Wanting to store 4 bikes, ideally vertically and set up a really nice workshop for majority of my maintenance without taking up too much of the garage and still have room to expand the fleet in future so was wondering how others stored their bikes and had workspace too? At the moment they are just leaning against each other in a kind of forlorn way, there must be a better way.
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Show me your bike storage solutions and workshop
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I had this problem and after a bit of research went for Saris Bike Tracs. If your wall isn't up to it and you live in the USA then Saris do a vertical rack to fit upto 5 bike tracs relevant page here. I reckoned this looked ideal but neither Saris nor I felt it was worth the cost of exporting 8 pieces of angle iron/U channel to the UK. However, click where it says instructions on the linked page and you'll get a pdf for how to put the rack together including all measurements so I bought the bike tracs from Wiggle and sourced the 8 pieces of angle iron/ U channel locally for £20. Bike tracs - non locking version - Google suggesting best price around £25 at the moment.
If your workshop has decent walls you could simply screw up the bike tracs. Unless you go for the locking Bike tracswhich are a lot more then you will also obviously need a wall/ground anchor or 2 for security.
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I've got 3 of these from Halfrauds screwed to my garage wall
Halfords Hook
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6 Cheap plastic hooks screwed diagonally into roof beams.
6 bikes, stored vertically. Alternate up & down saves space.
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With wall hooks if space is really limited - Remove the front wheels, replace QR/axle in forks. Turn the bars parallel to the top tube and hook the QR/axle in the wall hook and rest on the back wheel.
Using this method you can get a bike in about every 8 inches.
I use the space on top of the forks for storage for tyres etc...
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Hey Druid - how do they stay vertical - leaning against each other?
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My Saris storage....
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bonesetter - Member
Hey Druid - how do they stay vertical - leaning against each other?No - they're not touching each other. The tyres are against the wall. "Forces" do the rest.
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Bike hooks bought of ebay. I can get 5 bikes across the end wall.
Take the opportunity to paint the walls and floor. And get plenty of lighting. It makes for a much better working environment.
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just a quick question regarding the hooks into the ceiling joists - how are they fixed? have you just screwed them directly into the timber using the threaded end or have you put a rawl plug in there too?
quick question about storing bikes vertically in general - should the back wheel be off the ground or touching?
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if they're straight into timber no plug will be required
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has anybody else noticed the decapitated head in clunkers pic????
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Does anyone keep a car in the garage these days ??
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nope!!! don't be silly
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Are all hydraulic disc brakes OK stored vertically?
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in our house we have 2 cars, 1 garage and space for 1 car on the drive, it never even occurred to me that the second car wouldnt be on the road outside, i've got better things to do with my time than spend 5 mins a day getting car out of garage in morning and putting it away at night.
just worked out that if you spend 5 mins putting car in and out of garage you loose over a day of your life a year by doing that!! in 18 months that a whole working week spent moving the car 10 yards!!!
Not for me thanks!
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just worked out that if you spend 5 mins putting car in and out of garage you loose over a day of your life a year by doing that!! in 18 months that a whole working week spent moving the car 10 yards!!! Not for me thanks
you work one and a half days per week?
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my storage solution and the workshop is generally the kitchen when the mrs isnt around ;-)road bike right at back is a pain to get to but i swap around depending on time of year. come easter roadie will be up front and cx will be moved to the back
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just worked out that if you spend 5 mins putting car in and out of garage you loose over a day of your life a year by doing that!! in 18 months that a whole working week spent moving the car 10 yards!!! Not for me thanks
you work one and a half days per week?
No but a day and a half is 36 hours is it not? 36 hours is more than my 35 hours i work in a week.
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Mmm, Roberts Dogs Bolxs. One of my dream bikes!
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somehow i have two vintage cars, and a third in bits and 5 bikes in the garage,,
but i have also 3 bikes in the kitchen,, naughty i know
time for a bigger garage /workshop
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My storage/workshop...
Hidden in a little alcove just off the living room.Posted 2 years ago # -
I bought a bike stand but it still uses alot f space but stops it falling over:
Some good ideas up for space saving are L brackets on the walls like matthewjb
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Workshop with storage solutions? How about this
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I have two garges and two sheds that all leak....the bike lives in the house and gets all its TLC in the kitchen
and to take open the garage get the van out and close the garage is less than 60 seconds....and you can load up the van with the bike and gear the night before an early start,, thus saving time in the morning of a day on the bike
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ive got 2 3car garages; 1 and 1/2 workshops; stable; loft storage; outhouse storage; steel fabrication workshop; and my bedroom
nuh! 
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DT78 - like your thinking - turning your bars parallel with top tube. Just trying to envisage how it would hook on. Is it that the forks won't be able to turn as the wall gets in the way?
My bike room is about to be merged with the kitchen and apparently I need to find a new home for my bike. It can't go in my other bike room as that's the loft room with my turbo trainer in - not taking a bike into the loft after every ride.
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Workshop; now with all tools on the wall and some additions (more tools!)
Flameboy lives in the bedroom
Other bikes live in the 'dining room' - this pic was the mounting process
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I see 2 problems with all these lovely displays of bikes hanging on walls.
1) They'd take up less space leaning against a wall.
2) More importantly, most of them aren't locked up.
I lean mine all together against a wall, locked to an F-off great huge ground anchor with a mother-f-ing huge great big chain, with stuff stored above them. Lots better.
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Peter, there is a very very small chance of someone getting my bikes out; we live on the top floor accessed via a portered entrance. Secondly I think it would take way more room if they were on the floor. My Brompton lives on the floor, but that's a different story
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thanks guys, think i'm going to hang them from the roof joists with hooks like druidh. Picked some up from Wilko for £1.08 each. Now i just need to find the time to sort the garage out enough to get the bikes up there!
But in response to PeterPoddys comment, i will be getting myself a couple of huge motorbike chains to lock them all together.
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I'm going to electrify mine...
Flamejob, what're the racks you're using there? I like your display!
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Hey Clunker....got those racks into aircrete? What fasteners are you using?
Cheers.
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