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this is fantastic! After searching online for a suitable bike rack, my boyfriend and I decided to build one almost exactly like this one. Hopefully seeing how great it looks will be the motivation I need to actually start it...

well done!

Way cool. I hope Jeremy never runs out of projects because every time he shows us something I am entertained and informed.

what are the black things made of?

When the bike is held up like that does it pull the wheel out of alignment?

thanks

cringe... i can't imagine that's good for the wheel!

the posts that the wheels hang off of are threaded rods that have been covered in pipe insulation. The boards are just 2x4's. The two upper threaded rods are larger in diameter than the bottom one---because the top ones are holding all the weight and the bottom one is stopping the bike from swinging into the other bike. The threaded rods are then bolted to the 2x4 using big washers, lock washers and big bolts.

Most of the weight is being held by the floor, the two small holes into the walls is to keep it from tipping over. They are very small holes, really, its impressive.

Thats my version 2 of it. And if I was going to rebuild, I'd move the bottom cross member up about 5 inches, so that the wheels didnt overlap each other.

I've had bikes up there for about 2 years and had no alignment issues on the wheels. Its no different than a bike hook in the stress it places on a rim.

Plug----I am moving and selling it, so if you're in Portland Oregon, hit me up or check Craigslist.

one other thing, you want the top rods as close to the upright 2 x 4's as possible to prevent flexing.

And you want the whole thing to be as narrow as possible for the same reason. My first version was unnecessarily wide, like twice as wide as this one, and there was more flex in the 2x4's. It worked, but this one Worked.

Even the most ultralight, ultra-fragile, professionals only bike gear is warranted to support the weight of the bike plus a 180 pound rider. Any rim out there can handle being used to hang just the bike.

That Rocks!!!!