Best way to display bike on a wall?

[Jdm]

I’m looking for ideas for how to best hang a road bike on the wall of my office so it’s on display, off the ground for space saving, and easily accessible for riding once a week.

Something like this is what I’m looking for. I wish it wasn’t $130, though.
https://tons.bike/en-us/products/wall-mount

[guyintense]

That's easy to duplicate. Find the center of two adjacent studs, drill a one inch hole in each stud, buy two feet of one inch wooden dowel, bang them in the holes and Bob's your uncle.

[FastCanon]

Originally Posted by guyintense

That's easy to duplicate. Find the center of two adjacent studs, drill a one inch hole in each stud, buy two feet of one inch wooden dowel, bang them in the holes and Bob's your uncle.

Studs are usually 1.5" thick. If you drill 1", you have 1/4" on each side. And if you didn't drill it in the center, then one side is going to be pretty weak.

[StressStrain]

Do you really want your office wall to have tire smudges and a hole from your pedal? Both seem very likely.

[Plum Hill]

Originally Posted by StressStrain

Do you really want your office wall to have tire smudges and a hole from your pedal? Both seem very likely.

I hang my bikes from the front wheels. The rear tires left black marks on the (white) painted concrete walls. A recent walk through a big box home improvement store took me past laminate samples.
Light bulb!
I grabbed some white ones (they’re free). A bit of blue tack on the back stuck them to the wall and no more black marks.
No charge for the idea.

[Jdm]

Originally Posted by StressStrain

Do you really want your office wall to have tire smudges and a hole from your pedal? Both seem very likely.

I'm hopeful the mount will hang the bike far enough away from the wall that I don't get pedals holes and tire smudges. That would be bad.

I also see this option to prevent those problems. It's not particularly attractive, but maybe the idea is to have the mount be invisible.

[guyintense]

Originally Posted by FastCanon

Studs are usually 1.5" thick. If you drill 1", you have 1/4" on each side. And if you didn't drill it in the center, then one side is going to be pretty weak.

Do you struggle with negativity?

[Fat Cat]

From any home supply. Just add sticky back felt

[Ozz]

Home office (with wood studs) or a commercial building office with metal studs?

[Jdm]

Originally Posted by Ozz

Home office (with wood studs) or a commercial building office with metal studs?

Home office with wood studs.

[FastCanon]

Originally Posted by guyintense

Do you struggle with negativity?

Sorry. Shouldn't have said anything.

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by guyintense

Do you struggle with negativity?

I don't know about negativity, but a 1" hole in a 1.5" stud was my first thought as well....

[alexihnen]

At home I've hung bike by the pedal. It does a good job of keeping them secure and not taking up a lot of space. Looks like Lezyne has come out with a stainless steel version that looks nice. I use these: https://www.amazon.com/WALMANN-Hange...fb7fdba3c&th=1

Just wish I had higher ceilings...

[FastCanon]

If you have Rocky Mount roof rack tray, you can cut them like 6 - 8". You'll need one for each wheel. Mount the two trays against the wall. Then have a cable that has a hook big enough to hook somewhere on your frame like the seat tube and the other end to the wall. Your bike is tilted a bit. A 1/4" bolt drilled into the wall should easily handle half the weight of your bike. You mike need another bolt/screw to prevent the tray from rotating.

Rocky Mount trays come in different color but then you can also paint the try to match your wall. If your tires are dirty, the tray can easily be wiped clean.

Alixihnen has a photo that has the bike tilted but not using trays.

Last, if you drill into the wall and seem to hit something impossible to drill, you have drilled the steel plate that is used to prevent you from drilling in any further. This still plate means there are cables going through the studs at that point.

[veggieburger]

I always liked the look of this: