I would like to store/display two bikes on the wall in our small office/bedroom. Looking at storage rack options there are the gravity racks and the compression racks. The issues seem to be that the gravity racks can fall over and the compression racks seem to come loose over time and would end up crushing the carpet/mat on the floor. This leaves me with finding a stud and installing the conventional screw wall mount storage racks, but therein is the issue of whether I can find a stud that will allow enough clearance between a door and a book case. This would be the most secure, simple and bomb proof method, but thought I would ask how others have solved this storage problem? Pretty would also be nice, though wife really likes the beautify of the two bikes which would be stored/displayed so less an issue, she encouraged both restoration projects and is my life stoker on our tandem. Thanks for any suggestions and please include pictures if you can.

So... let me get this straight: you're thinking of hanging up the whole bike, not just the frame; correct? If it's just the frame, it's not really an issue since it'll only weigh four or five pounds; most heavy wall hooks will handle that, if they're attached through the stud. I have a couple of frames I no longer ride (but which I'm very attached to) that I've hung up in my office as wall art.

If you're talking the whole bike, that's a different issue. Best bet would be to get a pair of standard wall-mount racks- the kind that support the frame levelly, by the TT- and mount them into two adjacent studs with some 3" grabbers.

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I use one of the gravity racks. It could fit two smaller bikes with wheels but my large frames tend to interfere with each other wheels on. It does have a strap you can screw into the wall to prevent it from falling over but it has never fallen over for me.

A pic of the space would be helpful, but you might have to mount a stringer on the wall the length of the room and then install the bike mounts onto it in the proper spots. I did this in order to hang bikes vertically in the basement but I used hooks for the front wheels instead of top tube mounts.

I use a gravity rack in my living room, i have the tilt strap screwed in and have never had any issues with it falling over. although with two 25" framed road bikes there is some overlap between them .

The rack would hold two complete vintage race bikes, not just frames. Given their intended purpose they are fairly light with, no fenders, no racks (I take off their seat banana bag when not riding). My goal is to figure out a secure means of hanging the bikes one above the other with the least amount of holes in the wall. Sounds like a gravity rack may be the best bet? What brands of gravity racks have you used/would recommend? Given the carpet flooring I would get the plastic comb style protectors to both anchor the legs of the gravity rack in the carpet while protecting the carpet.

Feedback Sports Velo Cache

https://www.feedbacksports.com/shop/velo-cache-black/

Thank you fastk9dad, have you used these? I always worry with a tripod if they would be tippy, though these do allow for adjustment to keep the arms as low as you can and thus keep the center of gravity as low as possible and then there is the option of adding a 5-10lb plate weight/bags of bird shot over the legs or at their ends (have had to do this with some stereo speakers that were tippy even with outriggers at their base). They are also quite nice looking too.

I use some old bar and stems to hang two of my bikes on one wall.

I agree with the repurposed stem/drops, but [MENTION=203117]jamesdak[/MENTION] and I differ on the aesthetics. So I have to post a pic with things set up the, ahem, right way.

I like the repurposed bars a lot, but I rent so I'm not drilling. I had one of these in the living room, but recently picked up a garage rental in my complex so it's there now. I don't see it toppling over. It's not the prettiest solution, but not bad for $80.

full link: https://www.performancebike.com/shop...e-rack-40-4474

I have been using one of these inside my home for about 4 years now. No concerns about being tippy even when I had a relativity heavy mountain bike on top rack. The middle leg extends straight out from the front so it wont topple over. The other 2 legs are angled in such a way that it allows it to get close to a wall but provides adequate support when loaded.

FWIW, that pic was taken in a home we were renting at the time. The only holes are two standard-issue wood screws going into a stud, so it's easy to undo when the time comes to take it down.

I've seen a lot of very heavy, very priceless pieces, up to full size aircraft displayed in museums suspended by almost invisible wire disappearing into the ceiling. A tiny hole easily touched up. If displaying a fine bicycle on a rack, you also have to consider an equally fine minimalist rack for contrast.
Two small hook or eye screws screwed into a wood joist would easily hold up any bicycle. Also easily touched up when removed.

The solution a Feedback Sports - Velo Cache from REI. It was easy to assemble and is very stable. Now the vintage bike that started me into this hobby, the Nishiki Professional - all Campagnolo Nuovo Recrod Gruppo (bottom) and the latest and likely only grail bike I will ever restore "H. Hagiwara-Erba" (top) will keep me company and leave enough room we can even set up the tandem on our trainer in the winter to ride. Thanks again for thoughts and suggestions.