robertj298 

I have a hobby room I'm going to use for fishing gear and cycling gear. I think one or two of these would look good to store and show my bikes during the winter. Anyone use one of these or any other suggestions?

Salamandrine 

I was using a somewhat similar "Gear-up" oak floor to ceiling rack until recently. I worked pretty well when I had my bikes all stored in a utility room. I've moved recently and it's pretty obnoxious in an apartment. I felt like I was back in a dorm room. Therefore I'm giving mine away, BTW, to anyone that can pick it up in LA.

I guess you can hold up to four bikes if you put it out into the room, but at that point I'm not sure if you are saving space - more like hogging it. If you wan't them on display, it does that.

Bianchi84

I use 2 Bike Nook stands. Bikes stand vertically- one in each rack. I have a road bike in one and a mountain bike in the other. I am very happy with them.

RiddleOfSteel

I had something essentially the same (architecture) but a different company. It was stable enough on carpet (apartment here) and could hold four bikes. The use of vertical space was great HOWEVER since I am a tall guy with tall vintage frames, the hook location for the bottom rung was at the seam of the stacked vertical box section and the frame hooks/arms hooked into holes in the box section. I made a makeshift spacer on the bottom to boost the height to be able to use the lower frame hooks as well as the upper ones and have the bikes sorta not hit each other. It ended up being wobbly--on top of the frame not liking being loaded on only one side. I sold them, happily. I now line up four bikes side-to-side, facing alternating directions, and it takes up just 15% more floor space than that thing did. I'd be ok trying it again, but it would have to be a two-bike vertical wall lean-er where I could have a grid of four bikes on one wall, which would open up floor space. I'd really need to sell extra framesets, but that could be done.

If you're not running 63+cm frames (like, 60cm or so MAX) then you'll be good. These rubber frame hooks open up mounting flexibility really well.

unterhausen

I helped the LBS move storefronts, and they gave me a stand like that. I swear it almost made me cry a couple of times when I was trying to put bikes on it. The hooks would just slide down. I'm not sure if it is the same brand as that one or not, but I suppose the hook sliding phenomenon is possible on any of them.

Sliding isn't quite right, the hook would bounce its way down the pole. Put the bike back down, put the hook where it was, touch it with the bike, bounce back down.

I see absolutely no advantage to the "easy" adjustability of those hooks. Something that stays where you put it would be far superior.

76SLT 

I'm dealing with storage issues right now. Is it ok to hang a bike by the rear wheel on a rubber coated bike hook or should I stick with two hooks under the tt?

RobbieTunes

Michelangelo makes a similar one that has to lean against the wall, and it pretty much is a bit more than worthless.

Apex makes a black one, thick arms, single post, one that needs to lean against a wall. Done right (no pedals), you can store two on each set of arms, so have four in about the same space. Pretty cheap, too. Be sure to put some pads on the rail, or you'll mark up the wall.

ed4406

I've been hanging them by the front wheel for over 40 years and never found one out of true. Even heavier bikes should be OK as they have sturdier rims.

Dave Cutter

Front wheel rear wheel... either are OK (I alternate and hang my bikes 16" on center). One hook is fine.

randyjawa 

What ever you use to hang a bike from its wheel, put some extra padding on the hook. If the bike is left for a long time, eventually, there will be a mark made on the rim - hence the extra padding. I just use an inner tube wrapped and taped into place. Works just fine. Also...

When I say extra, I mean it. All of my hooks are coated with something sorta soft, but it is not good enough, in my opinion. Though I have never damaged a rim by hanging a bike on a hook, I have seen lots of rims come in, still attached to the bike, of course, that did sport that damaged section.

As for a free standing stand - not a chance. Anything free standing might, one day, turn into something free falling. I choose to not take the chance. Besides, I like the look of bikes hanging. Note - the bikes pictured are not mine, nor is there any extra padding. All of these bikes were prepared for a bulk sale to a fellow in Toronto...

Kevindale

I've used the Michelangelo leaning bike rack (2 bikes) for years. I had 3 in the States, and now one here in Amsterdam. I find them surprisingly stable, and even with only one heavy bike on the top set of hooks (Schwinn Panther), it was dead stable against the wall. I also think they look pretty good, and they become almost invisible when bikes are mounted. Things to watch for are the silicone rubber sleeves (on the hooks where the bikes hang, and around the curly base of the hooks) can slip around, so if you adjust things a lot you need to make sure they stay in place. I also now put a zip tie or a couple of turns of electrical tape at the attachment point of the hooks to the racks, just in case, once I have the hook arms exactly where I want them.

I bought a free standing 4-bike racks for some friends when I was staying with them. Don't remember the brand, but was from Amazon. It was sturdier and bulkier than what you have in the first photo. Worked well, and was stable even without being fully loaded (i.e., one bike or 2 only on one side was fine). What I didn't like about it was it had to sit out in the room to get to the bikes on both sides, and it was in the living room, so we were always bumping into bike wheels when we walked around it. It's also not very good for display.

Aubergine 

MrK.

Giacomo 1 

I agree. Those hooks give the bikes a real "display" look instead of a plain utilitarian hung look. You can hardly see them. The pretty wall helps the look as well. Very nice.

verktyg 

The 2 shops I worked at in the 70's did it and I've been doing it in the "bat cave" for maybe 10 years. Wheels are a lot stronger than they look.

The floor joist in my basement are just the right width.




verktyg

iab

I made my own. There is a keyhole slot on the back, panhead screws into the studs on 16-inch centers, and bobs yer uncle.



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SJX426 

@MrK. I like those! did you use the ones with the supports under the wheels or just the pedal?

robertj298 

Perfect. I think I'll go with these . Thanks

John E

I hang my bikes by both rims from the garage rafters, using bicycle storage hooks. (Seemed appropriate. )

I envy you guys with basements, spare rooms, etc., but my wife gets the original garage for her art studio, and the grandsons get the third bedroom when they visit or sleep over, and the second bedroom is just big enough to serve as my home office. Space for a larger storage shed belongs to my wife's rose and iris garden.

wrk101

I figured out two hooks cost twice as much as one hook, so I have been using one hook for years. If a rim can support my fat as@ on the bike, then surely it can support a 26 pound bike.

robertj298 

Exactly who wears the pants in this family?

John E

Happy wife (45th anniversary 4 months ago) ... happy life.

MrK.

The ones I use are pedal only. 3 for 40 bucks shipped from the Zon.