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I'm thinking of installing something like the Stashed or Buller racks, in an attempt to fit a larger number of bikes in the available garage space.
Has anybody used either of these systems, or something similar. In theory they seem great to me, but do they have any disadvantages in practice?
Following as I'm wondering the same,
I was thinking of this as well, because a youtube video popped up on my feed of some guy who'd made one ouf of sliding barn door hardware...
I looked into similar hardware but can't find anything significantly cheaper than the Buller system
I've been meaning to do something similar after seeing something here using sliding door rail and trollies
https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/sliding-door-gear/max-door-weight-150kg-helaform
And park tool hooks.
We have a Stashed one, once fitted, it is really good.
As we have a lot of bikes, we have 3 sections which was quite a challenge to fit perfectly straight on the rafters.
My only ‘thing’ is with the bikes staggered you need to be quite careful not to take chunks out of each bike with the pedal pins.
How do you choose to lock bikes on those systems? Mine take up arguably too much space on individual wall hooks but it does mean each one can be attached to a wall anchor.
We live in the middle of nowhere, so our bikes are rarely locked up to be honest. We have a few long cable locks & padlocks though when we do actually remember.
With the invention of battery angle grinders & saws to help professional thieves, I’ve cut through a Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit chain when I lost the key, in about 20 seconds - I’m not stopping a professional thief, I’m just making sure I’m copying with exactly what i need to for insurance purposes & making sure my cover levels are suitable.
Steady racks for me, if you have the height you can stagger the the bikes to fit more in. Granted that you arn't going to fit as many as the rail systems, but they are far easier to load bikes onto and there is much less risk of banging bikes into each other.
For security, I've got anchors in the wall and bikes are individually chained, makes grabbing the right one easier than threading locks through multiple bikes.