Show us your rack

[mimitabby]

well. first of all, i have seen field of dreams.

now onto management and bike racks. What really did it for our management is that it is a "fire safety hazard" to have unsecured bikes in stairwells and hallways. (they might fall down and trip people!)
Once you say "safety hazard" they just go nuts. Depending on your company, the gov't gives them brownie points for bike commuting programs, so they WANT you to ride your bike.
and then it becomes more important to find a place to put the bike.
If your building has parking for cars, you might mention to Management that you can park 6 bikes in the area that one car takes up.... or... if 6 people are biking, look how much more room there is for their cars!


The hardest part for us was finding real estate in the bldg that someone didn't have dibs on! we finally found a few spots that were owned by Facilities, not some other org. and there were squatters filling the spaces. Any unused space will get taken over - By custodians, by forklift drivers (parking) and by that guy in your building who always has more stuff than he knows what to do with.

So we finally got all the squatters out, and the area was empty, ready for construction of the bike racks, and over night, someone came along and filled it with some stuff that needed to go into storage. But once you have facilities on your side, it gets easier.

And today, 4 bikes including mine were in our new bike rack.

[PinkBike]

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!)

[Aggie_Ama]

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.

[Beane]

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..

[Flybye]

Wipes brow, you scared me for a second

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!!!

[sgtiger]

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

[PinkBike]

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.