how do you store your bikes?

[surgtech1956]

How do you store your bike(s), do you use one of those wall/free standing bike storage racks? Nancy

[HillSlugger]

I usually have one in the trainer and the others on a gravity wall rack.

[KnottedYet]

all of ours are leaning against the walls.

[Trek420]

One locked to the wall rack

One in the trainer, also locked

One always seems to be at the shop

I just got a new 2-bike bike rack

[Tri Girl]

I screwed S hooks into the wall and hung them by their front tire. Cheap and effective.

[Starfish]

I have a little $14 stand that I use for both cleaning and storing.

[7rider]

How do you store your bike(s), do you use one of those wall/free standing bike storage racks? Nancy

Mostly, they lean against the wall (or each other! ).
My commuter stands on a cheap Performance Quick-stand in the garage.

[girlpeddlepower]

It really depends on what kind of bikes you have and how many. My husband and I have over 6 bikes. We are fortunate to have a lot of extra space. We found that the hook that screws into the wall works the best and we can line them up next to each other. (the hooks only cost 2.00-3.00) an can be found at any hardware store. You can also hang them from the ceiling in your garage with the same hooks... we have done that in the past.

You can also buy a rack that goes against the wall and you can hang multiple bikes on it.

[sundial]

We use those gravity stands available at Target. Mtb's on one, roadie bikes on the other.

[sandra]

We found that the hook that screws into the wall works the best and we can line them up next to each other

I'd like to see a picture of this if someone would post one. We use the two hooks and hang bikes by both tires, but I'm not sure I know how to do it by just the front tire. Thanks.

[RolliePollie]

I'm currently storing my bike on the trainer in the hopes that seeing it there ready to go will make me more likely to use the trainer!

Otherwise, leaning on the bedroom wall.

[maillotpois]

We do the hook on the wall thing in a "bike shed" DH built just for the bikes. Only problem is the MTBs have such wide handlebars they make getting things in and out right next to them a bit tough. But we have no garage, so this is a good alternative.

[Tri Girl]

I'd like to see a picture of this if someone would post one.

This is how we hang ours. The hooks are high enough off the ground that the back tire doesn't touch. Just hang it by the front and the back tire rests against the wall. Even the heavy mtn bikes hang well.

[sandra]

Wow, that's great. I didn't realize they would hang there like that by one hook. Ours are from the ceiling with two hooks. Thanks for the pic!

[KathiCville]

I have three bikes.....Two (a heavy old commuter and a newish mtb) are stored in my small garage on a free-standing Ultimate Velo Cache Compact storage rack from Nashbar that's still on sale. (Was @$130, now $45.) I don't have a heckuvalot of upper body strength, so the rack works better for me than a system that would require lifting either of the heavy bikes shoulder high or higher. It's also easy to move bikes and rack outside when I need to make space to work in the garage.......

The third, a new road bike that I ride on country roads outside of town, stays at-the-ready in the locked, enclosed bed of my pickup, tucked/hidden under a thick wool blanket.