Originally Posted by
alanf
The other thing is that in my garage I do some woodworking and the bike gets in the way.
Also it is visible to thieves, so I went to a hardware store and bought two large rubber coated hooks, screwed them into the ceiling rafters and just throw my bike up and hook the wheels on the hooks.
It's partially hidden from passerbys because it is up out of view and a bit difficult for someone to just grab, so it is a bit safer. My neighbourhood is pretty safe anyways. Very cheap answer.
I have seen some setups where the person put one heavy coated hook on the wall and then puts the front wheel on it. Not sure how that works out but it would save some space.
Not that there's any wall space in my garage, or ceiling space for that matter, but a steel "closet bracket" is a convenient way to hang a bike from a wall. Put some innertube rubber over the hook.