Garage Bike Racks

[swsup97]

 

Hi All,

 

What are you currently using as a bike rack to store your bikes in the garage?

 

Was thinking of something similar to the below however i read somewhere it's not good to store MTB bikes this way as if left for certain amount of time oil leaks can occur from the shocks, any truth to this?

 

Also wanting something strong that can be secured ( ideally theft proof if possible )

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Flea]

I read this about shocks, this must only be for the forks, as I see some of the rear shocks are configured "upside down"?

How big an issue is the shock angle, and what are the tollerances (upside down, horizontal)?

I am also looking for something - where is the best place to hand the MTB, the fork? Difficult to make the frame as there are different shapes

[turtlek]

i use a 4 bike rack in my room very similar to this and i store my two road bikes track bike and mountain bike on it the thing i do when i take my mountain bike is i bounce the front wheel on the floor so that the oil can set itself where it is supposed to be!!!

 

 

 

it is not clever to leave your bike in this position for months on end but is cool if you ride your MTB on the weekend and it stays during the week

[Johan Bornman]

If the fork leaks when in the inverted position, your seals need replacement.

 

Bouncing the bike up and down a few times before hanging is clearly going to do nothing. As soon as you invert the fork, the oil will settle at the lowest point which is where the stanchions meet the slider.

 

Some forks are weaker in this regard that others. These forks don't have dedicated oil seals but rely on a combination wiper/oil seal, whereas others have one or even two oil seals and a wiper seal.

Most forks can be converted from one to the other with no ill effect. If you want to invert your bike without it leaking oil and, you know the seal is new, then ask your mechanic to replace the foam/felt ring with an oil seal instead. If he doesn't know what that means, find another mechanic.

 

To make the setup thief proof, you'll need a length of case-hardened chain and a heavy duty eye bolt on the one side. The chain goes through the bike/s and locks with a large padlock onto the eye bolt. The other end of the chain should be permanently fixed to the wall. The chain should be covered in old MTB tube or canvas webbing tubes.

 

Don't bother with non case-hardened chain as that's easily cut with a bolt cutter. No thief not worth his salt will arrive without a bolt cutter. That's standard issue in thief school.

[fatcyclist]

Hijack*

Johan, please don't forget that Campy hub!

[splat]

What about disc brakes? 'They' also say that storing bikes upright causes airbubbles in the system. Myth? Or Busted?

[davetapson]

hang it by the back wheel.  then the forks are not inverted.

[Weight Weenie]

Well ive got a rack in the garage for 1 bike,where they bike hangs by the frame and is thus nicely supported, no oil/air problems then Weight Weenie2009-04-20 23:59:49

[swsup97]

Well ive got a rack in the garage for 1 bike' date='where they bike hangs by the frame and is thus nicely supported, no oil/air problems then [/quote']

 

What does your bike rack look like, can u post a pic?

[Ratty]

We hang our bikes like this.  2 stumpjumpers and a road bike and haven't experience problems with any of the bikes. 

I struggle to get my mtb off though but thats just cause i'm a weakling. 

[Flea]

Hey Ratty

Do you hang from a hook onto the wheel rim? Does this stress the wheel - esp if you bump the bike?

[Weight Weenie]

Will try and find one, or ill take one when at home tonight

[Gman1834]

Something like this would work.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

I have two plastic covered hooks that I have spaced on the rafters in my garage roof so my mtb hangs upside down. Its not the greatest bike and I hardly use it offroad these days so I havnt noticed any degrading of shocks etc.

[Weight Weenie]

http://www.bikeracks.com/html/wara.html almost this type of thing but length from the wall is adjustable

[swsup97]

http://www.bikeracks/assets/images/B-Wara-2WP__b___1__web_http://www.bikeracks/assets/images/B-Wara-2WP__b___2__web_

 

cool this can work - now to try and source something like this locally in Gatvolteng...i'll post back if i find anything