All Types Of Bike Storage Racks: From Street To Apartment

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Let's start from the street. In principle, in your own backyard, you can leave your bike overnight just under a canopy, on a veranda, leaning against a fence or a nearby tree. But special bike racks are still much more convenient. A finished metal rack, designed for five two-wheeled vehicles, costs about 6 thousand rubles.

But, as you can see, it will not be difficult to make a parking lot for bicycles of all family members with your own hands. For example, from a pallet, a few small planks, a log with a cut of the right size, or a folded strip of metal. And such homemade bike parking looks just great!

You can also make a rack for storing bicycles in a garage or barn yourself. Here are three examples - from scraps of PVC pipes, from the same pallets, from boards in the form of boxes under the stairs. However, in the case of indoor storage, purchased mounts are still more often used, as they are more attractive, compact, allowing you to place bicycles, taking up a minimum of free space.

Here are examples of bicycle racks that are great not only for garages, but also for apartments. For example, this photo is a model of the Italian company Peruzzo. It costs 2,500 rubles, it is mounted on the wall, the bike can be suspended at any angle, not only by the frame, but also by the seatpost, as convenient. The holder can be rotated 180 degrees.

Wall-mounted rack for bicycles from KP Cykler. It costs 120 dollars, is convenient and at the same time will decorate even the hallway of the house.

Shelf holder. There are many similar models today, they are made by different brands, they can cost 3-8 thousand rubles, depending on the roominess and design. Conveniently, the bike rack also acts as a storage place for tools (inside the shelf), a helmet and other small items (at the top).

Simple suspension with two bike hooks on the wall. It costs about 2 thousand rubles

Whereas before we presented horizontal wall mounts for bicycles, now we will give examples of vertical suspension. For example, this Topeak Swing-Up EX Bike Holder can withstand loads of up to 16 kilograms and costs about 2.4 thousand rubles.

Another option for a vertical bike mount is the Elite Taka model. It costs more - 5 thousand rubles.

Note that we have already presented some options for storing bicycles in the article about arranging a garage. Therefore, we will try not to repeat ourselves.

This model of bicycle parking space is suitable for both street and garage, even in the house you can find a place. The Parkis model is called and is offered by the Lithuanian manufacturer for 239 USD.

Suspension systems stand apart, allowing you to store bicycles of all family members under the ceiling of a garage or a glazed loggia. The cost of such a ceiling storage system for four bicycles with a convenient lowering mechanism exceeds 10 thousand rubles. When buying such models, it is very important to find out what kind of load they are designed for. Reliable suspension anchors and correct installation are also required.

The price of a simple ceiling suspension for one bicycle will be about 2 thousand rubles.

You can make such a bicycle storage system under the garage ceiling with your own hands. You will need a metal profile, pipes or timber, and the two-wheeled vehicle itself will cling to the hooks upside down, to the wheels. True, you will have to make an effort to turn and hang the bike, the child will not be able to do it.

Ceiling mount Bicycle Up model. It costs $ 75, unfolds, lowers and raises the bike to the ceiling, can be used even in a tight corridor, the suspension weighs four kilograms.