Apartment Storage

[SCM]

I ogled that thread a little while back with everyone's photos of their garages with elegant storage solutions for bikes on bikes on bikes, but with an Atlantis incoming to my small city apartment, I am curious to see how people without, you know, a garage or a shed or another small outbuilding store their long big bikes with wide handlebars. (With a toddler running around this apartment, I'm hoping to keep the bike off the ground.) Send photos! 

I did some poking around other old threads -- how do folks feel about that pedal-grabbing little guy, with two small shelves for your wheels to rest on? Does it (he?) accommodate big Riv handlebars okay? I welcome any/all intel. 

Thanks,
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[Jason Fuller]

I bought the "Proslat" system from Home Depot which is comprised of panels you mount to the wall, then you can add bike hooks and a variety of other hooks and attachments to hang your stuff. It's a great option if you have a wall you can commit to doing this with, perhaps in a smaller den or something. The nice thing is you can adjust the hook positions (both height and side to side) to get adjacent bikes to play nicely together.  I have three bikes in a 3.5' x 5' storage room on this system. Here is an older photo. 

[SCM]

Right on -- thanks for this! Efficient! And neat that there are other basket/hook/bin options that go with Proslat. (All my tools and small bike odds and ends are currently in a jumble in a box. A separate problem, maybe.) 

Curious to see other folks's genius storage solutions for small spaces. Send if you can!

[Erik Wright]

I used the pedal grabby guys (Da Hanger knockoffs) in my small, street-level 1BR for a year and a half. It worked well but had a few small annoying aspects.

First, I believe Abatross bars were too wide. They fit, just cocked the front wheel a little crooked because the bars hit the wall. The Gorilla Monsoon on top in the photo had 48cm Cowchippers, so ~52cm at the drops and fit fine.

Second, also having to do with bar width, is the overlap point of the top and middle bikes. I couldn’t mount the Gorilla Monsoon in the middle slot because the bars would hit the wheel/spokes of the top bike. So only narrow bars for that slot.

Overall it was a great (and the best possible) solution for that little apartment.

Erik, Philly 

[Coal Bee Rye Anne]

I have one of these Delta 2 bike racks currently mounted above a computer desk.  It worked better with my large framed bicycles in a prior residence where it was mounted on a longer and unobstructed wall just inside an entryway.  With currently limited available vertical space (otherwise my wheels would obstruct our monitors below with my large bikes) it is mainly supporting spare project frames, a couple strategically placed skateboards, and one of my spouses smaller sized bikes.  The Picasso bull head inspired deer sculpture collab with the kiddo also became an unplanned but opportunistic fishing rod and hat rack at various points.  It’s all very cluttered in here right now but has been a useful purchase.

https://designbydelta.com/collections/bike-racks/products/two-bike-wall-mount-rack-with-shelf

Brian Cole

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[Coal Bee Rye Anne]

I hit send before I remembered to add a note regarding bar width... with this 2 bike rack I'm currently only using the inner bike mounting position which is limited on bar space clearance from the wall.  The light green VO bike pictured has something like 58cm-60cm flat bars currently installed and the grip is touching the wall, slightly skewing the wheel.  This same bike previously had a 61cm threadless bullmoose bar and sat about the same with grip against the wall and a slightly skewed front wheel.  The outboard bike position that is currently vacant in my picture (see the red rubberized cover with the outer recess open) has much more room for wider bars to clear the wall.  I've used that outer position with bars up to 66cm (Bullmoose and Jones Loop) without issue but don't actually use any bars wider than 66cm to see what the limit was with wall contact with the more outboard mount.

I also own one of these model racks (from when it was sold under a different brand and called the DaVinci rack or something but it's essentially the same rack.)  It worked well when available space calls for a vertically mounted bike perpendicular to the wall and could be easier to grab and go side by side bikes.

https://designbydelta.com/collections/bike-racks/products/heavy-duty-single-bike-wall-mount

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[Collin B.]

As someone who's looking at downsizing their living arrangement and potentially not having a garage, this thread couldn't have come along at a better time. I'm eager to see some other creative storage solutions people have implemented. 

Erik, I really like how you've got those set up! Those are great looking bikes, displayed beautifully. I have to imagine keeping them next to the kitchen is quite the incentive to keep them clean and tidy as well, something I've always struggled with... 

Collin, in Fullerton