THE LEONARDO Single Bike Hook. Does it work?
 

http://www.theartofstorage.com/product.php?g=57


THE LEONARDO

Single Bike Hook

Is this thing going to rip a chunk out of my wall or what? anybody else use it?:eek:

I've seen it in some high end design/architecture mags. I use a giant cup hook screwed into the beams of my screened in porch, so the bike hangs similarly vertical and the back wheel rests on the "wall" as it would in the picture. Seems perfectly stable to me, and the placement of the top hook should make the pictured version better even still.

I dig it

I have two bikes to hang

Works fine, just make sure you hit a stud squarely with the screw and ignore the cheap lag shields they supply. Just screw directly into the stud with the supplied screw, piloted of course. I hang 4 bikes with them, one's a Surly XCheck with full fenders and racks. You can grab them off Amazon for $12.00 sometimes.

Yeah, seems reasonable and looks pretty good. I mean, as long as you install it on a stud, there's not really much to worry about. You're only hanging a bike which is what, 20-30 pounds? You can hang much heavier things from walls!

I'd actually be more worried about damaging my spokes...

I have something else from them (The Vincent, I believe) which uses the same hook design. As mentioned, stick with drilling a stud and you're fine. Currently hanging my heavy steel hardtail and my wife's Townie without any problems.

I use two of them. They work fine, the only problem I have is getting it off the hook; you have to turn the wheel just right, it takes some practice, in my experience anyway

The light rail trains in Minneapolis use a similar setup. It works.

very curious about this as well. our apartment has really thin walls, so I wonder if something like the Leonardo would be viable--I'm afraid that the weight of the bikes would totally wreck them.

anyone use any other sorts of solutions? right now, we just store one bike in the living room, and another in the bedroom. less than ideal for a small San Francisco apartment. we were thinking something like the Delta Boticelli four bike storage rack--standing and stationary. can anyone recommend one?

Great way to store a bike in a tight space.
 

When I was in college during the early 90s the roommate and I both had bicycles (in fact I had two... road and mountain). Storing three bikes in a dorm room creates a bit of a problem. In one corner we put three hooks into the wall and hung two bicycles by the front wheel and one in between by the back wheel... all hanging vertically. My roommate is the one who thought of it, and it saved us a ton of space. I did the same thing for one of my bikes in a future apartment. It's easy to use since you just pick up the front end and roll the bike into place... no real lifting involved.

He used the standard bicycle hanging hooks that you usually use in pairs to hang a bike upside down by the wheels... the kind that is just a huge threaded screw that curves into a hook and is coated with rubber. He just found the studs in the wall, drilled some holes, and screwed in the hooks until... setting them horizontally. Since most of the weight is supported by the wheel that sits on the floor, there really isn't a lot of weight pulling on the hooks. The Leonardo looks like it improves upon the same idea and would keep the tire marks off the wall.

We probably weren't supposed to put holes that size into the walls of our dorm room, but I'm sure we filled them in with some toothpaste at the end of the year :D

Usually the interior walls of a building have wooden or metal "studs" running vertically from floor to ceiling. The spacing between studs can vary but about 16 inches is typical. The studs are what hold the next floor up. As long as you're mounting the Leonardo on a part of a wall that has a stud behind it you should be fine. Metal studs are often found in newer commercial buildings and you will need a different type of screw.

Oh and I should say the way I've seen these set up before is that the rear wheel remains on the ground so there isn't that much weight on the hook itself.

I use them for 4 different bikes. 1 55lb recumbent, 1 25 lbs cross bike, 2 20~ lb road bikes. The heavier bike is a pain to lift sometimes considering the recubment had collapsable handebars but they stay up there just fine and save alot of room.

thanks for the clarification, tjspiel. I've actually identified where these studs are in our living room, so I'll check if they're in a workable spot in the bedroom around where we want to store our bikes.

Not if you follow the instructions.

You need to be able to find the wall stud.

I had two of these that I used for a while--no complaints about using them, they work well. However, DO NOT use the little plates with the sticky backing to protect the wall from rear wheel smudges. When I tried to take them off to move the hooks to a different place in my apartment they ripped off big chunks of drywall.

Can't see why it wouldn't work, so long as you're not trying to fasten it only to drywall...

I have 3 Michelangelos:
http://www.theartofstorage.com/product.php?g=52

They work great,can be easily moved,and zero damage. If you've only got one bike,you can only install one set of hooks,or use the second set to hang your helmet and mess bag.

http://www.axcessmypics.com/photos/p...83d6c3146a.jpg

This is in my garage, I have actually added another hook to hang the 5th bike. By using the strip piece I can hang more than just one per stud. The stuff I got from Lowes, gladiator or something like that.

I have not had any problems with it, and it holds lots of bikes for out of the way storage.

(Sorry for the big image, I don't have any editing tools here)

What is that "strip piece?" What are those hooks? This looks like something I could use for the 8 bikes in my garage.

Can you move the hooks around on the "strip piece?" Do they just slide?

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...PRY&lpage=none

here is the Gear Track by Gladiator that is hanging on the wall. It is 2 pieces that I have on the wall and then tons of items you can add on with it. The hooks can be put wherever you want them at or whatever works for the widths you have. I have been happy with it.

I have a couple times noticed after humid rides there is a small wet patch underneath my bikes, didn't think they were that wet, could be coming from the chain. So I would recommend watching out if you are putting them inside somewhere to take care of carpet or wood.

thanks... there is a Lowes in town... I know what I am doing this weekend. Great idea. I've been looking for something like this.

I have a peg board covered wall in my garage... the pegs can be used to hold helmets and jackets and stuff, but I wanted some more flexibility for the bike storage. This looks like the solution.

Guys,
I got one of these from The Container Store (http://www.containerstore.com/shop/g...uctId=10017291)
And I cannot for the life of me figure out how you get the damn tire in the thing.
First off - the directions are all wrong - it says measure 12" up from where your front tire hits the wall - and thats where you drill the hole for the top of the rack. I did this, and it would have ended up lofting the bike off the floor a ton (I wanted the rear tire sitting on the ground - its in my garage).
So, aside from that measurement being all wrong - I could not for the life of me figure out how to easily get my tire/rim into the damn hook. What is the trick? I found zero youtube vids, and no helpful pics of blogs or websites.
I'm about to return the stupid thing to the store because I am so fed up with it.
Anyone got any pointers?

I've got two of them in my living room. The front tire sort of goes in at an angle, then straightens once it's in place.

I'll see if i can get someone to take video of me putting the bike away tomorrow or Saturday.

They work, but then again so do these:

Amazon.com: Avenir Bicycle Storage Hooks (2 per Card)

BTW, if you can't hit a stud you can screw this (or the Leonardo) onto a nicely finished 1x4 board and toggle bolt that to the wall.

Eliminates the need for the pad under the rear wheel, too...

https://youtu.be/mPWB6pJ8G5w

For a video of using the hook indoors.