Cycling in Melbourne Australia
Advice Required - Indoor Bicycle Storage Racks
Hi All
I'm seeking an indoor bike storage rack for my bikes for space saving reasons.
Can any-one recommend or critique inside bike racks.
There seem to be 3 main types;
- ceiling hoists for storing bikes from ceilings
- one up bike holders ; wall attachments to hang bikes on by the wheel
- floor to ceiling stands (poles that bikes attach to)
Any thoughts on the quality & use of these or recommendations of brands and types.
Cheers
Jo
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Permalink Reply by Cory on -
Hoists are great. But not for putting up/down frequently. The 'once in a while' bike.
Bike hooks are my preference. Easy to use 'wasted' space. Keep the bikes very safe. Easy to hang, or retrieve bikes.
I have a friend who uses two of the poles (rented house). He had one for a few months, then got a second. Different, cheaper brand. Still happy with it.
Subscribe to some of the online store newsletters. They have them on sale every few months. Or, support your LBS (coz for an extra few $, what goes around, comes around, and they'll support you).
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Permalink Reply by irideredthebike on -
I have one of these http://www.topeak.com/products/Storage/Dual-TouchBikeStand
It allows me to store two bikes just inside the front door without taking up too much room.
Like Cory's friend, I rent. So the fact that this doesn't involve any permanent attachments is good - I can even take it down and put it away when we have our six monthly inspections.
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Permalink Reply by SimonG on
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I built a free standing rack for two bikes from bits i bought a bunnings if you want to do it cheap. Some structural pine, a few bolts and screws and a couple of small shelf brackets, about $30 all up. I'll take some photos and post them here if you're interested.
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Permalink Reply by Jo Harris on
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Thanks everyone - I really appreciate your posts in reply and the links to the products that you guys are using that are working!!!! Thanks for your advice and thoughts! It has helped.
Simon, if you can post a few photos that would be great. Thanks! Cheers.
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Permalink Reply by SimonG on
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Sorry it took me a while to get back to this, i tok the photos weeks ago but forgot about it till now.
I've attached a few images hopefully will give you an idea of what i did. The first one is of the whole rack:
The second a close up of the hangers, they're just 100mm shelf brackets with some bar tape wrapped around them, it's a bit awkward as the brackets are tapered, i'd probably use an old inner tube next time as the elasticity would make it easer to get a good wrap:
And finally a close up of the base:
It could be made a bit neater with a bit more attention to detail and maybe a coat of paint if you want it to look nice, this will probably end up in the shed (when i get a house that has one) but for the moment its in the hallway.The only other thing i would do is get a shelf or set of drawers as i tend to collect heapps of cycle-phernalia around the base. My housemates haven't complained yet so for the moment all is good!
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Permalink Reply by Jo Harris on
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Thanks so much for posting your photos Simon - much appreciated. It was great to have a look at it and see how you've made it! Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Jay on -
It seems to me that 1) ceiling hoists would work really well in old "federation" house, loft or warehouse conversions, all with high ceilings, 2) wheel hooks work best where the ceilings are low but there is lots of floor space and 3) floor to ceiling racks (or bike trees) work really well in modern places with 8 foot ceilings, allowing for two bikes in the space of one.
another issue to consider is that bike trees don't work brilliantly with extremely compact frames as ridden by kids and cute, short people like my wife but they're not impossible in this context either ;-)
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Permalink Reply by irideredthebike on
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We have good high ceilings in our place and had no problems installing the bike tree.
I agree about the bikes for 'cute, short people' being harder to hang, but then again we could probably store three that size in the space of two of my bikes.
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Permalink Reply by Flyboy on -
I have a Floor to Ceiling pole from Torpedo but every once in awhile it gets loose and threatens to dump the bikes through the front window. I like the look of SimonG's Woody.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Melbourne on -
I bought these 2 racks from Bunnings (cheap too). Simple and easy to put together, free standing, leans against the wall, although I went the extra step of bolting them to the wall.
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Permalink Reply by Kim Roberts on
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Hi,
We have one of these in store: http://www.topeak.com/products/Storage/TwoUpTuneUpBikeStand
Really sturdy, can have up to 4 bikes if you use both sides (you'd need to buy 2 extra 'hangers') and doubles as a work stand!
They're not exactly stupid expensive either at about $299 or so - not cheap, but when you see this unit you'll realise that it's very well made... built to last.
I use a Topeak Prep Stand Pro at home for working on my bikes, but it's not ideal for storage as it's only able to hold one bike at a time. Mind you, it's a dedicated prep stand so it's not built for storage anyway.
I'd go with the Topeak stand or with the Topeak floor to ceiling - much better made and more secure than the competition - and only a few dollars more expensive.
Good luck with it!
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