brockd15 

If you haven't seen it, the veloglide is a way to hang bikes from the ceiling on rails and slide them back and forth. This is it...


Problem is, it looks like it should be relatively easy to do myself if I can find the parts, so I'd rather not spend the money on it if I can do it for cheap (I'd have to get 2). I've considered just using stationary hooks, but I like that you can "compress" the bikes with this system, and that it's adjustable to different wheelbases.

I've looked at Home Depot, Lowes, The Container Store, etc. trying to find something I can mimic it with, and so far the closest thing I've come up with is the straight rails from a garage door track...but then I'll still have to find a way to get the cross rails to work.

So does anyone have any ideas how to do this out of readily available parts? Or just ideas of parts that would work for it would be helpful.

I_bRAD

Looks like a neat idea. Check out 80/20 extrusions to make your own (which is probably what that one is made of)

For $160 bucks though, you might do better just to get one of them already built

markhr

HUGE engineering materials and parts catalogue - https://www.mcmaster.com/

f4rrest

I'd consider using pocket door rails and rollers. Maybe something such as:
($20 on Amazon)


or some more pocket door hardware by Johnson ($11 on amazon):



One last idea: I use electricians' "PowerStrut" rail you can find in electrical supply dept at home depot. Costs about $2/ft. Super strong and has lots of hardware available normally used to attach conduit (happens to be similar diameter as most bike frames):

matimeo

I know this thread is really old, but I just bumped into the veloglide system while researching bike storage on this site. Did you ever build it? I'd love to hear how.