Suggestions needed - bike storage solution

[Patb095]

Does hanging bike by the wheel would get the wheels to go out of true ?

[gbcoupe]

Only if you do pull-ups on it.

I've had mine stored that way for years. Never had a problem. I wouldn't hang a bike with carbon shelled rims though.

[sparky33]

Storage for 6 bikes in a renovated single bay, once falling down, garage. Lumber and screws make floor storage for the daughters' bikes. Parents' bikes go on the wall in Steadyracks. A generic wall-mount tool-hook and some pipe insulation make the world's best spare wheelset holder.

Behind me is a half-cord of firewood and other garagey stuff. No cars allowed!

[AngryScientist]

looks nice steve.

there is something much more satisfying too about looking at something you built rather than buying something in some cases.

[jamesau]

Here's an adaptation of Texbike's (Thank You!) design that incorporates a storage shelf above the rack.

Here, sections of unistrut are bolted to the shelf brackets; unistrut hangers suspend the conduit further below the top of the shelf brackets. Pictures explain better...

I used both #2.5 and #2 conduit hangers and prefer the #2 because you can slide the hook along the conduit or fix it depending on how much you tighten the fixing bolt. Also, if I had to do it again, I might used the larger brackets to have the bikes stand off the wall further.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by jamesau

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Cool system, but wondering if some roller hangers could work to make moving bikes easier?

[jc031699]

I have the MonkeyBars system that they carry at HomeDepot. For the price, it probably gets you exactly what you are looking for, in a prepackaged way. Holds 6 bikes, slides back and forth, super sturdy, easy to mount. Highly recommend.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Monkey-B...1006/203985661


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[texbike]

Originally Posted by jamesau

Here's an adaptation of Texbike's (Thank You!) design that incorporates a storage shelf above the rack.

Here, sections of unistrut are bolted to the shelf brackets; unistrut hangers suspend the conduit further below the top of the shelf brackets. Pictures explain better...

I used both #2.5 and #2 conduit hangers and prefer the #2 because you can slide the hook along the conduit or fix it depending on how much you tighten the fixing bolt. Also, if I had to do it again, I might used the larger brackets to have the bikes stand off the wall further.

Nice! Congrats on the build. I'm glad that you were able to use part of the idea! I like the unistrut that you incorporated into the design.

Originally Posted by Ozz

Cool system, but wondering if some roller hangers could work to make moving bikes easier?

Those are cool! However, at 20X the cost of a 2.5" conduit hanger, I'll stick with the conduit hangers. They actually slide very easily - probably just not as smoothly as the roller hangers.

Texbike

[dddd]

Originally Posted by jamesau

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Nice setup, and nice fleet!

[azrider]

Originally Posted by sparky33

Oh man. This is perfect. Thank you for posting this. I was just trying to figure out a solution for the kids bikes as they're too small yet to get it off the ceiling when hung up.

Questions for the group:

Has it been established that it's ok to hang bike weight on carbon rims??

Anybody have any recommendations on how I could better organize this ???

[zlin]

Are there any issues with hanging bikes by the wheels long term? 6 months for example for a bike you don’t ride much hanging by the front or rear wheel.

[azrider]

Originally Posted by azrider

Has it been established that it's ok to hang bike weight on carbon rims??

Originally Posted by zlin

Are there any issues with hanging bikes by the wheels long term? 6 months for example for a bike you don’t ride much hanging by the front or rear wheel.

[zlin]

Originally Posted by azrider

lol whoops....I just looked at the photos. Your garage looks just like mine.

[sparky33]

Originally Posted by azrider

Oh man. This is perfect. Thank you for posting this. I was just trying to figure out a solution for the kids bikes as they're too small yet to get it off the ceiling when hung up.

Questions for the group:

Has it been established that it's ok to hang bike weight on carbon rims??

Anybody have any recommendations on how I could better organize this ???

Thanks. Floor storage for kids’ bikes makes it easy for them, and so they’ll do it. They also get their own corner of the garage which seems fun.

Based on nothing, I don’t like the idea of hanging a carbon wheel bike on a hook. The Steadyrack is a perfect but expensive solution. They can also angle to side which reduces depth.

That said, your garage is organized nicely already.

[sparky33]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

looks nice steve.

there is something much more satisfying too about looking at something you built rather than buying something in some cases.

Thank you! Agreed. It was a fun build project to do with the kids. And it is also nice to have something that is simple and cheap to modify after getting to know what aspects do and don’t work.

Does anyone have an easy and reliable storage idea for scooters? Those things love falling down.