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Has anyone got any experience / advice on such products?
(I need to make better use of my storage space & I cannot mark or drill the walls)
I imagine this Thule one does exactly as it says but like anything Thule it comes at a price... [url= https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/bike-rack/accessories/thule-bike-stacker-_-578100 ]Thule 2-bike rack[/url]
It may well be that I need to follow my towbar rack experience and just suck up the price if I don't want to buy crap 🙂
I made this up a month or so ago, same reason. It was pretty simple, and I can give you the dims if needed.
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That's a quite excellent piece of workmanship.
You clearly have far more skills than me 🙁
I hadn't even considered making one myself. (I'm an apartment dweller hence don't really have the environment for construction let alone the ability)
I think you've been waiting for such a topic to show off your creation 😉
don't do yourself down, im sure you could so that! but you may want to consider one of those back wheel mount/racks that rotate your bike vertically and stash it that way. Seen a lot of ads for them recently.
Absolutely, as Nick said its not that hard really as long as you have a saw and a screwdriver, I can sort you a cutting list if it makes life easier. Bits cost about £30.00.
I had something similar to this:
[url= https://www.parrs.co.uk/indoor-bike-racks-c194/floor-to-ceiling-bike-storage-post-p1713/s9526?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=parrs-floor-to-ceiling-cycle-storage-post-scs256&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=CKe8ut_LydICFU2eGwodBUgLYA ]floor to ceiling rack[/url]
oh, here it is: [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-dual-touch-bike-stand/rp-prod28862?gs=1&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Chain%20Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-DT-SE-Shopping%20QLB%20Generic%20Desktop&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid%7CsXSHofGUb_dc%7Cpcrid%7C161850070953%7Cpkw%7C%7Cpmt%7C%7Cprd%7C89902UK ]Topeak stand[/url]
but the top one is cheaper.
if you're ceilings aren't massively high that is.
When I used to live in a flat I had this setup:
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I used [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adjustable-Steel-Two-Bike-Gravity-Freestanding-Bike-Rack-Independent-Stand/112314393977?_trksid=p2045573.c100507.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20151016114640%26meid%3D82c5fb7f0a184963a11e9fe684a41dd2%26pid%3D100507%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26 ]this rack from Ebay.[/url]
Easy to assemble and huge amounts of adjustment. I put some cardboard between the wall and the stand to stop it marking the walls. Worked a treat.
https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Michelangelo-Bike-Rack/dp/B017WOPC3Q
easily duplicated with some wood or tubing
I was thinking about getting one of these but was worried about them falling forward. How stable are they? I have visions of them sliding along the wall or tipping over and smashing in to things inside the house.
I had 5 bikes to store and the same problem, so I built this:
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It's based on the plans from here http://www.instructables.com/id/Vertical-Bike-Rack-from-2x4s albeit somewhat altered.
blacknose that's a cracking way to store bikes, the link gives great tips. A weekend project?
It took me one incredibly hungover day, but I had the woodyard cut the timber to the correct lengths because I live in a flat with no where for a table saw. Probably a solid weekend if you're cutting the timber yourself.