newbie: bike stand for parking the bike in my garage
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newbie: bike stand for parking the bike in my garage
I recently have started biking more and more. I guess I am stil a newbie compare to some of you old timer guys. So, When I get home from a shopping trip, I like to have my bike stand up so I could easily take my grocery out of my panniers as opposed to when it is leaned against a wall. I am also not in favor of adding more weight to the bike by installing some sort of kick stand. So what are you more experienced guys experience? I also need to mention that this is smaller bike with small 26x1.5" tires. So I am looking for some bike stand so it wont damage the spokes or warp the rim in some ways. I appreciate any and all comments and tips. Thank You
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LBS has one.. a hoop bent up , you can just put your front wheel in
seems to hold it up Fine .. they can ship you one from Oregon..
bikesandbeyond.com
call in and phone CC number , not really set up as a big time Online seller , but will send one via UPS.
seems to hold it up Fine .. they can ship you one from Oregon..
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call in and phone CC number , not really set up as a big time Online seller , but will send one via UPS.
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I have a length of webbing that I ties to a rafter in my garage. The end is a loop that I thread my seat through and it hangs with the rear wheel just a hair off the ground. It cost me nothing and works great. It's so easy to use, my 15 month old son holds it steady while I hang my bike lol.
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Here is a good example of a PVC rack. Its the second one in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxszBQMxLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USxszBQMxLE
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I'd like to make one of those PVC racks. Anyone have some plans with measurements for all of the pieces? The video shows you how it's done but doesn't include dimensions -- eg, how long to cut the various pieces.
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Here's what I use for both my utility/winter and my road bike:
As a bonus, I always have it with me so it's useful loading up the panniers at the store as well!
As a bonus, I always have it with me so it's useful loading up the panniers at the store as well!
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I use this rolling stand from Performance bike.
It can be adjusted for tire width. The back wheel goes in it, and unless you've got loaded front panniers or a very large heavy handlebar bag it should work fine. You can get them on sale for about $25.
It can be adjusted for tire width. The back wheel goes in it, and unless you've got loaded front panniers or a very large heavy handlebar bag it should work fine. You can get them on sale for about $25.
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I made this one from Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Rack/
I changed it a little by adding some additional tee pieces near the vertical upright for additional ground support points. The dimensions given for the center upright and horizontal pieces work perfectly with 26x1.5" tires.
I changed it a little by adding some additional tee pieces near the vertical upright for additional ground support points. The dimensions given for the center upright and horizontal pieces work perfectly with 26x1.5" tires.
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I am using this for my road bike
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not really heavy duty but love it so far. It is foldable and light so I even use it to transport my road bike in my wife's van at time.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not really heavy duty but love it so far. It is foldable and light so I even use it to transport my road bike in my wife's van at time.
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Thanks for the links to plans. I actually have a floor rack, but it was designed for 26" wheels and doesn't work very well with my road bikes. Bought it on-line and the seller did not clarify that it was designed for mtn bikes not road bikes.
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The various fittings on each side of the tire touch end-to-end which leaves plenty of width for 26x1.5 tires (as shown in my pic above) and the upright is tall enough to accommodate my road bike's 700c tires.
I dry fit everything together, and then marked across each joint with a Sharpie so that when I used the PVC primer and cement, I was able to get everything lined up as it needed to be.
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I just think it's funny that people go to such effort to make up for the fact that they don't have a kickstand on the bike.
Besides, if it's hard to unload the bike at home, it must be even harder to load it up at the store. Unless you have a store that actually has a usable bike rack anyway - there are few such creatures around here.
I can stand my bike up when I stop on the road with no buildings or trees in sight too. Yes, that happens.
Besides, if it's hard to unload the bike at home, it must be even harder to load it up at the store. Unless you have a store that actually has a usable bike rack anyway - there are few such creatures around here.
I can stand my bike up when I stop on the road with no buildings or trees in sight too. Yes, that happens.
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I have kickstands on all my bikes, though to be fair I do have a bike stand similar to the one above (the loopy one) and I use that
at home in conjunction with my kickstand (keeps the bike from being knocked down, which I found can happen).
at home in conjunction with my kickstand (keeps the bike from being knocked down, which I found can happen).
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