Garage bike storage

I have some like this in the shed. Put them in the right place at the right height and they work really well

Shoze 4 Pack Bike Rack Wall Mount Bicycle Holders Vertical Cycle Storage Hanging Hooks for Home Indoor Outdoor Use https://amzn.eu/d/fvWMKO6

I use simple screw-in hooks, the bikes all hang from front wheel. If you space them out and stagger them vertically by about 30-50cm you can get bikes in/out fairly easily. Get the thicker material hooks, there's some that bend after a while esp under the weight of an MTB. Add a layer of plastic pipe over the hook if needed.
Angling / rotating them can help with different entry angles and tyre types etc, that's an advantage over more bike specific systems that have fixed hook openings.

I was looking at those fancy sliding hook rail things but they're really expensive (I forget the brand). I was looking at making my own DIY version and stumbled across this.

https://www.bullerltd.co.uk/sliding-bike-storage-rack-track-with-hooks-en.html?variation_id=7930

I've seen some setups where wheeled trucks run a track so the hanging bikes can be moved along to make space for fitting and removal.

8n my garage, after a long time crunching numbers, I realised the best way to maximise space around the stored bikes was to mount a pedal hook and a length of aluminium L 3xtrusion on the wall. They are in a 2x2 pattern facing away from each other. This keeps them as flush as possible to the wall. The widest part, which is the bars, is at either end giving most space in the middle. If I'd hung them vertically they would have projected much further into the room.

Depends on your wall space, but I've got a couple of similar mounts to These

in my garage, the bikes don't intrude as much into the floor space, it's a neat solution if you have the wall space to arrange them.

Edit - sounds similar to the above post!

I’ve gone round in circles (leaning against each other then stepped rack for horizontal, then had them vertical ) but have gone back to leaning them against each other as it’s the best for me/my garage as it takes up least space and I can use the mainly unusable space in the garage door travel path

Edit – sounds similar to the above post!

A link like that would have explained it so much better than typing all that out on a phone. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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but have gone back to leaning them against each other

1 wall made of bricks so tough they eat drills and bits for fun. The opposite wall made of concrete blocks softer than dairylea.

I've tried just about every wall method possible, now only keep one bike on the (brick) wall high up as I have that one locked to a wall anchor. The others are now standing on one side of the garage. 2 in a stand as per below, the 3rd leaning up against those 2.

Like this:
https://amzn.eu/d/0xiPZU a" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bike stand

Steadyrack FTW. Spensive but worth it

Ours are hung from the front wheels with Decathlon hooks. Have been for years.

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+1 for steadyracks

@Tracey- how wide is the space the 7 bikes take up, please?

I’ve got 6 bikes on 3 racks on one side wall. Have toyed with using the end like that but not sure if there is the width?

I don’t want to but the stuff & start rearranging only to find it doesn’t work.

Having 2 bikes per rack means the ones at the back don’t get used much as it’s easier just to take the one in front.

I've got a scaffold pole across the width of the garage and hang 4 bikes from that with another 3 on the floor underneath them with one wheel each in a bike rack I got from Aldi.

Scaffold pole was a tenner-ish, wall fittings another 3 or 4 quid each. Aldi bike rack about £15 I think...

Will measure it next time I go in

Thanks

I've got storage for up to 8 bikes using:
https://www.rollingcenter.co.uk/ 3m monorail , wheeled carriages and park tools hooks
most of the time it's got 6 bikes and 2 sets of wheels hanging from it.

Garage is 2.7 wide internal and the hooks are at 0.35 centres
The hooks are all angled so the front wheels go in at 45° to maximise the gaps with the bars taking up less space. There are no drop bars to account for.

How did the cost stack up for those bits? Tempted to do similar @ogg

Thanks, Tracey that’s really useful. I’ve got racking down one side so could move that to get a bit more room- though will have to work out what to with the tools etc on the racking!

I always read these bike storage threads and get disheartened as I have a concrete panel garage and I don’t think it would be up to much loading. I’m sort of on the lookout for one of these floor mount racks that stagger the angle of bike storage, similar to seen at train stations. Currently have a tubular hoop five bike rack, which is ok for storage but with the bikes widthways across the garage, they do encroach a lot, and getting a bike out of the middle is a pain.

@rockhopper70

https://www.thebikestoragecompany.co.uk/product/free-standing-vertical-bike-rack/

I have a concrete panel garage

Me too. I’ve mounted some of those clug mounts into the wall. SDS drill and some rawl plugs and they’re neat. Holes go right through 😬

Means I can use a long chain and a floor anchor and lock each bike to the chain with D-locks.

I've got 4 bikes on the wall using these

which were only £4.50 each when I bough mine a few years back but are now £10 from Halfords. Still only just over a quarter of the price of the ones @richerdkennerley linked above, although those include wheel rests - I did have to screw a wooden block on the wall under the front wheels.

This thread has convinced me to wall mount the bikes. Currently sat in a floor rack (2x adult, 2 kids) but having just checked how much space I’d save wall mounting them I’m now also looking at the best (and not too expensive) options.

I have something similar to these. which allow the bikes to fold sideways when hung like a cheaper version of Steadyracks. Works quite well!

Edit: after the fourth attempt to make that link work I give up. Here https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Feedback-Sports-Velo-Hinge_77061.htm?source=aw&awc=6821_1681151822_b2d08850085f93bb9e61d205ccafee5a&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=323889

just over a quarter of the price of the ones @richerdkennerley linked above, although those include wheel rests –

Just for illustrative purposes, there's way cheaper versions available, I wouldn't pay £40 for them!!

My garage is small and the frame for the door eats into the space, but I've managed to arrange a couple of bikes on the wall and two leaning up

We spent a lot of time looking at this for our storage in a space squeezed garage.

We went with the Stashed bike rack system. Its really great and we store 10 bikes with easy on a really convenient system.

Ian

@mrmchammer it was around £215 all in, £140 (plus £35 delivery) for the rail, mounts and carriages, £40 for the 8 park tool hooks - but the threaded versions (rather than wood screw type) seem quite hard to find from a uk supplier now.

That stashed system looks pretty interesting, not cheap but does look robust.

I was going to the monotrack and carriages set up but it wasn’t cheap, although good value, so ended up making one from scratch from pallet wood. Takes two bikes and spare wheels, the wooden carriages can be slid along if needed and also height adjusted if I get different bikes. Bought an Asgard so some bikes are outside

The only thing I bought was a couple of the big plastidipped hooks. Everything else I had already

Need to take pics and share

@docrobster do you hang the bikes off those hooks or is the rear wheel sat on the floor so the wall hook is in effect just holding the bike vertical?
Can they work either way?

I Like the look of the steady racks and ability to pivot the bikes but at £75 a pop and I need 4 it’s a bit of a no-go right now so I’m just looking at cheaper fixed solutions.

Steady racks for me, bikes fold at 45 degrees to the wall, so they are pretty space efficient.

I've tried a few different options over the years.

I mounted arris rail to my garage wall (cut 45deg timber), and screwed hooks into those so the bikes would sit vertically, back wheel on the floor and front wheel contained by the hook.
I measured it all up beforehand, but it still was a bit of a surprise how far out, into the garage the bikes protruded - even when sitting at a 45deg angle.
I put up with it for a while, before getting so fed up with bumping into them that I ditched the whole set-up & now just have two leaning against the wall top-to-tail & two on a rack the wall - bit of a pain as the arms of the rack aren't really long enough to hold the bikes well.

I have considered some kind of rolling rail system so you could push bikes up tight to each other when not in use and allow them to rotate out of the way.
Seeing the link that ogg provided above to rollingcenter, I have just had a look & that seems like some very reasonable product. A section of rail, with 5 brackets & carriages looks to be only around £110 or so; then a bit more on top for hooks to hang the bikes on. Tempted to give that a go.

@ogg Which size rail did you go for?

I have the feedback sports velohinges too, they do the job well.

https://flic.kr/p/2mmSamD

I have 6 of the planet x wheel hooks in a row ( https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJOSWMBH/jobsworth-steel-wall-mounted-bike-hanger-(folding-hook))

The kids struggle to unhook their bikes - partly because of lack of space.

Has anyone tried to mount them on a slide rail or hinged like @ta11pau1 above? Would need a two way hinge to get the most space...

Thanks everyone. I am going to get a rail system ice Ogg has.

Any space above? I've had them all over the garage in the past few years and this worked out the best.

https://flic.kr/p/2ot75BL

14 of these hooks from screw fix for 7 bikes. https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke-heavy-duty-screw-in-anti-slip-round-storage-hook-black-103mm/5525j

I got the 3m rail from FH Brundle here

https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/products/41K0753__Light_Duty_Top_Track_3_Metres_K075

The tracks are these

https://www.fhbrundle.co.uk/products/41PP075__4_Wheel_Light_Duty_Hanger_K075

I did look for the park hooks but they are mega expensive so, I got some from screwfix here

https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke-heavy-duty-screw-in-anti-slip-round-storage-hook-black-103mm/5525j

I had to grind off the wood thread and then tap an 8mm thread on it using a die but pretty simple

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For the wall mounted options, what are you using for security? My bikes are on the floor nose to tail, with ground anchors and chains through the frames. I'd prefer to wall mount but am concerned about theft.

Ground ankors as well as a load of other security before you even get to the bikes

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I use one of these. 2 Bikes alternating direction allowing for handlebars, so they stick out less. I take front wheel off each and they can hang in end of prongs. Then lean 2 alternating below.
Wall mounted

For the wall mounted options, what are you using for security?

A ground anchor, but drilled into the breeze block wall at approx waist height. Seems fine, might even offer a bit more resistance to E.g. a pneumatic drill attack.

We only have a couple of bikes in the garage but I built a high workbench with a kitchen worktop on top and put them underneath with front wheels off.

Put a floor anchor in and a cushioned area for the forks to live on.

Allows to curtain them in and have a work space above.

For more bikes I would do the same and stand them up in guides to they can be wheeled out independently. With the front wheels off, the bars can be turned and make width space taken a fair bit narrower.

Bit of a faff compared to some but a lot of the time the bikes come out to go straight into the car, so front wheel off isn't a bad thing.

I have a scaffold pipe across the end of the garage and hang bikes by the seats. 8 fit with care and as some are used infrequently I dont mind tangling the bars. Another 4 hang above these from the roof, and the commuter lives by the door. Two work stands have the usual ongoing maintainence projects so thats most stored. All ones live in another shed.

I moved house last year and thought I would treat myself to the stashed space rail and to be honest I’ve been pretty disappointed with it, certainly not worth the money IMO.

Interested in why you’re disappointed in the stashed rail. It looks like a great solution and well thought through, my reservation was purely cost.

The stashed space rail is very high quality but the length of rail you get is incredibly stingy, I ordered the kit to suit 4 bikes, I’ve got 2 mountain bikes, a gravel bike and a road bike on there and there is just no space between them.

They advertise it as you being able to rotate the bikes while hung but in my experience because they’re so close together if you try and spin a bike that’s one of the middle two the wheel that’s hanging on the hook will catch the empty hook on the end or the bike next to it.

It is nice being able to bunch them close together to chain them up and to a wall anchor though.

I've tried all sorts of straight and angled wall hooks and sideways hanging.

Even if technically the bikes take up less space, they always feel more intrusive as wall hanging means all the pointy bits are at eye level, it prevents you from storing much above or below the bikes, and of course the old struggle when you've unhooked the bike and then find a pedal:spoke or brake:hose want to hang out together.

I've settled on a pallet rack (or you could use the scaffold hanging pole) in conjunction with a huge shelf above the bikes for all your other stuff. I can quickly change the pallet spacing with an impact driver if I don't like how the bikes are sitting, you can pivot the free end to make more space and easy to chain them to floor anchors.

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Thanks to this post making me realise how much space I’d save storing our bikes vertically I have ended up here.

Multitude of options out there but I ended up with some bike specific hooks from Screwfix and I thought I’d try the Hiplock Jaws for the kids bikes which seem absolutely excellent.

Currently I've got a shed only, so space and available height is an issue all round.
I've found mounting them vertically without the front wheel takes up very little space.
I've got 2 other bikes stored elsewhere, but could comfortably squeeze another in. I can access each bike without touching the other and the front wheel gets fitted within a minute. Usually the most ridden bike is left assembled standing up normally.

@ads678 how are you hanging the bikes from the scaffold pole? I can't get past using an 'S' hook to the front wheel, but then that would mean the bike is parallel not perpendicular 🤔

By the saddle, surely? Just hooked over with back wheeled raised off the ground...no?

Ah, no I was thinking of using a scaffold pole fixed off the garage roof beams, and the bikes hanging off that vertically, as a DIY version of the stashed rail... stashed

@paul_m it was the 80Z rail and carriages
https://www.rollingcenter.co.uk/products/Rolling-Center-80Z-galvanised-monorail-track?variant=25790

@roger_mellie (this is based on my complete lack of actual experience of this!) So you get your scaffold pole and get it stuck in to the beams, once in you get some of those sky hooks from Screwfix and you drill a few pilot holes in the scaffold and then screw the sky hooks in (the pilot holes will likely be done with a very small drill bit and then ave to be worked out with larger drill bits until the hole can get the start of the sky hook to catch. The sky hooks are probably intended for wood so may not have a strong thread.

@jonk (or any one else that's done it) - how tricky is it to grind the wood thread off those hooks?

I'm guessing it doesn't need to be some sort of high precision thing, but do you just remove the thread with a rasp or grinder, then chuck an M8 die over it and hope it cleans up the non-round bits? I'd probably get a super cheap die so not worried about trashing the tool in the process, but I'd look to do seven or eight hooks to allow me to store wheels as well as bikes.

I bought a bunch of the Park M8 threaded hooks earlier in the year with the intention of making my own rail system - they're still in the packaging.  Winter project I reckon.

Just spotted this - think they might be new.

Sliding Bike Storage Track With Hooks -Others (bullerltd.co.uk)

This one, I think.....? Looks good.

https://www.bullerltd.co.uk/sliding-bike-storage-rack-track-with-hooks-en.html

stumpy01
This one, I think…..? Looks good.

Oops yes that one _ I do need to check links after posting. Thanks

Rolling centre for me, with some machine thread park tools hooks (m8 thicker for the ebike weight)

@jonk - could you go into a bit of detail about removing the wood threads from those hooks? Do you basically just take a grinder to the thread until it looks round-ish, then stick a die over the result?

I've got the FH brunde stuff - the cars seem to stick very, very randomly, but it's entirely possible I've fitted the rail on the wonk or something...

@bentudder :

flatness of the ceiling

screws used the fix the rail need to be flatter than normal wood screws, I drilled the holes out abit so the screws fit more flush

Grinding the threads is done by eye - I've seen that bike parks aka wooly hat shop are selling the correct hooks for £8

I just took an angle grinder and 'trimmed' the threads off needs to be 9mm ish of meat to put the 8mm thead on

I'm in the greater manchester area, if you need help with it send me a message and i'll come over and help you no problems

I bought a pack of wall hooks and bent the tops over.

neat solution nedrapier.  can you recall where you got the hooks?  They look like they could accommodate a 2.8 tyres?

I wonder if my cheaper skate approach might work. 4m of track & 10 cars for £115 plus unknown postage.

I haven't bought the garage yet so not going to push the button but if anyone would like to be the test dummy - feel free to report back. Please note I am not responsible for a pile of damaged bikes and mangled track!

https://www.runners-uk.com/cart/

I bought the FH Brundle track and the trucks with an M8 threaded stud. I drilled a hole in a small piece of wood, bolted that to the truck, and then screwed a standard hook to the wood (I used a mix of the red plastic coated hooks and Decathlon hooks) so no grinding required.

I ended up making some locking pins with springs and bolts I had lying around. These fix the hooks in place and stop the trucks running away when hanging the bikes, but allow me to release them if I want to rearrange things.

Nice - thank you @jonk and Ned! I'm going to try grinding down and tapping, since I have a cheap M8 die sitting around and haven't got the angle grinder our for a while. 🙂 All the bikes are dangling from hooks with wood screw threads at the moment, attached to the cars with ply. I'll probs get grinding next week and will post pics here.

I've used the same brackets as you, Ned, to dangle the track from the ceiling of our garage, packing them out to get everything level. That took a bit of work as the person that built it (I'm guessing the deranged concrete enthusiast whose work I've spent a decade removing from our garden) also seems to have liked beams - every 30cm for a light, uninsulated flat roof. The floor plan of the garage is a very sight parallelogram, which added to the chuckles when my brother and I removed the corrugated concrete sheet roof and replaced it with a coated steel one. I think our amateur concrete fan may have had one leg shorter than the other or a squint on top of their poor understanding of cement hydration.

I'm tempted to get a chonky beam, fit it crossways and then screw the track in to that, removing the support cradles. That'll have the added effect of moving the hooks down a bit to save my back a bit.

How wide are people doing their rails?

Suggestions for 3 adult MTBs please. Two without front wheel but they do have standard length front mudguards (RRP/Mudhugger). I have a neat little bit of room 117cm wide (so handlebars can't overlap beyond the rail ends), can't imagine getting more than two in there unless one goes upside down.

The stashed space rail is very high quality but the length of rail you get is incredibly stingy, I ordered the kit to suit 4 bikes, I’ve got 2 mountain bikes, a gravel bike and a road bike on there and there is just no space between them.

I see their 114cm rail comes with up to 4 hooks, which seems woefully inadequate. I can imagine maybe you fit 4 road bikes on that, two facing up and two down, with the handlebars perhaps extending beyond the edge of the rail.

I have 7 bikes hanging on a 3m rail, including 3 MTBs, and there's a gap with some boxes in it where you could comfortably fit another bike in. You might squeeze 3 MTBs in 117cm if you alternated them up and down, and adjusted the hook heights to avoid bars clashing. However, I can't see you having any adjustment room, so would there be any point in fitting a rail system, rather than just using fixed hooks?

Good point. Can't drill any holes so was thinking of making something like the freestanding spacerail out of aluminium scaffolding poles and fittings.

I don't think I want any of the bikes upside down anyway. Maybe I could tolerate the rigid MTB being, it's effectively my gravel bike so the brakes just need to work.

What about a Key System * tubular handrail. Their fittings are cast and smooth.

*Other brands are available

hooks are rubbish imo. You come home absolutely knackered and cold and have to wiggle the wheel onto them. Get some of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TSSFTLU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They stick out but you can just throw your bike at them

drat. Dosnt work. Search bison bike dock on amazon

https://www.bisonproducts.co.uk/collections/wall-mounted-bike-racks/products/bike-dock

But the hooks on a rail allow you to slide the bikes closer together and turn then sideways, a fixed mount doesn't give that flexibility.

I don’t think I want any of the bikes upside down anyway. Maybe I could tolerate the rigid MTB being, it’s effectively my gravel bike so the brakes just need to work.

I've stored bikes hanging from front / back wheels for abut 20 years now and honestly can't say I've ever had an issue