Storing bikes on the wall

Vizzage

Hi peeps,

We are building an extension down our side passage to store our bikes. It’s a bit narrow and not long enough to store all 5 bikes in a row, so two of them are going to be up on the wall. What are recommended methods for this?

imposter2.0

A wall hook...you can buy them in Halfords...

964cup

Assuming you want to have the bike parallel to the wall and supported by the top tube, I recommend the Cactus Tongue "roadie" - expensive, but pretty and (crucially) keeps the bike closer to the wall than standard cheapie mounts.

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Cactus ... anger/EU7T

sloppyschleckonds

Wont they fit up your back passage?

imposter2.0

964Cup wrote:

Assuming you want to have the bike parallel to the wall and supported by the top tube, I recommend the Cactus Tongue "roadie" - expensive, but pretty and (crucially) keeps the bike closer to the wall than standard cheapie mounts.

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Cactus ... anger/EU7T

How f*%@*ing much..??!!

sam_anon

I bought one of these on eBay for £45

https://www.evanscycles.com/topeak-dual ... d-EV162390

cougie

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8661843 ... IwQAvD_BwE

A bit cheaper ?

Vizzage

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wont they fit up your back passage?

Hahaha BRILLIANT!!!

Thanks for the Halfords / Evans / Argos suggestions, that’s the sort of thing I need. The Argos one looks spot on. Cheers.

chippyk

cougie wrote:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8661843?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59156|acid:444-797-0832|cid:598623051|agid:28645067605|tid:aud-484139256621:pla-481876861090|crid:96089172565|nw:g|rnd:3866894670481117950|dvc:m|adp:1o2|mt:|loc:9046490&gclid=CjwKCAiAyfvhBRBsEiwAe2t_ixcJoXS0VS3leQMFiObti21O7egnYycF659YxFWmv8tYVpml5S7H0xoCjIwQAvD_BwE

A bit cheaper ?

We’ve got some of those and then one of these on the wall with some heavy duty chains and locks to secure the bikes.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Product ... ref=plSrch

redvision

If you have sufficient space to hang the bikes vertically then these are great
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Relaxdays-Bicy ... ref=plSrch

You can find them cheaper as well if you search about.

alex222

Highly recommend these below. There is a more expensive US version but these work very well for me.
https://www.cyclerepublic.com/mottez-bi ... gK03PD_BwE
I needed to drill a wooden block into the wall underneath the front wheel to stop the bike tilting forward, but they are an excellent solution.

edit: The below link shows the more expensive US version with pcitures which help show the principle.
https://dahanger.co/collections/pedal-h ... r-two-bike

whyamihere

These are pretty good: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/cycloc-hero-wa ... ke-holder/

Very low profile when not in use, and easy to get the bike on/off. You need to place the wheel platforms quite specifically for any given bike, so best if the same bikes are always going on the wall in a set place. Also, use good wall plugs for the main part, as there's a force component acting outwards away from the wall due to the way it holds the bike - This doesn't cause problems with my 7.4kg nice bike, but struggled a bit with an 11kg MTB.

lakesluddite

I have one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Wall-Mo ... 3d7f0c8b95

Has been up for a few months now with my steel summer bike providing the artwork, and it's stayed put just fine. You can also get a shelf to go on top for a few more quid.

singleton

I use one of these to hang my bike by the front wheel:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
Cheap and cheerful but works fine for me.

old-cat

I build my own. Use some 3/4" wood dowel, a 2 x 4 about 10" long. Drill a hole about 30 degree angle with a paddle drill bit.
Drill 4 screw holes around the holes you drilled to secure it to the wall. I have made 4 sets of them and they work great!

murf1480

https://www.evanscycles.com/feedback-sp ... e-EV257475

I use these in my shed.

spanner147

I have used two of these and they have worked really well, easy to install also.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/clug-roadie-bike-holder/

wastelander

Used to hang them on a wall but when it became 5 I started to run out space so swapped to a Minoura bike tower - holds 4 bikes 2 either side of a vertical tower

http://www.minoura.jp/english/storage/u ... wer20.html

vegas76

Imposter wrote:

964Cup wrote:

Assuming you want to have the bike parallel to the wall and supported by the top tube, I recommend the Cactus Tongue "roadie" - expensive, but pretty and (crucially) keeps the bike closer to the wall than standard cheapie mounts.

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Cactus ... anger/EU7T

How f*%@*ing much..??!!

:shock:

They've definitely been smoking something :shock:

stueys

I've got two of these - https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/cycloc-e ... ike-holder

I seem to recall paying 25 quid for them

bsharp77

Got these from aliexpress:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newly-B ... 4c4dNsh9jg

Look good, cheap - hard to fault.

moonshine

I've got space for 5 bikes on the wall in my bike room.
I screwed an mdf panel into the wooden studs of the wall and fixed the hangers to the mdf In the staggered pattern (alternating 1up, 1 down) to avoid handbar clashes.
I wouldn't hang bikes with carbon wheels this way though. One of my carbon wheels got damaged ( plastic deformation from the whole bike weight resting on one point of the tin for a time)

bsharp77

moonshine wrote:

I've got space for 5 bikes on the wall in my bike room.
I screwed an mdf panel into the wooden studs of the wall and fixed the hangers to the mdf In the staggered pattern (alternating 1up, 1 down) to avoid handbar clashes.
I wouldn't hang bikes with carbon wheels this way though. One of my carbon wheels got damaged ( plastic deformation from the whole bike weight resting on one point of the tin for a time)

Hmm....interesting point about the weight being held on the wheel.
I might put a bit of high density foam or something in between just to spread the load a bit....just in case!

stueys

bsharp77 wrote:

moonshine wrote:

I've got space for 5 bikes on the wall in my bike room.
I screwed an mdf panel into the wooden studs of the wall and fixed the hangers to the mdf In the staggered pattern (alternating 1up, 1 down) to avoid handbar clashes.
I wouldn't hang bikes with carbon wheels this way though. One of my carbon wheels got damaged ( plastic deformation from the whole bike weight resting on one point of the tin for a time)

Hmm....interesting point about the weight being held on the wheel.
I might put a bit of high density foam or something in between just to spread the load a bit....just in case!

I just take my carbon front wheel off and pop an alloy one in. You need to be wary of carbon fairings, some are strong and others not so much...

moonshine

Stueys wrote:

bsharp77 wrote:

moonshine wrote:

I've got space for 5 bikes on the wall in my bike room.
I screwed an mdf panel into the wooden studs of the wall and fixed the hangers to the mdf In the staggered pattern (alternating 1up, 1 down) to avoid handbar clashes.
I wouldn't hang bikes with carbon wheels this way though. One of my carbon wheels got damaged ( plastic deformation from the whole bike weight resting on one point of the tin for a time)

Hmm....interesting point about the weight being held on the wheel.
I might put a bit of high density foam or something in between just to spread the load a bit....just in case!

I just take my carbon front wheel off and pop an alloy one in. You need to be wary of carbon fairings, some are strong and others not so much...

that's what I do now - I hang on alloy wheels.
FWIW, it was a Dura-ace C50 that was slightly damaged, so a solid carbon rim, not one with a carbon fairing.... so you have been warned.

asprilla

If you are getting wall hooks then remember to take tyre / rim depth into account.

I've recently replaced a number of the hooks in my garage as my existing ones wouldn't take anything over 70mm. Whilst that's fine for most wheels it meant the TT (55mm rim / 25mm tyre) and the CX (35mm rim / 40mm tyre) couldn't be hung up.

The problem is that most hooks look the same. I found one that fitted and then bought 5 more I thought were the same, but were cheaper, and they were too small.

Might not be relevant to your situation but a cautionary tale none the less.