As a renter in a small apartment I needed to find a way to stick all my bikes in the only available space (an extra shower) without drilling into the walls or ceiling. I combined the standard 2x4 hook trick with the column from an old 2-bike storage rack to create enough space for four bikes. We'll see how well the 2x4 holds up -- I might have to replace it with a 4x4 if it starts to sag, but overall I'm pretty proud of my invention.

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He said it was an extra shower. So one can assume he has another one.

Great idea! Plus, cleaning the bikes is easy. Just spray on Simple Green, and rinse off.

Exactly! That's why I replaced the shower head with a hand-held.

Garage/cleaning bay.....that is using your melon.

Very clever solution!

What kind of small apartment has an extra bathroom? Jealous.

Well, small compared to the rest of the country. I'm jealous of some of the stables I've seen on BF -- I'd kill for even half a garage.

Srsly. I lived in Manhattan for 4 years. I thought our apt was pretty big (2 bdrm 900 sq ft) but it only had one tiny bathroom that you had to walk into sideways.

did you put some type of shoring on the tub to spread the load? if it is fiberglass that may be a good idea

Good question. I put a folded-up felt-type material under the "feet" of the column so that they don't punch through the (cheap) tub basin. I'm not sure that's adequate. Any better suggestions?

Foam padding or a heavy rubber matt would help protect the tub pretty well.
Great idea BTW. love it

I only count 3 bikes?

Four Hangers

Room to grow!! (Don't tell my wife.)

So what's the rolling stock here? I recognize the Bianchi 928 cuz I got one. The flat bar is interesting and the other bike looks like it may be eligible for C&V.

Enquiring minds want to know.

Cool. But I have to tell you that this is the worst use of a STRIPPER pole I've ever seen....

the 2x up top should be fine. 4x materiel is waay too much for that load.
if the 2x ever does sag, just flip it over and it will last another year.

if your column base is about the size of a human foot, the felt should be enough.
fiberglass tub bottoms are plenty strong.
just imagine an average sized american lardass standing on one foot in your tub.
fully clothed of course.

I would try and use a oval shaped peice of 1/2" or so plywood almoabout 12- 15" wide and maybe 20 -24" long. 4 bikes may not be as heavy as one person in the shower but, your puting 80lbs on a 2x3" contact point for who knows how long.

Yes, the Bianchi 928 Carbon is my pride and joy.
The Flat-bar is my wife's. I actually bought it from a touring company called Backroads after we did a trip and she fell in love with it. It's a nice Ti frame (don't know where it's made but pretty smooth welds) with pretty basic 105-type components. Great deal for $800 if they are still selling them.
The final bike (on the left) is kinda interesting. The short story is that it's a beater bike made from parts I lad laying around.

The longer story -- probably more than most people wanted to hear -- is this: Once upon a time I bought a classic steel Bianchi. It was Celeste and it was my first road bike and it was wonderful. Unfortunately a few years ago I crashed it and bent the frame (it pre-dated separate hang tabs) and had to buy a new frame. I bought the 928 frame you see on eBay for $600 and transferred all the parts across. It worked great but you know what happens when you get the carbon bug. I started upgrading things. First it was obvious things like a carbon seatpost and stem. Then it was prideful things like ditching the triple cranket. Then it was performance things like decent wheels. Eventually, of course, it became OCP things like carbon shifters. I have to say I did quite a nice job on the 928; lots of the parts are "bianchi componenti" which match perfectly, and all were bought on eBay or at swap meets for not much money.

So what's up with the third bike? Well, a couple of months ago I replaced something on the Bianchi 928 and realized it was the last part that remained from my original Celeste steel Bianchi. Which meant, of course, that I actually had an entire bike's worth of parts minus the frame. So for fun I ordered a $99 frame from Nashbar and built it up, partly just to see if I could do it. That's the third bike: a $99 aluminum Nashbar frame with the Campy component group from my 1999 Bianchi. I have to say, it's a pretty great ride. I just finished cabling it up and I was going to give it to a friend of mine but I've become a little attached to it, so I'm thinking of keeping it for a foul-weather bike.

Which meant, of course, I needed to figure out a place to store it...

being a nyc renter too, space is somewhat limited, even in our (me n my bro) fairly decent sized apt (1100sf). there's no order to our bike storage, bikes, parts, gear is strewn about everywhere. i'd swear at some point i've found base layers in the kitchen sink.

Cool. Cool. KOOL!

Foul weather bikes are very popular at this moment as there seems to be at lot of foul weather going around.

I have long stories of transferring components and obsessing but that's for another thread.

Nice storage solution. Rubber jar gripper pads and 1/2 thick coated plywood will make for good terminus ends.