I was thinking of just using the hooks I have that came off the removed
wall. However, I thought it might be nice for my wife of one of my
daughters if htey could get their own bike down which would not happen
with hooks in the rafters.
Decisions Decisions
Thanks for all the replies!
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Brian Kemp wrote:
> Tim - If your hanging area is 8-9 feet high, the low tech method is to
> just put up a pair of hooks and hang the bikes from the rims. Measure
> the distance from hub to hub and space the hooks that far apart. If
> the joists don't line up, put the hooks in a 2x4 and attach it to the
> ceiling joists. I normally hook the back wheel then hook the front
> one. If you alternate the direction of the bikes, you can put them
> closer together.
>
> My hooks are
> http://www.harborfreight.com/jumbo-bike-utility-hook-47751.html
>
>
> Brian with 2 bikes over the front of a TR6.
>
> On 6/8/2011 8:28 AM, Tim wrote:
>> In order to have more space, I took the wall down between my SHOP and
>> garage space--wish I had done this when we bought the place five
>> years
>> ago!!! The one thing I lost in the process was the wall space where I
>> was hanging our four bicycles. I am thinking about hanging them from
>> the
>> rafters in the SHOP space as well as above the garage space.
>>
>> Any one out there use or design something I can use? It has to be
>> 100%
>> reliable as some of the garage space is taken up by two Datsun
>> Roadster
>> that would not be happy if a bike fell on them.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Tim
>> Belleville, WI.
>> '70 SPL AND SRL
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