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kylie posted 23 weeks ago.
Here is a ceiling rack that holds the bike upright.
Here is a rack that would hold it off the floor and against the wall (if you want it wheels down)
Here is a rack that would hold it like it was standing against the wall.
I can't picture exactly the holding position you are going for....
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kylie posted 23 weeks ago.
Here is a ceiling rack that holds the bike upright.
Here is a rack that would hold it off the floor and against the wall (if you want it wheels down)
Here is a rack that would hold it like it was standing against the wall.
I can't picture exactly the holding position you are going for....
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Socket posted 23 weeks ago.
Thanks for the info, kylie. Found basically what I was going for with this.
The third one holds the bike vertically, which might also work, but I'd have to experiment.
The second one is pretty darn close to what I'm looking for, if they have a single...
The first... pulleys are cool and all, but I like simplicity :-)
*EDIT* - here's what I'm stuck with:
The stairway:
It's pretty narrow. Moving in required the removal of the front door to make that turn.
The spot-on-the-wall:
I'll have to measure to be certain, but the bike should just fit with the rear wheel to the left so it won't block the door opening.
With the door open:
Looking at it again, I might have an issue with the pedals...
Too bad I can't use the garage and that my downstairs neighbor is a pot-head @$$hole. (the latter the reason for the former)
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Sully800 posted 22 weeks ago.
I would imagine the door can open wide enough despite the pedals. But you might want to add a doorstop so you don't crush your bike by opening the door to far or too suddenly.
If that doesn't work, could you hang it in the stairway above that first landing? It would stick out a little more visually, but if you hang it above the handrail it shouldn't take away too much of your stairwell. and it would definitely be easier to move than placing it behind the door.
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brittda posted 22 weeks ago.
tri-ac wrote:
fwiw, this looks more inconvenient than just carrying the bike up the stairs...
Thats what I was thinking---it cannot be that heavy, why not just take it upstairs? If you have to you can hang it in the bedroom. Just a thought.
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Socket posted 22 weeks ago.
You may be right, its a pain in the rear just maneuvering it up and around but it may be just as much of a hassle to try to avoid it.
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brittda posted 22 weeks ago.
Well when I was at my old job I used to carry it up on the rear wheel to make it around the landing....pain, but still not a huge deal, and not so time consuming. On the bright side, you wouldnt need to worry about the heater or someone bonking it with the door.....
Now that the weather is improving to the point where I "should" be taking the bike outside and going for real rides, I've got a smidge of a problem to overcome. Due to the oddity of my apartment stairway design and living on the second floor of the house, my girlfriend and I have come to the conclusion that the only convenient-to-access-yet-still-out-of-the-way place to store my bike is hanging on the wall behind the front door over the radiator.
The first problem I'm going to have is that while this does put it next to the door so I don't have to carry it up two flights of stairs, I'll have to close the door to get to the bike, take the bike off the wall and angle it up the stairs, then open the door so I can get out (and the reverse-ish when putting it back).
The next problem seems to be finding a horizontal wall rack that doesn't sit on the ground or hang from the ceiling. Most ceiling racks hold the bike upside-down which will only increase the complication, and there is a radiator on the floor blocking any free-ish standing solutions.
I'll post some pics so you can get a better idea, but does anyone have any suggestions based on the description of my troubles?