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| 2008-11-10 11:32 AM in reply to: #1799478 |
Champion 5868     Urbandale, IA | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? nickcach - 2008-11-10 10:38 AM I just purchased a new bike and now have 2 to store in 957 sqft of condo. I would like to hang one one the wall. Should I just go to home depot and get hooks or is there someone else you can recommend that is better? Help is appreciated. They make some racks that are specifically made to hang a bike (or two) on a wall. You can get them at a lot of places or on-line. They also have a gravity stand (if you don't want to put major holes in your wall) that sits up snug to the wall and holds two bikes, but doesn't need support (engineers are kind of awesome). They are less than $100. The thing about hanging on the wall is that you have to mount them in a stud or put large anchors in your wall or you will have a bike with a piece of drywall attached laying on the floor. |
| 2008-11-10 11:53 AM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Regular 64 New York City | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? I was just in a similar situation, but needed to hang my bike from its back wheel on the wall (the wall in my hallway was not long enough to hang the bike horizontally) In the end I used this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009JQRYA with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LXA9WA The hook is long enough to keep the pedals off the wall, and the rail has enough fixing points that you are not relying on one piece of drywall. Worked fine so far. There are a whole bunch of other types of bike specific hooks / racks if you've got room to store the bike horizontally though. |
| 2008-11-10 12:06 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Expert 941 WA | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? we have a very do-it-yourself mechanism, that was also very cheap. 1) find some studs in the wall you want the bikes hung 2) screw a two-by-four horizontally across the wall into the studs 3) hang as many hooks as you want across the 2x4 to hang as many bikes as you can fit from the wheel. it's awesome, it's cheap, and it's "expandable". we had 3 bikes and a spare wheel up on our wall until the husband sold one of the bikes. I've attached a (bad) picture so you can get an idea. (Photo 62.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Photo 62.jpg (96KB - 28 downloads) |
| 2008-11-10 12:17 PM in reply to: #1799672 |
| Veteran 152 Kansas City (Roeland Park) | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? philb - 2008-11-10 11:53 AM I was just in a similar situation, but needed to hang my bike from its back wheel on the wall (the wall in my hallway was not long enough to hang the bike horizontally) In the end I used this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009JQRYAwith this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LXA9WA The hook is long enough to keep the pedals off the wall, and the rail has enough fixing points that you are not relying on one piece of drywall. Worked fine so far. There are a whole bunch of other types of bike specific hooks / racks if you've got room to store the bike horizontally though. x2 but I used this set of hooks. |
| 2008-11-10 12:20 PM in reply to: #1799706 |
| Veteran 239 Kalispell, MT | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? lisazapato - 2008-11-10 11:06 AM I've gotta say... that's an AWESOME photo! we have a very do-it-yourself mechanism, that was also very cheap. I've attached a (bad) picture so you can get an idea.  |
| 2008-11-10 12:31 PM in reply to: #1799731 |
| Expert 941 WA | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? MelH - 2008-11-10 1:20 PM lisazapato - 2008-11-10 11:06 AM I've gotta say... that's an AWESOME photo! we have a very do-it-yourself mechanism, that was also very cheap. I've attached a (bad) picture so you can get an idea. Why, thank you! *blush* |
| 2008-11-10 2:25 PM in reply to: #1799706 |
Expert 1049 Burnaby, BC | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? lisazapato - 2008-11-10 10:06 AM we have a very do-it-yourself mechanism, that was also very cheap. 1) find some studs in the wall you want the bikes hung 2) screw a two-by-four horizontally across the wall into the studs 3) hang as many hooks as you want across the 2x4 to hang as many bikes as you can fit from the wheel. it's awesome, it's cheap, and it's "expandable". we had 3 bikes and a spare wheel up on our wall until the husband sold one of the bikes. I've attached a (bad) picture so you can get an idea. My first thought: Awesome, gotta go do that! Second thought: My wife would kill me if I set that up anywhere she could see! |
| 2008-11-10 2:50 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Expert 1342 Apex, NC | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? |
| 2008-11-10 2:51 PM in reply to: #1799597 |
| Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? jdwright56 - 2008-11-10 9:32 AM nickcach - 2008-11-10 10:38 AM I just purchased a new bike and now have 2 to store in 957 sqft of condo. I would like to hang one one the wall. Should I just go to home depot and get hooks or is there someone else you can recommend that is better? Help is appreciated. They make some racks that are specifically made to hang a bike (or two) on a wall. You can get them at a lot of places or on-line. They also have a gravity stand (if you don't want to put major holes in your wall) that sits up snug to the wall and holds two bikes, but doesn't need support (engineers are kind of awesome). They are less than $100. We have one of these and it's great. We looked at two different brands and bought a "Bike Tree" model. Really like it. The thing about hanging on the wall is that you have to mount them in a stud or put large anchors in your wall or you will have a bike with a piece of drywall attached laying on the floor. Really, really, need to anchor to a stud (or more, depending on how you are hanging the bikes). Used to hang one bike in a small apartment, above a desk: Just bought two large gauge rubber (or is it vinyl?) coated screw hooks and screwed them into adjacent studs, then hung bike by top tube. |
| 2008-11-10 2:51 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Veteran 176 | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? what a great idea! |
| 2008-11-10 3:24 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
Elite 3371 | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? When I was in college, I hung my mountain bike from the ceiling. Just used two hooks fastened into the studs. I had such little space, that I hung it over my bed!! A bit scary the first night, but I got used to it. |
| 2008-11-10 4:33 PM in reply to: #1800257 |
| Veteran 381 | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? steveseer - 2008-11-10 4:24 PM When I was in college, I hung my mountain bike from the ceiling. Just used two hooks fastened into the studs. I had such little space, that I hung it over my bed!! A bit scary the first night, but I got used to it.
thats cool! |
| 2008-11-10 4:39 PM in reply to: #1800257 |
| Regular 204 BA, Oklahoma | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? steveseer - 2008-11-10 3:24 PM When I was in college, I hung my mountain bike from the ceiling. Just used two hooks fastened into the studs. I had such little space, that I hung it over my bed!! A bit scary the first night, but I got used to it. Did it make you faster when you slept under it? Sorta like putting a book under your pillow to get smarter?
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| 2008-11-10 6:03 PM in reply to: #1799723 |
| New user 327 | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? x3 but I use this hook to hang them from the front or back wheel. alternating to save space. http://www.amazon.com/Racor-B-1R-Solo-Vertical-Bike/dp/B0009I8ANM/r... |
| 2008-11-10 6:20 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? You could set it up like my shop did with my new road ride. They have about 6 of these in the road room where they display their "unobtanium" level of bikes. I like the art work theme of the frame. http://pedalpowerct.com/page.cfm?PageID=326 (SerottaLegendTi_FULL.jpg) Attachments ---------------- SerottaLegendTi_FULL.jpg (37KB - 24 downloads) |
| 2008-11-10 7:08 PM in reply to: #1800600 |
| Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? bufordt - 2008-11-10 7:03 PM x3 but I use this hook to hang them from the front or back wheel. alternating to save space. http://www.amazon.com/Racor-B-1R-Solo-Vertical-Bike/dp/B0009I8ANM/r... I use the 2 bike version. It has a shelf for shoes and helmets as well.
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| 2008-11-10 9:33 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Master 2288 Katy, TX (West of Houston) | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? Here is how I do it: Edited by Freeswimmingfish 2008-11-10 9:33 PM (4.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 4.JPG (50KB - 17 downloads) |
| 2008-11-11 4:29 AM in reply to: #1801029 |
| Expert 859 Perth, Australia | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? wow Freeswimmingfish, I love it, bikes as art, I particularly like your juxtaposition with the Eiffel Tower. Still some bikes cost as much as a Picasso..... |
| 2008-11-11 3:14 PM in reply to: #1799478 |
| Expert 1139 Austin | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? Mine hangs from my ceiling in my apartment just over the kitchen table, two hooks from the local hardware store into the ceiling studs. |
| 2008-11-12 1:34 PM in reply to: #1800049 |
| Expert 1083 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? daijoubu - 2008-11-10 2:25 PM Â My first thought: Â Awesome, gotta go do that! Â Second thought: Â My wife would kill me if I set that up anywhere she could see! It's the opposite in my house. It's a new-ish house and not decorated at all. When I got my new bike I told my husband I wanted to hang it on the blank wall in our bedroom as art. He said absolutely not  Now much to his dismay it lives in the dining room, but he seems to have come to terms with that. eta: misspellings, oops! Edited by erin116 2008-11-12 1:34 PM |
| 2008-11-12 2:14 PM in reply to: #1800442 |
| Elite 3371 | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? toader - 2008-11-10 5:39 PM steveseer - 2008-11-10 3:24 PM When I was in college, I hung my mountain bike from the ceiling. Just used two hooks fastened into the studs. I had such little space, that I hung it over my bed!! A bit scary the first night, but I got used to it. Did it make you faster when you slept under it? Sorta like putting a book under your pillow to get smarter?
Obviously, and its red! So I was really fast... |
| 2008-11-17 6:02 AM in reply to: #1799706 |
| Master 2099 Madison, WI | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? Lisazapato - thanks so much for posting your method. I now have a similar one, built this weekend for less than 5 bucks.
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| 2008-11-17 7:10 AM in reply to: #1811906 |
| Expert 941 WA | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? Awesome!!! Looks great, and glad to be of service One thing I would note, I can't quite tell from the pic so I'll just say it just in case, is to be careful the hook is not touching any wheel spokes, this puts pressure on it and can affect the true of your wheel. |
| 2008-11-17 7:30 AM in reply to: #1811936 |
| Master 2099 Madison, WI | Subject: RE: Hanging a bike on the wall? lisazapato - 2008-11-17 7:10 AM Awesome!!! Looks great, and glad to be of service One thing I would note, I can't quite tell from the pic so I'll just say it just in case, is to be careful the hook is not touching any wheel spokes, this puts pressure on it and can affect the true of your wheel. Yep, awesome combo - especially the cheap part. I wondered about issues of wheel true. I double checked and made sure that the hooks weren't touching any spokes. |
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