Hoisting bikes up for storage

[John Openshaw]

Has anyone any experience with regard to hoisting bikes out of the way in garages etc. Advice on
what bits to use and where to get them would be nice.

Ta

John Openshaw

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John Openshaw

[Peter Clinch]

John Openshaw wrote:
> Has anyone any experience with regard to hoisting bikes out of the way in garages etc. Advice on
> what bits to use and where to get them would be nice.

Commonest systems I've seen are simply hooks or bars. You can have=20 these so they just support the
whole bike from a wheel rim, or have them =

so one or more runs through the frame space and holds it up that way.

If you want a pulley system then the Sunny Wheel is a purpose built hoist=
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EBC (http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk (http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk/)) do the Sunny Wheel (=A323) and=20 also a straightforward
two pronged frame support (KF Bike Support, =A38).=
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They also do plain hooks at =A33 a pair, though your local B&Q may well=
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have something that does the job just as well.

Pete.

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[Zog The Undenia]

John Openshaw wrote:

> Has anyone any experience with regard to hoisting bikes out of the way in garages etc. Advice on
> what bits to use and where to get them would be nice.

I currently hang mine from the stem and saddle nose using those big red hooks from B&Q. I'm
considering a more sophisticated system to hoist them up into the apex of the garage roof to make
more space - is this what you had in mind?

[Rg]

"Peter Clinch" <p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3FF056DE.7020007@dundee.ac.uk...
John Openshaw wrote:
> Has anyone any experience with regard to hoisting bikes out of the way in garages etc. Advice on
> what bits to use and where to get them would be nice.

Commonest systems I've seen are simply hooks or bars. You can have these so they just support the
whole bike from a wheel rim, or have them so one or more runs through the frame space and holds it
up that way.

If you want a pulley system then the Sunny Wheel is a purpose built hoist.

EBC (http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk (http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk/)) do the Sunny Wheel (£23) and also a straightforward two
pronged frame support (KF Bike Support, £8). They also do plain hooks at £3 a pair, though your
local B&Q may well have something that does the job just as well.

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B&Q sell large hooks with a red plastic sleeving on them - simply screw them into wood or a drilled
and plugged hole in brickwork.

I have managed to get 8 bikes hanging across the end wall of my garage - the hooks are screwed to
the wall rather than the ceiling and are arranged in two rows about 8 inches apart (sideways) and
about a foot apart on the vertical (or described as two horizontal rows of 4 staggered hooks) - then
by hanging all the bikes by the front wheel the handlebars overlap as the hooks are at different
levels so you can get bikes closer together (slight pain to get them out, but no problem if you keep
the most used machines at either end of the row)

Rob

[Job Donjon]

The "big red hooks" from B+Queue are quite good value, but some Pound Shops much cheaper!!

I hang my bikes upsidedown, by the rims. It's not so esthetic, but I find it simpler.

[John Openshaw]

In article <5cg1vv80ktbjju01m0ve06iadhnqtg7em1@4ax.com>, job donjon <reporter2@freeuk.ccom> writes
>The "big red hooks" from B+Queue are quite good value, but some Pound Shops much cheaper!!
>
>I hang my bikes upsidedown, by the rims. It's not so esthetic, but I find it simpler.

Got to admit I hadnt thought of doing it that way!

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John Openshaw

[Matt Birchall]

job donjon wrote:

>The "big red hooks" from B+Queue are quite good value, but some Pound Shops much cheaper!!
>
>I hang my bikes upsidedown, by the rims. It's not so esthetic, but I find it simpler.
>
We use one hook per bike with the bike hanging vertically by the rear wheel rim. This way you can
pack a number of bikes into a small space - about 50cm between hooks. I've also fitted security
fixings to the wall so that we can lock the bikes to the garage wall using D locks.

Matt

[Pk]

Matt Birchall wrote:
> job donjon wrote:
>
> I've also fitted security fixings to the wall so that we can lock the bikes to the garage wall
> using D locks.

Having recetly had 4-bikes nicked from the garage by a "gang" clearly tooled up with cutters and
transport, the replacemets will be secured to the concrete base by concreted in ground anchors and
motorcycle chains!

pk

[Matt Birchall]

PK wrote:

>Matt Birchall wrote:
>
>>job donjon wrote:
>>
>>I've also fitted security fixings to the wall so that we can lock the bikes to the garage wall
>>using D locks.
>>
>
>
>Having recetly had 4-bikes nicked from the garage by a "gang" clearly tooled up with cutters and
>transport, the replacemets will be secured to the concrete base by concreted in ground anchors and
>motorcycle chains!
>
>pk
>
We had a similar experience. Repeated burglaries, I raised the physical security each time bet in
the end I was stuck about how to make the security any stronger. I then installed a CCTV camera
hooked up to a VCR (total cost about £200). After 6 months we caught a gang in the act, police then
caught the gang members and obtained convictions. The police were genuinely grateful as it gave them
some solid evidence and it was treated more seriously than the previous incidents where nobody saw
anything. Our anchors are fixed to the wall with 20mm dia rawlbolts that will only be dislodged by
demolition of the garage! Using the wall is much more economical with the storage space in the
garage and almost as effective as using the concrete floor as the ultimate anchor.

Matt