Skaog

I live in a small 1 bedroom Apt, and I am looking for a way to keep my bike inside. I was wondering if anyone has used the Delta Michelangelo rack. I like that you do not have to make holes in the wall.

https://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=52

Sirrobinofcoxly

I'm thinking of getting something much like that for my place. I like the idea of i leaning agaisnt the wall. Hope it doesn't slip out.

But I have four bikes. Would it be too much to get a 4-bike stand?

furiousferret

I have one and I like it alot. I dont use it all the time, but since I use my trainer in the living room, its alot easier to toss the bike on the wall if I'm going to use it the next day. It doesn't take alot of room, and it holds our bikes, which are about 40 lbs. I dont really have anything too bad to say about it.

chrisvu05

My LBS put a couple of these Michaelangelo's together to create a four bike stand. It is awesome but impossible to get a bike of the top racks.

I'm using one right now and it is excellent!! can't complain one bit.

Skaog

thanks, I think I am gonna try it

Snicklefritz

My brother who lives in NYC uses one of these in his apartment. It works great. It has a decent look to it, enough so his wife lets him keep his bikes in the living room.

I have a rack from Performance that I use to store my bikes inside. It's a self-standing things and holds two bikes.

clausen

I have on in my spare bedroom for my road bike Works great and looks allot better than some of the other stands on the market.

serpico7

Just got a Delta Michelangelo rack. It's a great design - looks good, no damage to walls, independent arms, feet don't protrude far from wall, stable even with a bike only on top rack. But the production quality leaves something to be desired. The bolts heads and threads are very soft. Don't bother using the allen key they send with the unit - it's too soft to be useful - throw it away before you strip bolt heads. A bit of paint was chipped off one of the tubes in production or in transit, but too much of a hassle to return for this, I'll just try to find some matching touch-up paint. Customer service seems pretty good so far - they are sending me new bolts - I'll update this thread when I receive them.

rpc180

I've used one for about half a year now. Its great, it takes up so little space that I can keep my bikes in my "foyer", if you can call it that in a 1bd apartment. And they make great conversation peices when company shows up.

redfooj

are we brothers?

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...t=michelangelo

simplyred

That's a hilarious pic.

Can you imagine a mud encrusted cross bike hanging there while your in-laws are trying to cut the roast on that dinner table?
LOL

serpico7

So I received the new bolts. When taking the bike off the top rack, I noticed the rubber sleeve on one of the arms has already ripped (I've only had the rack a few days and this is the first time taking the bike off the top rack). When removing the original soft bolts from the arm clamps, one of them stripped, so now it's stuck.

Sent an email to Delta - we'll see if they remedy the issues. I'll update this thread if/when I receive a response.

serpico7

Delta sent me new arms to replace the ones with a stripped bolt and a ripped sleeve. Removing and installing arms really exposes how fragile the paint job on this rack is (at some point, I'll spray paint the entire rack). But at least now, it's set up and hopefully I won't need to do anything to it for a long time.

Pros: Design, great customer service
Cons: Not so great machining and production quality

No doubt they could build a better product, but would have to move to a higher price point. Given that this rack is considerably cheaper than some of the other off-the-shelf 2-bike racks AND has a nicer aesthetic (IMHO) than many of the competing racks, I guess it's not surprising that production quality is merely fair at best.