Show us your rack

you all totally inspired me. i made this rack yesterday, and my garage looks so much cleaner!!

i added two other pictures from my garage just to make the bianchistas and trekkees jealous (DH finds me the coolest birthday gifts!)

Pink- Please share how you made your rack system. That is exactly what I have in mind for the expanding fleet of bikes in our stable.

Cool gifts by the way, I want a Cannondale sign. :)

My attempt to make a PVC pipe bike rack was not successful. Even with securing the joints with PVC adhesive, the bike was just too heavy and it would tip over. And then it broke apart while being moved. Note: i used a different design than flybye's. specifically, i used:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Rack/

.. it may have only been unsuccessful because my measurements were off (long story) and the legs weren't as long as they were meant to be..

Wipes brow, you scared me for a second :eek: :eek: :eek:

Didn't want to be at the center of a project gone wrong...

I am sorry for your lack of success... was it meant for smaller bikes, like kiddo bikes??

Pink - How'dya make that one? Spill the beans!!!

Wow, Pink! That looks great. Did you paint the graphic on the wall? :cool:

yeh, i painted it. thank you.

i built the garage too.

for the bike rack i didnt do any measurements or anything, just started with old sprinkler parts and started piecing it together, holding the bike against the wall and figuring out rough dimensions. then i dry-fit it together, did some more cutting or replacing pieces that were cut down too much, then when i was happy i glued it all together. i used 3/4" PVC, 90-degree elbows and masonry screws (blue tapcons). oh and old pegboard hangers for the helmets.

PinkBike, you built the garage, too??! :eek: I wanna be you when I grow up.:D :p

That's so cool. You're amazingly talented and handy to boot. :cool:

Now, could you come over and build me a closet? How about a house around it while you're at it.:rolleyes: :p;)


Edited to add: What kind of helmet do you have? I like it a lot, but I can't quite make out the brand. Did it come with the reflective strips or did you add that?

Sheesh, the little joiny bits are expensive. Tidied the garage a bit so the bikes could just lean against the wall instead. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by DirtDiva

Sheesh, the little joiny bits are expensive. Tidied the garage a bit so the bikes could just lean against the wall instead. :rolleyes:

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Well I have been just leaning the bikes, but we had an incident a few weeks ago. One of our schnauzers is blind and wandered in the garage while we were unloading the car after a trip. She knocked over DH's bike, got scared and ran straight into mine. Then she couldn't figure out what had happened, started to panic and was standing on my rear wheel and part of my drivetrain crying. Poor baby girl, she wasn't hurt and the bikes were ok but my car got scratched. The little dogs are quick and they do wander into the garage on occasion, so I want to find an economical method of storing the bikes and avoiding future dog/bike/car injuries (mainly dog and bike).

Pink- You are talented!! I do think I can make the same thing, maybe not as well. My walls are the drywall but I think I can use drywall anchors for stability? :confused:

tiger, the helmet is a trek anthem. i added the reflective strips. i broke the restraining strap and emailed trek and they replied and gave me the part number to order a replacement, i thought that was very cool. i also have a giro atmos, but the anthem is so much better for the ponytail!!

diva, i cant picture what you're referring to. the couplings? theyre not necessary, i just had pieces of PVC laying around that already had elbows glued in, so i used those and then had to use the couplings to make it the right length. i wouldve preferred not to use the couplings but i am (a) cheap and (b) lazy. the elbows are 31 cents at home depot.

aggie, find a stud. on the wall, on the wall! sheeesh. i dont think anchors will be strong enough.

what a cool garage!! boy, i'm jealous. (I wish my garage had walls i could paint on (unfinished)
your bike rack set up is nice too. Beautiful mural!

Hey, you rack photographers, you can enter Bike Fixation's rack contest!

http://bicyclefixation.com/bikerackcontest07.html

Submit those photos and win wool bike knickers, hemp bike knickers, or a wool cap! (and fame! FAME, I tell ya!)