What is the Best way to hang bikes horizontally on walls?

legacysti888 · #1 03-03-2009, 11:48 AM

I am looking for a solution to hang some of my bikes on the wall because I am running out of floor space. Has anyone bought any retail product that can hold both sloping and traditional frames reliably?

Just to give you an idea, I have found this one but have never seen it nor heard much about it on reviews:
http://www.brandsplace.com/0078-45040.html

Any help is most appreciated!

tuscanyswe · #2 03-03-2009, 12:03 PM

I have 2 similar racks on my wall and they work like they should, no problems with sloped frames either. Unless the 2 hooks are really close together i dont c you having a problem with weight distribution on any frame.

legacysti888 · #3 03-03-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tuscanyswe

I have 2 similar racks on my wall and they work like they should, no problems with sloped frames either. Unless the 2 hooks are really close together i dont c you having a problem with weight distribution on any frame.

Which one do you have? The one above is a $30.00 + shipping.. and if you need 10 of them.. it gets up there...

tuscanyswe · #4 03-03-2009, 12:15 PM

OH 10 bikes, thats alot.

I have the cheapest modell i could find and it was like 20 usd i think from a mall. I just made sure the bolts used to secure it to the wall were made for the job. I doubt the construction itself would fail no matter what model.

93legendti · #5 03-03-2009, 12:15 PM

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=6600

legacysti888 · #6 03-03-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 93legendti

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=6600

Thanks, 93legendti. I did take a look at that one but I was looking for something more discrete to show off the bike more than the holder. I have a loft style place and was thinking of hanging my clean and bloody dirty bikes up I don't ride for the moment.

Sad, but I tend to keep my bikes and I have more than 10...

93legendti · #7 03-03-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by legacysti888

Thanks, 93legendti. I did take a look at that one but I was looking for something more discrete to show off the bike more than the holder. I have a loft style place and was thinking of hanging my clean and bloody dirty bikes up I don't ride for the moment.

Sad, but I tend to keep my bikes and I have more than 10...

I have 4 of these in my garage. They work well, but they are not art.

Blue Jays · #8 03-03-2009, 01:23 PM

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Another option is a custom-built rack steel rack for as many bicycles as you wish...like the one shown below.
It might be a few bucks, yet a custom rack, with painted tubes, and smoothly clearcoated steel hangers could be just the artsy ticket for your sweet loft!

You could give Bob over at Bob Brown Cycles a call at 1-651-247-1851.
Click on the links above to see bigger pictures. His shop is in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Good luck!

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sevencyclist · #9 03-03-2009, 07:30 PM

The Conde Rack is rock solid if you can find a stud to drill in the rack.

xjoex · #10 03-03-2009, 08:08 PM

Is it for the garage or for show?

If its in the garage just make these: http://www.instructables.com/id/Foldaway-bike-racks/
I think each one takes 10-15 minutes.

-Joe

trophyoftexas · #11 03-03-2009, 08:18 PM

Sounds crazy, I know, but Rubbermaid makes a system that is really sturdy and reasonable price-wise. I first saw this system at Richardson Bike Mart in Dallas...they hang their tandoms on the system so I KNEW that the weight-handling concern I had was NOT going to be an issue with my 16-22 lb. bikes!!! Hang it high and you can get vertical hooks that allow you to hang about 4-5 bikes on one 8' strip. Or go horizontal with a different type of hook. The strips are about $18.00 for an 8 footer, $8.00 for a 4 footer. The hooks are about $8.00 each. You can position the hooks anywhere along the strip AND left-over space can be used with any number of other hook/clamps for hanging anything from rakes to lawn mowers! I'll post a picture of the 8 footers that I installed this week as soon as the paint on the wall dries....I can easily hang 8 bikes in about a 16 foot area, and hang 'em high (ha! movie title!) enough to allow a ton of stuff to be stored below them. Get this system at Home Depot but you'll have to find it yourself because NONE of the HD's that I went to had anyone working that knew what I wanted and said they didn't have them....then I went off and found the damn stuff in THEIR store's on my own!!!! Figures.

Blue Jays · #12 03-03-2009, 08:29 PM

The OP mentioned they are for use "inside a loft to hold 10+ bikes" and the storage should showcase the bicycles more than the rack holding them.

legacysti888 · #13 03-03-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Jays

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Another option is a custom-built rack steel rack for as many bicycles as you wish...like the one shown below.
It might be a few bucks, yet a custom rack, with painted tubes, and smoothly clearcoated steel hangers could be just the artsy ticket for your sweet loft!

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Dang... Those custom made holders are sweeet! I don't know how it will look if I wanted my bikes horizontal.. But I will check them out! Thanks!

legacysti888 · #14 03-03-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sevencyclist

The Conde Rack is rock solid if you can find a stud to drill in the rack.

THAT is a sweet piece! I wonder... Thanks, sevencyclist.

legacysti888 · #15 03-03-2009, 09:11 PM

xjoex: It's for my loft and I wanted something smaller where I can place them in an organized chaotic manner..those won't allow me that freedon.
Thanks for the tip! They do look very solid.

trophyoftexas: Funny you mentioned hooks. I was thinking of them with colored vinyl wraps.. it's a tough call, because there isn't much flexibility when you have both sloping and standard framesets... bummer..