BikeManDan

As title says, I need to store about 30 bikes in a 1 car garage space.

I think the best way is hanging on the wall with hooks. Thinking that I will mount two 1x4s on the wall, one higher than the other and then mount hooks into those and alternate bike hangings high to low so that their handlebars don't interfere with each other.

Any suggestions or better way? Pictures maybe?

ken cummings

Consider placing alternate bikes bars up. In between them hook the bikes to the wall bars down. Drop by the Community bikes shop out near 4900 west Sebastopol Avenue Thurs PM and Sunday to see how they pack them in.

Cyclaholic

-melt them down and have them cast into one block
-put block on a dolly
-move block to a convenient spot in the garage.

Hobartlemagne 

A big pile would work pretty well.

BikeManDan

Addendum:

* Bikes must remain usable and intact
* Bikes must be accessible for removal from storage location without the necessity of moving anything else

Stacey

I'd use something beefier than a 1x4.

DieselDan

What are the actual dimensions of said garage? I used to stack beach cruisers and would measure out 7" per bike, but I had a tried and true method of seat and crank placement to "squeeze" the bike together. Assuming these are derailer equipped bikes for the most part, possibly some without kickstands, hooking them by the wheel on the wall would be the best. Just alternate which wheel goes up, but take in accout height, as I had a tall friend hook my bike by the front wheel about 7' off the ground, and I need a stool to take it down!

Is the car going in the garage too?

dekindy

Hang the bikes from hooks on the ceiling. If you take the bars and pedals off you could hang a lot of bikes side by side from the ceiling over the front hood of your car and they would only be taking up unused air space. The bars could be taped/strapped to the frame and you could put the pedals in plastic bags and tape them to the frame. Just remember to duck when if walk under them. The ones that you want to have in ride ready condition could be hung from hooks on the wall.

A large bicycle shop in Indianapolis used to hang assembled bikes and bikes in boxes from the ceiling in the upstairs of their building. It took advantage of a lot of unused space.

Retro Grouch 

I think that you've already thought of the best plan. What I like about it is that it allows you to access any bicycle without having to fool around with a bunch of other ones. Alternating the bikes hanging from the front and rear wheels is OK but: the bikes are a little harder to hang by the back wheel and the handlebars may end up at an inconvenient level.

I think that I'd build my support system a little more stout using 2x4s and lag bolting them to the wall studs.

wrafl

Hold a garage sale, you won't have to worry about how to store them since the bikes will find new (garage)homes.

Retro Grouch 

Now that's just wrong!

You haven't asked why he thinks that he needs 30 bikes. If he has 5 people in his family that's only 6 each. I think that 6 is a perfectly reasonable number of bikes.

Hobartlemagne 

Maybe get a two-level set of racks like they have in bike shops.

MMACH 5

1. Loosen the headsets and turn the handlebars sideways.
2. Remove the pedals.

Not sure if this is "intact" enough for what you need, but it was the first thing that came to mind.

BTW - This thread is worthless without pictures

stapfam

Don't have that many bikes but in the bike shed- I hang some bikes from the Roofing trusse's. Reverse eackh bike so they hang saddle to bar and several bikes can be stored and available.

CastIron

Framed with 2x4 (every 12" to support a bike on each side) and a 4x6 on the bottom and attach 1/2" plywood (4 sheets standing up, 8'tallx16'wide) to both sides and casters to the bottom (attached to outriggers about 24" long) making a movable wall.

Attach vinyl coated hooks to both sides and hang the bikes in a 69 configuration. If you need to wheel the whole wall outside a standard garage door, shave 18" off the top. Attach a Park Tool bench clamp on the end to work on 'em.

BikeManDan

My hobby is fixing up bikes so I made a small side business to buy junked bikes and sell them hopefully to people who will use and enjoy them (preferably for transportation purposes)
This is my old garage:

dobber

About 16" on center. Theres 10 of them store across the width of the garage. I usually hang one or two in front, perpendicular to the others, usually the one I've just ridden or will ride tomorrow, etc. I back my truck when neccesary, usually it just sits on the driveway collecting bird crap.




https://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...57603301896130

twahl

Yeah, that's not enough wood for the threads of the hooks to bite, and more importantly it's not a lot for whatever you are using to anchor it to the wall to hold onto without eating up the wood, dropping the several bikes hanging on that particular board.

Cyclaholic

You mean there's people in the world that have to somehow manage with only 6 bikes? <gasp!>