We are currently in the process of designing a new home that will be built in the next year and I had a question about the bike room. The idea would be to nit have bikes just floating in the garage, other than scooters and trikes of the boys, but all adult bikes would be in a conditioned bicycle room. I am now looking for some images of what folks here have done to store bikes neatly and efficiently.
In our other place that had cathedral ceilings, I was able to put them on the ceiling… which was pretty awesome. Stick the rear wheel near the “peak” and hook the front wheel lower down. Ended up with ~6.5 ft of clearance.
If it’s going to be a conditioned space, why not make it a combo workout and bike-storage room? I.e., hang bikes on the back wall of a small room that’s still big enough for a pair of bike-trainers set up in front of a TV.
I’d include an oversized a/c duct, passive air return near the ceiling (maybe even a bathroom-type vent to exhaust humidity and heat) and/or ceiling fan over the trainers, soundproofing, resin or linoleum floor, coax/Cat5 data jacks, dimmable lighting.
If you want to go the ceiling lift route. Some of the guys at my work have come up with this system. It works really well. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mylifter/mylifter All automatic from your cell phone or tablet raise or lower whatever you want with a single touch.
X2 on the gravity stands. Mine are a little different than your link, but same idea. I’m in a one-bedroom apartment, and have two of these in the “living room.” Four bikes that basically just take up wall space (makes me a lot more happy than keeping them in storage too!).
I use a Rubbermaid Fasttrack. Essentially a “fancy system” for hooks on the wall. It works well and lets me place bikes as they fit without having to worry about there being studs behind each hook. Also, it allows me to move bikes around easily.
Note that whichever system you end up with, mountain bikes with suspension forks should be stored vertically, hanging by their front wheel (and ideally with both wheels flat against the wall). This allows the oil to surround the seals and keep them moist, rather than pooling at the base of the stanchions and the seals drying out.
That kickstarter rack is neat, but I wouldn’t store a mtb on that.
They’re vertical wall mounts but with the advantage that they pivot to the sides so that once you’ve hung the bikes they can be pushed almost flush against the wall and don’t protrude into the room so much. I’m not at home at the moment, but the pic from their website below is pretty much identical to my set-up:
Wow!!! Sounds like you need a 20’x30’ room just to hang the bikes. I tried. I tried a design like the other one you had pictured and it was not stable being just held by the seat. Especially with two boys running around. I think bothe types that project out of the wall with seamless looking hanging would not be strong enough for a 25 lbs. mountain bike.
This first design is unstable also as the bike does not nest into it and when touched wants to slide out.
This design the bike nest well and is very secure. Although I missed the stud when hanging it hence the spackle. Alone on a wall or maybe two a room the bikes really do look like art on the wall. Although I am stuck in a small room so space deprived with bikes and wheels.
Pretty creative solution you came up with, as long as the metal wire never snaps! I guess you could always use two wires just to be extra safe, it being pretty unlikely for both to fail at the same time.
