quadrcr87's garage projects

[quadrcr87]

I have taken a break from woodworking over the past couple of weeks and focused on a couple of small projects. You know the ones where you buy the supplies, and they sit around for a while.

I treated myself to a new MTB in late fall and I haven’t given it a permanent home in the garage. I never pictured myself owning this many bikes but this hobby has been keeping me in shape for the past few years and I’ve really enjoyed it.

The bike is an Ibis Ripley with 130mm of rear travel. It’s my first carbon frame and it fits in nicely between my hardtail and my 150mm travel Ibis Ripmo. The Ripley is about 5lbs lighter than the Ripmo, which is appreciated on the big climbs around the WNC area.



In order to get it up on the wall, I bought another Steadyrack about 3 months ago. The delay was deciding on where to install it. If I put it in the middle I wouldn’t be able to swing the bikes far enough to clear the BOSS’ Jeep. I figured out I could swing down part of my hitch rack to add space.



To make it work, I shifted the right rack to the next stud over and raised it about 8”. This allowed me to center the new rack and stagger it down 4”. With this layout, all 3 bikes are able to swing to the wall with the handlebars fitting between the frame and tire. Next was on to drywall patching around both garages and inside the house.



I’m thinking about painting this wall a different color but haven’t decided, maybe grey or green? The flat white paint blemishes way too easily, especially with bike tires.

Thanks for following along!

 

[fouckhest]

Those bike mounts look awesome, as do the bikes! You are giving me an internal guilt trip, its been way too long since I've been on my bike, the last time was the day after thanksgiving, I went up to Dupont with a buddy....that day hurt! LOL

Oh, I think a dark(er) color on that wall would be very cool, but I'm not in O & D, just execution!

 

[quadrcr87]

fouckhest, we need to meet up for a ride this year or even just a beer. Have you ridden Pleasant Ridge? It's my favorite local when I don't have time to make it up to Dupont or Pisgah.

As for the color, I am leaning towards a darker green. It's up to the BOSS, after all it is "her" garage.

 

[fouckhest]

fouckhest, we need to meet up for a ride this year or even just a beer. Have you ridden Pleasant Ridge? It's my favorite local when I don't have time to make it up to Dupont or Pisgah.

As for the color, I am leaning towards a darker green. It's up to the BOSS, after all it is "her" garage.

I used to ride Pleasant Ridge a lot when I lived over near Paris Mtn, Paris got rough and then they really cracked down on the "no dogs off leash" up there, so I started going to Pleasant Ridge. Its been years since I've been up there.

We should absolutely meeting up at some point, I am probably more in for a beer at this point! LOL But lets make it happen, its always fun to meet another GJ'er, especially when local.

 

[quadrcr87]

We should absolutely meeting up at some point, I am probably more in for a beer at this point! LOL But lets make it happen, its always fun to meet another GJ'er, especially when local.

Sounds good to me

 

[Bodj Built]

I have taken a break from woodworking over the past couple of weeks and focused on a couple of small projects. You know the ones where you buy the supplies, and they sit around for a while.

I treated myself to a new MTB in late fall and I haven’t given it a permanent home in the garage. I never pictured myself owning this many bikes but this hobby has been keeping me in shape for the past few years and I’ve really enjoyed it.

The bike is an Ibis Ripley with 130mm of rear travel. It’s my first carbon frame and it fits in nicely between my hardtail and my 150mm travel Ibis Ripmo. The Ripley is about 5lbs lighter than the Ripmo, which is appreciated on the big climbs around the WNC area.



In order to get it up on the wall, I bought another Steadyrack about 3 months ago. The delay was deciding on where to install it. If I put it in the middle I wouldn’t be able to swing the bikes far enough to clear the BOSS’ Jeep. I figured out I could swing down part of my hitch rack to add space.



To make it work, I shifted the right rack to the next stud over and raised it about 8”. This allowed me to center the new rack and stagger it down 4”. With this layout, all 3 bikes are able to swing to the wall with the handlebars fitting between the frame and tire. Next was on to drywall patching around both garages and inside the house.



I’m thinking about painting this wall a different color but haven’t decided, maybe grey or green? The flat white paint blemishes way too easily, especially with bike tires.

Thanks for following along!

Looks good! I have a '23 Ripmo and love it. Dropping 5lbs would be much welcomed where I ride out here.

 

[quadrcr87]

Reviving this thread from a 6-month slumber. Life has been busy and garage time & projects have been limited. Our Bordie Collie Ash passed away at the start of the year, so we have taken some time to travel which was hard with a 14yr old dog.

Now that the temperatures are cooling off a little, I am motivated to get back in the garage. This past week, I pulled out the grinder and welder to finish a project that has been in my mind for a while.

We bought a BowFlex barbell system for our home gym about 4 years ago and use it weekly. The problem is that its been sitting on the floor which is not very convenient. I didn't like the stand they offered and procrastinated making my own for way too long.

I started with some sophisticated CAD design work. I replicated the angles of the Bowflex frame and did some mockup to determine the right finished height.




With the design finalized I cut up some 1x2" rectangular tubing with my evolution saw.


It has been quite a while since I have MIG welded and it took a little while to get comfortable. I will only share my best welds.



Capped off the end of the legs with some plate and ground flush. There is always something satisfying about this process to me making it look solid.







Test fit in the space so the BOSS could test it out for a couple of days.



After some cleanup and blending I sprayed it with a coat of self-etching primer and a VHT Roll Bar satin black topcoat. It's about $15/can but it has been very durable in the past.



After final assembly I am very happy with it. I am hoping it will also motivate me to work out more often.



The last little detail was some rubber mat for the lower bar hangers.



Thanks for following along!

 

[aka Larry]

Reviving this thread from a 6-month slumber. Life has been busy and garage time & projects have been limited. Our Bordie Collie Ash passed away at the start of the year, so we have taken some time to travel which was hard with a 14yr old dog.

Now that the temperatures are cooling off a little, I am motivated to get back in the garage. This past week, I pulled out the grinder and welder to finish a project that has been in my mind for a while.

We bought a BowFlex barbell system for our home gym about 4 years ago and use it weekly. The problem is that its been sitting on the floor which is not very convenient. I didn't like the stand they offered and procrastinated making my own for way too long.

I started with some sophisticated CAD design work. I replicated the angles of the Bowflex frame and did some mockup to determine the right finished height.




With the design finalized I cut up some 1x2" rectangular tubing with my evolution saw.


It has been quite a while since I have MIG welded and it took a little while to get comfortable. I will only share my best welds.



Capped off the end of the legs with some plate and ground flush. There is always something satisfying about this process to me making it look solid.







Test fit in the space so the BOSS could test it out for a couple of days.



After some cleanup and blending I sprayed it with a coat of self-etching primer and a VHT Roll Bar satin black topcoat. It's about $15/can but it has been very durable in the past.



After final assembly I am very happy with it. I am hoping it will also motivate me to work out more often.



The last little detail was some rubber mat for the lower bar hangers.



Thanks for following along!

Nice work!

 

[fouckhest]

Looks fantastic, nice work!