Garage re-do, hanging. storing bikes

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   jpouchet
   

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   Okay, wife and I are off to Santa Ynez / Santa Barbara end of the month. When we return I'm ripping everything out of the garage, painting with semi-gloss paint, patching holes, and ripping down my home-made bike rack/storage that no longer fits the S-Works rocket ship.

   While I am at it plan to sell off old D-A 7600 wheels and other misc stuff.

   Then it is time to refit garage to store six bikes plus those to come in the future.

   Tandem is pretty much set, hangs from ceiling over sag Scion xB and is directly connected to 2x6 studs. It isn't going anywhere.

   So that leaves the Fuel 100 and S-Works Tarmac SL4 that are daily riders. I want those with easy access. Currently wall mounted. Somewhat visible behind my track bike on trainer.

   

   Also need to store of frequent use the track bike.

   Then I have the back-up Trek 5500 (56 cm for those who want to visit) and my old hard-tail wonder-sled MTB

   Ideas, suggestions, what worked for you?

   And yes, money is always an object but a few bills in the grand scheme of things won't kill me and may help fuel the economy far better than the Fed have done lately. (That may be classified OT)

   Posted 1 year ago
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   79pmooney
   

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   I've been using staggered hooks hanging from the ceiling for years. I make them from 1 x 3/32 flat bar (Home Depot. I bend the top to an "L" and fasten that to the ceiling (or rafters or to a 2 x 4 put up for that purpose). The hook itself is made by bending the bottom of the bar to a "J" and slipping a piece of inner tube over it.

   I hang the hooks 14" out from the wall and 15" apart. They get staggered vertically 12" so handlebars can overlap. I place the lower hook so the tire is about 3-4" off the floor. (You do want a finish you don't care about where the tires land.)

   This makes hanging the bikes up really easy. Wheelie up to the hook, do a 6" or 18" lift and it's done. Not hard even with heavy bikes and after hard rides. (For heavy bikes, I lift the seat with my knee as well.)

   You can place boxes or shelves for shoes, etc. under the higher bikes.

   Sorry, this won't help the economy much. Total cost will be about $25-40 for 5 bikes.

   Ben

   Posted 1 year ago
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   KidWok
   

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   Tidiest setup I've seen on the forum was probably JA's.

   Tai

   http://www.thepeoplescoastclassic.org/

   Posted 1 year ago
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   Jah
   

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   similar to Ben, but limited to a low space and if I hung from the ceiling the garare door would hit them. so i concrete screwed a 6 foot long 2 x 6 to a cinderblock wall and put up 7 hooks 1 foot apart. bikes are alternately hung by the front and rear wheels. wheels are hung over the bench where there was a exposed beam.

   my theory with garage organization is to spend as little as possible and I love to re-use things, it is a game for me. I found a huge piece of formica which is now my bench. I found a few drawers while out walking the dog, now they are a part of the bench. Drawer handles, no problem. Headset top caps, lefty hubs and ergopower parts work great. pieces of furniture tossed out are a great source of material, so is the refuse from a kitchen rehab. I know I sound a bit like Fred Sanford, but I have fun with it and use my imagination. just be selective about what you find

   The town I live in has a lot of older folks and when one in the neighborhood gets carted off by the kids its a treasure trove. Spring cleaning and the old geezers that finally go Hi def results in little things too.

   Posted 1 year ago
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   Mike
   

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   Full disclosure this is a product developed by a guy I know. Really it's not me, it's a guy I ride with from time to time. Nice guy who had an idea and started a business

   http://www.velogrip.com/shop/

   Posted 1 year ago
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   longslowdistance
   

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   If you have enough overhead room, consider a hoist that hooks bars and undersaddle. This leaves enough room for cars, etc. below.

   Posted 1 year ago
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   zootracer
   

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   Unfortunately I only have two bikes. I hang them from their front wheels by hooks that are mounted in the rafters in our garage. They are both close to the walls, otherwise I would probably bang my head against them constantly.

   Posted 1 year ago
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   JP - Lots of good options mentioned above, but it all comes down to how you otherwise use the space. It's always a trade-off between caughing-up valuable real estate and the convenience of being able to get to your stuff, including your bikes. The best answer is always to have a barn!

   Do you plan on parking two vehicles in the garage? If so, that makes thing pretty tough. Maybe you can trade one of those vehicles for a bus pass? I've used all of the above options over time and they all have their appropriate use.

   For The Medici, which is housed at my daughter's house in your neck o' the woods, I hang it upside down from wheels on hooks screwed into a joist at the far end of the garage which is out of the way and provides easy access to everything. She has never complained.

   Before I had suitable storage in the garage, I used wall-hung units that stored the bikes vertically held against the wall by a hook on the front wheel with the rear wheel resting on the floor. They worked slick, though the bikes protruded into the room. In my case, my use of the space in that room accomodated that nicely. I've seen several version of those used to gang multiple bikes in like manner, but that's spendy in terms of real estate.

   I now have most of my bikes stored in the stairway between the garage and upstairs shop. I've got three hung horizontally against the wall using hooks. I favor that approach as they don't protrude too much and are easily accessed whithout using too much floor space, though they do cost you wall space. I also have one suspeded from the rafters using the pulley system mentioned above. It works slick. Bikes hung this way can be pulled up above the joists such that they are out of the way and use unused space. The only drawback is that to get to them you'd have to pull the car out of the garage to access them. Maybe not all that convient, unless you consider the bus pass option.

   But with all that, I still leave my most commonly used bike parked against the back wall of the garage, ready for action, and the tandem lives indoors as I just can't make it fit elsewhere.

   Good luck!

   I ride alone in bad company ...

   Posted 1 year ago
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   old iron rider
   

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   Bikes are weird. They don't look like they need much space, and one doesn't. After that they take up more space than one would imagine. I have about a dozen in my garage, and the ones hanging are sort of out the way but get close to them and you are hitting your head. The ones not hanging are ..............just always in the way. I also have the workstand, which I usually store one bike on it. I should sell some of them. I have never had a car in my garage in the 12yrs I have lived in my house. Guess I used up all the real estate.

   Posted 1 year ago
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    jacques_anquetil
    

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    thanks Tai! here's a refresh. Added the fat bike over the winter and with the exception of putting in the wider bracket for the fat rim, everything just moved down one slot. room for one more (kid's bike? new cx?). we're renting right now and i didn't want to bash lots of holes for hooks so i picked up a bunch of brackets and supports from Ikea, added the plywood and put in the hooks at 12" intervals keeps it freestanding. our garage had been converted with carpet and doors so it's not for parking the car. which is good 'cause the rack takes up a lot of room.

    

    

    Posted 1 year ago
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    hoshie99
    

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    JA - if you don't mind, I am going to "adapt" that design for my new bike barn (aka new shed in the back yard).

    Posted 1 year ago
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    hplbiking
    

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    That would not work for my kids bikes - they would not be able to get them down. Our family has 8 bikes, 3 our mine, 2 for oldest and one each for the other three. They have moved around my garage every couple of years as life changes. We have a 3 car garage and actually get both vehicles in. Add a fridge a few cabinets, stake boards, scooters and bikes and my bike shop has shrunk down to a small corner of the garage. I am actually looking forward to selling my truck and getting a smaller car mostly for the fact that my shop area will grow by a few feet.

    I have two on a wall stand. Two are hanging vertically on the wall. My main road bike is vertically wall hung near the shop corner and the three kids bikes are just using their kickstands so they can get to them quickly. Really wish I lived back east, but only to have a basement.

    Posted 1 year ago
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    pa biker
    

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    Gotta like a guy who has over $1000 in bike seats.

    Posted 1 year ago
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    jacques_anquetil
    

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    PA - it sounds crazy when you say it like that!

    it's all trickle down. one new Fizik Tundra saddle a year on the road bike bumps the older next on down the line.

    also: I'd be riding 10-y/o Selle Italia turbos if i didn;t get such a sweet Bro deal from the LBS.

    Posted 1 year ago
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    jpouchet
    

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    This is what I'm working with. Fortunately 3-car garage so the bike barn has plenty of room. JA - that is Awesome! I may be able to incorporate something like that.

    The tandem is already well positioned hanging over my Scion xB sag wagon.

    Biggest issue is all the other 'stuff' we have. Golf clubs are more to annoy myself. Will be doing some HGTV-style decluttering aka getting rid of junk!

    

    

    Posted 1 year ago
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    Honus
    

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    JP

    I had forgotten that code requires type X drywall on walls and celings in attached garages, so no access to the rafters to use the pully system. Too bad. It looks to me that once you de-clutter you are actually in pretty good shape. What? No table saw?

    I still think that moving to Modjeska Canyon where you can have a large barn is the ultimate answer - that is if you don't mind the rattlesnakes and living with the constant fear of fire...

    Posted 1 year ago
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    Nick A
    

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    Sheeet. In NM we got no attics and no dang basements.

    With cycling...and dabbling in auto racing. My garage is organized, but STUFFED! I have a combo of bikes on the ceiling (hanging up side down from big hooks in joists), and floor. The floor ones are in those two half moon deals that you slide the back wheel into.

    The table saw is in the shed in the back yard. LOL.

    Nick

    Posted 1 year ago
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    jpouchet
    

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    Honus - limited power tools. One of those blue tubs on the rack towards the back is stuffed full of hand tools and accessories.

    Going to start some serious de-cluttering tonight and through the week. sadly the shotgun shell reloader is going to find a new home. Also the auto jack-stands that haven't been out of the box in at least five years and likely won't ever again.

    Modjeska Canyon - right! Taht would be fun as I could mtb and mototcross in my back yard!

    Posted 1 year ago
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    mahoba
    

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    Thanks, jacques! I was looking at my garage this weekend trying to remember your photo from a few years ago. Great timing!

    Posted 1 year ago
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    KidWok
    

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    JA...that is a seriously sweet setup you got...it's own little niche within the bike porn world.

    Tai

    Posted 1 year ago

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