be able to find the center of a stud even if there's sheetrock obscuring your view.

I'm not a good carpenter, and I can find a stud.

1) Tap the drywall and based on the response (sound and what your finger feels) with a bit of practice you can get within an inch or two of the stud centerline.

2) Use a stud finder to locate the nails, and you're there. I've used two types, the electronic kind and the ones with a pivoting magnet. I actually prefer the lower-tech magnet type. Or, if you have several of those small, strong rare earth magnets they will also find and stick to the nails. Put several in a vertical line, and that's your stud location.

[Jdm]

This project taught me about lathe and plaster walls in m 100 year old house. Made finding the studs nearly impossible.

[holliscx]

Professionally photograph your bike, frame it, and hang it on the wall. Don't take a pic with your phone but shoot the bike as a real portrait with a camera.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . after seeing similar things being sold in catalogs for exorbitant prices and thinking “Geez, I could do that!”

Oak boards and hardware from Home Despot and some basic sawing using a miter box. It distributes most of the weight of the bikes onto the floor and I’ve got a couple of screws into studs on the wall to keep it steady. It’s worked great for the past 27 years.

I also keep my crash helmets hanging on there–crash #1 broken neck and crash #2 brain bleed. They always remind me of how lucky I am to be able to ride my bike(s) and to emphasize safety on rides.

I put the Christmas lights on there one year as a joke and they worked so well I’ve kept them.

BBD

[kppolich]

Paint the silver here the same color as your wall and you are in and out for less than $20

https://www.amazon.com/Stalwart-Bike...s%2C119&sr=8-9