Critique my bike storage
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you being you, only need one road bike and definitely only one mtb; and sell the boone, gravel is dumb
problem solved.
iman29
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Im not sure if this would work for you either, but I have this in mind when I finally get around to clearing out my side of the garage and getting my car back in there.
My garage is smaller and has lower ceilings than yours so I dont even know if this is feasible for me yet.
this is just one example of many kinds of this design. could maybe even DIY something like it but I am hearing and reading you have no tools for such things 😛
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My garage is smaller and has lower ceilings than yours so I dont even know if this is feasible for me yet.
this is just one example of many kinds of this design. could maybe even DIY something like it but I am hearing and reading you have no tools for such things 😛
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rick81721
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What if I was being you? 🤔
Having to overhead press a 30 lb bike and align the pedals into the carrier after a long ride sounds absolutely miserable to me.
don
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I was just going to post this. I have one and while it makes the bike like a piece of wall art it is really tricky to align the one pedal shaft and both tires especially if it's overhead.
I may reinstall at some point for one of the rarely used bikes but if someone wants it I'll let them have it.
My next garage organizer plan is to try the VeloHinge you posted. I like how you can swing the bikes in and it looks like it's easy to get them on and off.
qclabrat
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I used this in my last house and it was a nuisance to back out the car and lower down each time to ride.friend of mine has tall garage ceiling and has 4-5 bikes in his garage above his car for years and uses this style without any issues.
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qclabrat
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I had a diy solution in my garage similar to the space rail and gator systems. It was just a ten foot long gas pipe suspended from the ceiling with 'S' hooks to hold the bikes. You can slide the bikes together to save space but here's why I ended up ditching it to go with a different solution. It will be rare that your bikes will compact nicely, handlebars get in the way, and pedals smash into your nice paint or carbon. You could fit some bikes with bars inward to add options but then it becomes cumbersome handling the bike from the tire side. I'll try to find a pic, it was before I started MTBing so most bikes were old steel road bikes and we weren't riding 800mm bars.
I ended up with this design which has on the most part worked out well. The hooks are staggered about two feet apart on each 2x4 and the lower 2x4 distance to ground was based on the bike with the longest wheelbase. Having two levels ensures the bars don't contact and is easy to wheel the bikes in and out. Sometimes I'll have the rear wheel on top if there's obstructions, but most are with front wheels on top. Mounting the hooks on 2x4s make the world of difference as you're not stuck with the width of the studs. My garages are usually deep enough for storage in the back, on the side just seems like a nightmare for parking cars in. Ymmv
I ended up with this design which has on the most part worked out well. The hooks are staggered about two feet apart on each 2x4 and the lower 2x4 distance to ground was based on the bike with the longest wheelbase. Having two levels ensures the bars don't contact and is easy to wheel the bikes in and out. Sometimes I'll have the rear wheel on top if there's obstructions, but most are with front wheels on top. Mounting the hooks on 2x4s make the world of difference as you're not stuck with the width of the studs. My garages are usually deep enough for storage in the back, on the side just seems like a nightmare for parking cars in. Ymmv
gcab
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This is what I do. I use these style hooks.
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qclabrat
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I also use the husky hooks, much thicker than the ones from harbor freight. Though I plan to wrap them with something softer to limit maring of rims
iman29
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question on this design just for my own knowledge in general.
even tho I see bike hanging from the wheels all the time I have always felt this wasnt good for the wheel and if it is left too long like that it can damage the wheel or get it out of shape? This comes from my own perception only and nothing factual.
That being said, are all the lower level bikes set up to have the wheel touching the ground by design, or in the end it doesnt matter?
My garage is not going to be deep enough to set it up like this unless i do a major redesign of the space and ditch my workbench/storage area. which just creates a new problem of where to put my tools etc...
gcab
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Your wheel is strong enough to withstand 200+ pounds of person riding it off rocks and stuff at trail speed, a ~30lb static load wouldn't make me blink an eye. I haven't noticed any wheel shape abnormalities in the years I have been storing my bikes like this.
serviceguy
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I sense a new winter shoes thread popping out soon…
qclabrat
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Complete fakes news, @shrpshtr325 or @Patrick will use physics to tell you why. Btw, how deep is your garage?
The lower level is kind of cool, as mentioned it's height is based on the longest bike. You can 'lower' shorter wheelbased bikes by rotating the tire so the back wheels rest on the floor
this is correct,
the spokes are ALWAYS carrying the load of the wheel in tension, changing where the load is on the rim has no structural effect on a wheel in good condition. You put a hell of a lot more load (tension) on the spokes by sitting on the bike that it will ever see hanging on the wall. The ONLY potential damage that could come from hanging by the wheels is scratches (unless you have sharp hooks or pointed ends on the hooks to gouge up the rims, you dont do you?)
