Easy space efficient bicycle storage

[zendriver]

Looking for ideas to store 2 adult and 1 kids bike for the winter.

It's just a 16x22 storage garage that will have a compact tractor.

Thanks

 

[RPH]

Up, I have bike lifts that let me hang them. It’s on pulleys

 

[RVDan]

I hang then from the roof rafters. I used to hang them on the walls but I kept catching shoulders on them.

 

[thickhead]

Just a photo i took off google. Not my stuff.

 

[Voi]

Looking for ideas to store 2 adult and 1 kids bike for the winter.

It's just a 16x22 storage garage that will have a compact tractor.

Thanks

I hang them from the ceiling.

I screwed a 2x4 perpendicular to the trusses and then used larger threaded hooks screwed into the 2x4.

I spaced the hooks so kid and adult bikes could be alternated, which allows me to hang them closer together.

I tend to use larger hooks like the one below. I don't believe this is the actual product and I think the ones I use are actually a bit smaller than the one linked. Just the first example I found.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-9-02-in-Black-Steel-Utility-Hook/50218555

 

[Bessy]

Well that's elaborate. A far cry from the $12 bicycle pulley lifts we bought from Princess Auto lol. Depends on how high your ceilings are I guess. We used these lifts (linked) so that we could store four bikes in the same space as we would usually store two, by using some vertical space. garage ceiling is only like 7' and change though so the top bike hung down only about 3-4" above the bottom bike.

 

[tachyon]

I used a 12” piece of 2x4 with a 3/4” pipe flange screwed to it. Then a 12” pipe with a cap. Put the pipe up at 8’ high on a side wall, hang the bike by the tip of the seat.

We now have 6 of these on the side wall. Low ones for kids, high ones for adults.






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[cmeeks]

A little pricey, but this is what I got for two of my bikes. You roll the bike up to it and then you can swing the bike to the side flat against the wall

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004N9BUEY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[JazzBlueRT]

I use this. Gives of 4sqft of garage space for 6 bikes.

https://www.harborfreight.com/mobile-bike-storage-61231.html

 

[The_Geologist]

I use this. Gives of 4sqft of garage space for 6 bikes.

https://www.harborfreight.com/mobile-bike-storage-61231.html

I use the exact same thing and it is currently holding 5 bikes just fine. Easy to move, too!

 

[ChevyEFI]

I installed a closet door track under a beam in the garage ceiling, with a plank acting as the top of the sliding "door" and hooks threaded into the bottom of that wood. Plenty strong for a bike. But, I kinda wish it were heavier duty just because.

 

[tachyon]

New pic of the latest version. 18” pipes (3/4”) keep the handlebars and tires from leaving marks. I painted the boards before putting them up. They are 5/4 lumber, so very consistently shaped versus regular 2x4’s. Most people would be fine with the 2x4’s, but I had to have a little more finished look.


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[Blt2Lst]

New pic of the latest version. 18” pipes (3/4”) keep the handlebars and tires from leaving marks. ]

Great idea and simple to.

 

[RVDan]

https://dahanger.co Makes good stuff but quite expensive for a bent piece of metal

 

[steveo1o9]

I bought this for our bikes. I just screwed a 2x4 to ceiling and mounted the pulleys to that. Not the highest quality but cheap and effective. With 10.5' ceilings I can just walk under the bikes without hitting my head. (mounted in the middle of garage).
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TFOPJA/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[bczygan]

I built a 4x8 shed for mine.

 

[58Yeoman]

I've tried the hanging pulley systems, and they couldn't take the abuse. I went back to the heavy coated roundish hooks in the ceiling, but the bikes are pretty heavy, so I'd really like something easier. Don't have any wall or floor space for bikes, so they have to hang from the ceiling.

 

[idickers]

I hang them from the ceiling.

I screwed a 2x4 perpendicular to the trusses and then used larger threaded hooks screwed into the 2x4.

I spaced the hooks so kid and adult bikes could be alternated, which allows me to hang them closer together.

I tend to use larger hooks like the one below. I don't believe this is the actual product and I think the ones I use are actually a bit smaller than the one linked. Just the first example I found.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-9-02-in-Black-Steel-Utility-Hook/50218555

+1 for hooks from the ceiling. I've got adult 3 single bikes and a tandem hanging in our garage. Most efficient use of space I could come up with.

 

[JRC3]

FYI, If you have hydraulic disc brakes. I always hung my bike from the ceiling with those cheap red/yellow coated bike hooks just fine. Then I did it to my hydraulic disc braked bike and it caused problems. Does fine hanging just from the front tire against the wall. Basically the lever should always be the farthest up up or air will eventually work into the line. These were older Hayes brakes and maybe different or newer sets are different.

 

[Stuart in MN]

If the bikes are stored for the winter that means they're hung up in the fall and left there until spring...seems to me the method doesn't have to be very convenient. I'd go with the plain old hooks that screw into the bottoms of the rafters and call it good. They're cheap and simple.

 

[Crazyjake8493]

I store mine horizontally on a wall in the back of the garage. I cut a short piece of slotted angle to support each tire, and an eye bolt, chain, and S-hook to support the top. I'll see if I have any pictures.

 

[niget2002]

I built a 4x8 shed for mine.

That's what I did. added benefit of putting all the yard equipment in there too.

The last house, I used the cable bike lifts. It had higher ceilings in the garage.

When we first moved into this house, I used the wall mounts where it hangs by the front tire. Wife had a hard time getting her bike on/off.

 

[Muzzy]

A little pricey, but this is what I got for two of my bikes. You roll the bike up to it and then you can swing the bike to the side flat against the wall

She's only pricey if you leave her.....

 

[PoorOwner]

I will be using this one. it makes life a little easier because you can compact the storage the best you can.

 

[Rickster]

FYI they make fold-up bike pedals to make storage easier.

 

[EOC_Jason]

^^^ That one makes me want to go buy a bunch of unistrut and try to home fab it.

 

[jdbilodeau]

As many have said the classic rubber coated hook screwed into a rafter or wall stud works fine for just about every kind of bike. They are cheap and you can alternate height and spacing to store bikes efficiently. You'll find that storage system in just about every bike shop, from basic repair shops to trendy boutiques.

There are a few other options that look a little nicer, store a little more accessibly- depending on how much wall space you want to burn up the Dan is a cool minimalist rack that works well: https://dahanger.co/products/dahanger-dan

There are also some stands like this one: https://www.topeak.com/global/de/products/storage-stands/250-dual-touch--bike-stand
that provide horizontal storage in a small footprint. You can even get (or make) double sided versions.

 

[lakeroadster]

We like the freestanding style. We ride bikes quite a bit and got tired of the rubber hook style in the ceiling.. kind of a pain in the back flipping and lifting the bikes with a 9 ft ceiling.

 

[atthebeach]

My son hung his bike from his garage ceiling with the seat being one of the attachment points. One night the seat came loose and the bike came crashing down putting a big dent in his brand new car. Be careful how and where you hang a bike.

 

[jonshonda]

I used to hang my bikes vertically on a wall but that took up a lot of space and took a bit of effort to get into place.

I saw pics of this system and utilized 2x4's and L shaped aluminum to craft my own version. I must say it is very easy to get the bikes in/out, and if you mount the bikes high enough to be able to walk under then handle bars, they take up virtually no room. Or if you want to mount them very low, have at it.

https://dahanger.co/products/dahanger-dan