Bike Storage: Wall mounts, stands, lock-ups, sheds, etc.

Hi Oliver,

Does this mount just via the extension of the telescopic poles or do you need to use screws?

The Ikea/Stolman one needs to be screw mounted.

T.

I have a similar one (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Topeak_Dual_Touch_Bike_Stand/5360006679/) and they just use rubber pads at the top and bottom with telescopic bits.

Thanks Soul. I'll have a think about those.

What Soul said. No need to damage your floor/ceiling.

re: stolmen

@Balki: i've been using this as a waredrobe and more recently as a bike rack - there are holes to secure with screws (as I initially did) but nowadays I don't screw into the ceiling. rubber pads either end and an extension bolt at the bottom to get the correct pressure. I have moved a few times and for the last few years have never had an issue without screwing it in.

also - rather than leather or foam to cover the hook, I just cut a section of old inner tube and used that to protect bikes.

and one last little part of advice - been using it as a bike rack for 6mths or so, but just have one hook per bike - centred on the top tube. no problem thus far...
however I think i have heard someone say that you shouldn't fully support your bike from the centre of the top tube - it not being the strongest section. any advice?

has anyone tried using the stolmen rack with only one centered hook to support the bike by the head tube or the front wheel?

I think the bike would be able to swing around a bit too much for my liking, two hooks seem to work quite nicely:

You don't have to screw these in- if you crank the bolt at the bottom out until it's in toight it will be fine:

I think the bike would be able to swing around a bit too much for my liking, two hooks seem to work quite nicely
unfortunately i only have a wall which is about 80cms wide and i need to fit two adult bikes and one kids bike so two hooks won't work for me as the bikes won't fit horizontally. would suspending them by the front wheels a good or bad idea?

http://www.maxxraxx.co.uk/Racks/wall_storage.html

http://www.maxxraxx.co.uk/Racks/wall_storage.html
bookmarked for later if i run out of options, but i'm trying to find one where i don't have to fix to the wall.

i have one, really sturdy

I want to get a good bike wall mount to hang my bike as I am runnning out of space on the floor and for all I care, I really don't care about a few holes on the wall... Any good ones you recommend??

Thanks

this is what i did. costs like nothing

^good work there

i could do with that setup at my place

where can i get tubes / poles? leylands?

Nice, but pricey

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=X1016

Good with the low ceilings.

those things are so ugly. Like an ikea bin stuck to the wall

I disagree and they work really well...

yeah seen those buckets but can't drill in my walls

those things are so ugly. Like an ikea bin stuck to the wall

This is the reason I wanted one.
I don't live in a Victorian slum to fit a gas pipe :-P

yeah seen those buckets but can't drill in my walls

Why don't you get that telescopic stand from SJS (around £100). Every now and then they pop in o eBay for half of the price.

I disagree and they work really well...

This is the reason I wanted one.
I don't live in a Victorian slum to fit a gas pipe :-P

they're just so ugly and cheap-looking when they are, in fact actually relatively expensive. Not for me.

I don't know. In real life they look quite well made and ingenious. Simple solution.

Why don't you get that telescopic stand from SJS (around £100). Every now and then they pop in o eBay for half of the price.

this thing?

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/sjsc-vertical-double-bike-storage-stand-194-330-cm-titanium-colour-prod17675/

i like the look of the piping better

Do the piping thing and paint it the same colour as the wall for lady-pleasing discreetness.

BTW - I am very impressed by the bike perched on the chest of drawers up there ^^.

Get one of those German ones, I got one and they're