Building a bike rack

[chipracer]

Hello all,

New to the thread.

Here is my garage project: I am planning on building a bike rack for my ever-expanding bike collection. I currently have 7 bikes that I need to get out of the way. I would like to build a rack in which the bikes hang vertically from the wheel. I have done this before from the ceiling joists, but my wife can't get them down, so I'd like to build something that hangs from the wall. My main concern is that I will be hanging quite a bit of weight from that wall. The bikes weigh between 20 and 40lbs and like I said, there are 7 of them. Would I be better off doing a cantilever design with diagonal supports? Or do I need to support it somehow to the floor? I also am wondering if it would be more advantageous to hang the bikes directly on the wall? Or, should I hang them off the shelf from the top? Any thoughts/ideas are welcome!

 

[smedly]

Bikes take up toms of space. 7 bikes, two high along a wall would take up an entire wall in most garages. I suggest this for "her" bikes.

http://www.harborfreight.com/bicycle-lift-95803.html

Up and out of the way, floor is clear and they are protected.

I have 9 on the ceiling and 4 on the floor. If you want them on the wall, you don't need much. I've seen closet shelf brackets with the rod hook used. There are plenty of options available of you want something nicer. http://freewheelbike.com/product-list/racks-display-storage-t89-qc37/

 

[96snma]

Why not just screw a large hook into the studs or sting a 2x4 between the studs for tighter spacing and just stand the bikes up vertically,hooking the front tire and resting the rear tire on the ground.

 

[chipracer]

Thanks for the replies.
We currently have 4 bikes hanging overhead and don't like them because we have to duck to get into our cars. We have a good wall (shared wall with the house) that has a lot of space on it. 96snma, this is what I am thinking, but also adding a shelf overhead to store helmets, etc. I just want to make sure I won't be doing any damage to the wall if I am hanging that much weight from a shelf. The shelf would be spanned across 6-7 studs.

 

[IAFatboy96]

I'm in a similar position where I have 6 bikes to deal with. So far I have built two double bike rack to keep them up and out of the way. They work well for me.

 

[thatdirtykid]

I had a wall mounted shelf that was about 18" deep with the bottom about 5' high in my last garage. I put hooks in the bottom every 3 feet and hung bicycle front wheels from there at an angle so they didn't even stick out the width of the handlebars. and hardly stuck out further than the shelf they were hung form. I had 4 in a row that were used frequently there and another half dozen in the rafters including a couple on the harbor freight lifts (which work ok, but not for a regular used bike especially if you are a little lazy and would rather just lean it on a wall)

 

[96snma]

I dont think it would be to bad if the tires were on the ground supporting the weight and the hooks just holding them in place

 

[chipracer]

Essentially I am looking to build http://www.monkeybarstorage.com/shelf-rack-kit this, but out of 2x4's and MDF for the shelf. Monkey bars look nice, but I think that $200 for a 4' section is a bit ridiculous.

 

[garboui]

If its a collection of nice (expensive) bikes I would say bring them inside. From areas (not bad) that I have lived in, high end bike theft was common. Even then some were taken from inside houses or attempts at least made.

 

[JimVonBaden]

L or J hooks on the wall, hunk flat, or wheels in.

Jim