Bike storage in a small apartment.

[gramboh]

A buddy of mine did this and it is cheap and easy to fix if renting.
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Nice, will have to measure stud spacing but that could work. Is hanging a ~33lbs MTB by it's seat a bad idea though? Roadies would be fine.

[Gripen]

Some great ideas in here and now that the annual June floods are upon us I have some time to sort it out!

[XXX-er]

Nice, will have to measure stud spacing but that could work. Is hanging a ~33lbs MTB by it's seat a bad idea though? Roadies would be fine.

The seat base can take it but IME when you hang a bike by the nose of the seat the fabric covering gets cut up so maybe pad the edges of that shelf bracket

[grskier]

en re: hanging by saddle.. I'm guessing no bueno with a dropper post.

[El Chupacabra]

On hanging by the saddle - don't do that if you have a Brooks saddle. They can separate.

[jm2e]

That looks like it would work great if you had really low ceilings and light bikes. 9'+ ceilings and I'm thinking it'd be enough of a pain in the ass that you'd only do it with bikes you never ride.
For cheap you can buy a bike pulley system on Amazon that will serve the same purpose with lass overhead lifting.
Even with pulley systems, unless you have >10ft ceilings the space is still wasted.

[gramboh]

Here's a cheap option out of Vancouver that just holds the tire against the wall and looks all hip doing so. No MTB tire sizes yet:

http://www.getclug.com/

[toast2266]

Here's a cheap option out of Vancouver that just holds the tire against the wall and looks all hip doing so. No MTB tire sizes yet:

http://www.getclug.com/

That looks like it will work worse than a hook for at least 3 reasons.

[Bondseye]

If you have any space outdoors this and a good lock and chain work well for me
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IAD...0771154&sr=8-1

[Tips^Up]

My buddy in Bend is making these, they are cool.
Check the link for a demo.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ack-by-max-mfg
let me know if you are interested.

Nice looking rack. I built something very similar in my garage. The whole thing is an old table repurposed into bike rack/shelf. Holds the mtb's but the road bikes are easier to lift on and off.

[jm2e]

Those two hookie top tube things always seem great for hard tails with straight flat top tubes.
Anything with full suspension or a modern sloped standover friendly design and they really suck balls.
I'm sure roadies love 'em though.

all i do is bitch

[mf05cd]

I have always experimented with various bike storage solutions using the available space of my apartment which is very restricted. The idea is to remain as creative as possible regardless of the space constraint that you might be facing and always utilize vertical space to your utmost ability.

[JRainey]

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[east or bust]

Bump. Trying to do some R&D before tackling this in our apartment this for the upcoming season. We currently have 4 bikes (3 mtb, 1 road), if all goes to plan will be selling 1 mtb and replacing with a road/townie bike. I see us living here for awhile so potentially moar bikes in the future.

Our situation is unique in that during winter we have a place about an hour away to store the bikes. There is a bike room downstairs but it's packed to the gills and I wouldn't keep anything of value down there.

Last summer I put one of those Feedback sports velo hangers on the porch for my GF's mtb which worked out nicely during riding season. With the furniture and a grill it's kind of all we can fit out there, so need to find room for 3 bikes inside. Bedrooms are also a nonstarter, just too much stuff in there to fit more stuff let alone bikes. We do have a portion of the living room that should work. The ceiling is 8'-7" and we have about 7' of wall space to work with.


tl/dr: Not really looking for specific solutions at this point but interested to see what setups have worked for others over the past few years this thread has gone dormant.

[jm2e]

Steady Rack


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[SumJongGuy]

Someone suggested plastic shed with everything locked together. How about a trailer in the parking lot?

[toast2266]

In my college days, we'd fit a bike above any couch. Wheels on a mini tray against the wall, and a hook on a strap to the top tube. The bike leans out a little bit, but doesn't really interfere with the use of the couch at all. And it qualifies as "art."

[One (+) Sentence]

Likely cheaper than purchasing a 2x4 and bike hooks from Home Depot...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Todeco-Bi...Pack/706456212

[jm2e]

In my college days, we'd fit a bike above any couch. Wheels on a mini tray against the wall, and a hook on a strap to the top tube. The bike leans out a little bit, but doesn't really interfere with the use of the couch at all. And it qualifies as "art."

https://verniershop.com/products/bik...CABEgKZPfD_BwE
This looks like a more dressed up version of that.


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[climberevan]

https://verniershop.com/products/bik...CABEgKZPfD_BwE
This looks like a more dressed up version of that.


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An even more dressed up version:

https://ride.lezyne.com/products/stainless-pedal-hook

I actually have a few sets of these that I'm happy to re-home to a mag in need for the cost of shipping and a coffee.

[Nobody Famous]

Pintrest has a lot of good ideas, start search with "bike storage." The most interesting approach is where someone says treat bikes as "suspended wall art."

Also, plug this into a google search: "site:apartmenttherapy.com bike storage"

If you're considering a MTB then you'll always have to contend with mud, grit and dirt falling off onto your floors and marking up the walls and any other surface the bike might touch when you bring it into and take it out of the living space. Spoken from past experience.

[gramboh]

Steady Rack


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Is Steadyrack worth the extra $$ over something like this: https://www.feedbacksports.com/product/velo-hinge/ ?

Moved into a new place with a one car garage that will be used for gear storage/workshop/home gym. One piece of the puzzle is bike storage, figured a 2x4 with a bunch of hooks or Steadyrack to stagger the bikes would be space optimal. So far have 1 mtb, 2 road, 1 commuter, 1 kids 16in and 1 kids 12in strider. Expecting another adult mtb and kids bike collection will grow over time but for next few years kids bikes will just stay on the ground for easy access.

[jm2e]

Is Steadyrack worth the extra $$ over something like this: https://www.feedbacksports.com/product/velo-hinge/ ?

Moved into a new place with a one car garage that will be used for gear storage/workshop/home gym. One piece of the puzzle is bike storage, figured a 2x4 with a bunch of hooks or Steadyrack to stagger the bikes would be space optimal. So far have 1 mtb, 2 road, 1 commuter, 1 kids 16in and 1 kids 12in strider. Expecting another adult mtb and kids bike collection will grow over time but for next few years kids bikes will just stay on the ground for easy access.

SteadyRack is a completely different experience. For starters, it's so much easer to get bike in and out of it: Pull bike into wheelie, roll toward tray, give a little push over the rise, and you're done. Pulling it out is the same. Compare that to a hook where you have to pick up the whole bike, then whichever hand is partially free, you frigg around with the wheel until it's lined up just right with the spokes. Somehow reversing the process is even harder as the spokes are like magnet for whatever hooky edge can catch on. For me it's a game changer in luxury. Like changing from a rooftop bike tray to a 1up hitch rack. For my wife it's the difference between always using it versus never using it. Same as it was with the car rack scenario.
Being able to turn them back and forth like pages in a book makes every bike easy to use. Other methods can cram more bikes in a smaller space, but most of the bikes better be in deep freeze because they get inaccessible behind the tangle.
I'm not even using them now, since my current basement is massive. Got 6 of them sitting on the shelf waiting to be used again.

[toast2266]

SteadyRack is a completely different experience. For starters, it's so much easer to get bike in and out of it: Pull bike into wheelie, roll toward tray, give a little push over the rise, and you're done. Pulling it out is the same. Compare that to a hook where you have to pick up the whole bike, then whichever hand is partially free, you frigg around with the wheel until it's lined up just right with the spokes. Somehow reversing the process is even harder as the spokes are like magnet for whatever hooky edge can catch on. For me it's a game changer in luxury. Like changing from a rooftop bike tray to a 1up hitch rack. For my wife it's the difference between always using it versus never using it. Same as it was with the car rack scenario.
Being able to turn them back and forth like pages in a book makes every bike easy to use. Other methods can cram more bikes in a smaller space, but most of the bikes better be in deep freeze because they get inaccessible behind the tangle.
I'm not even using them now, since my current basement is massive. Got 6 of them sitting on the shelf waiting to be used again.

This makes me feel incredibly coordinated because I find hooks to be easy and painless. I see no reason to spend more than $40 for a bike hanging solution (which covers a bunch of hooks and a couple 2 x 6's).

The trick is just to place them at the right height. Wheelie bike. Knee on seat. Lift bike 3". Turn wheel a little to make it go on hook. Even my wife can do it.

[jm2e]

This makes me feel incredibly coordinated because I find hooks to be easy and painless. I see no reason to spend more than $40 for a bike hanging solution (which covers a bunch of hooks and a couple 2 x 6's).

The trick is just to place them at the right height. Wheelie bike. Knee on seat. Lift bike 3". Turn wheel a little to make it go on hook. Even my wife can do it.

Hey, if it works for you that's fantastic. I'm sure some people love their roof mount racks as well.
How does your wife do with getting her ebike up into the hook? Mine's lost a lot of brute strength in the last decade(s), and now has no patience either.