Securing bikes in the garage

[Minxy]

d’you reckon they’d be strong enough? It’s such a heavy bike, the followme adds something like 6kg (and a good eight inches, it only just fits!

Not sure which you're asking the question about, ie the gutter or the rail.

 

[Wellington]

Thats my point. So why all the brackets ratchet straps and all the trouble others mention?

Shove bikes in garage and travel. They can only move 300mm front to back, and your not doing rally stages. Shove a bungee around them to stop the majority of movement, and have a holiday.

Point. For me, it’s mainly about the faff. Bungies are a PITA. A clamp would be easier and secure the bikes independently of the other stuff. Although little one has lot more scope to rattle around. Perhaps I don’t need the ackrow prop, though....(I was only joking about them, honest!)

Not sure which you're asking the question about, ie the gutter or the rail.

Sorry, it was confusing. I meant the rail. I wouldn’t be too worried about a regular bike, but the e bike with a tandem on is pretty hefty, and I’m not sure how strong I can make the top fixings.

 

[TheBig1]

you can buy spring pressure curtain poles cheaply and with their rubber feet would resist a fair amount of movement. They come as 2 halves telescoped together. You twist till it is an inch or 2 too long then compress the internal spring to fit. If you find it still moves, screw a plastic cup to locate it into top and bottom. The beauty is it can be removed in seconds to access the garage. Cost under £10 on ebay

 

[Wellington]

And very useful they are too. There are three on the other side of the garage, two making a ‘shelf’ for screens and mats that stayed up probably 80 percent of the time and one holding my little boxes of spares in place (that never moved). Oh, and a curtain for Her Ladyship (that fell down all the time). They work better vertically than horizontally in a moving vehicle, but not enough pressure keep the bikes secure (Although I didn’t try the cups. That‘s in this years plan!)

 

[Minxy]

you can buy spring pressure curtain poles cheaply and with their rubber feet would resist a fair amount of movement. They come as 2 halves telescoped together. You twist till it is an inch or 2 too long then compress the internal spring to fit. If you find it still moves, screw a plastic cup to locate it into top and bottom. The beauty is it can be removed in seconds to access the garage. Cost under £10 on ebay

They work well and I've used them for all sorts of stuff but they won't take the pressure/weight of the bikes so would definitely need to be secured top and bottom with cups of some sort which is why I suggested just a pole.

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[Minxy]

Sorry, it was confusing. I meant the rail. I wouldn’t be too worried about a regular bike, but the e bike with a tandem on is pretty hefty, and I’m not sure how strong I can make the top fixings.

What about 2 poles one behind the other? A rear pole so that when the bike is pushed in it is adjacent to the centre spindle of the rear wheel, you could then using a Velcro type strap to quickly fasten the rear wheel frame to the pole - you'd have to go in the small garage door to do so. The front pole could be placed so that it is level with the handlebar stem and again use a Velcro strap to quickly secure it, you wouldn't then need to faff with the bike arms which can be a pain to fit anyway. For the smaller bike you'd only need to strap it on the front pole.

This is the Velcro type strapping I'm talking about:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=281661067966

 

[Minxy]

Forgot to say, you shouldn't have an issue in fixing the curtain pole end into the roof of the garage as you can actually access if from under the mattress so if you wanted you could bolt it rather than screw it, then bolt the bottom one too.

 

[pandas]

Like this

takes two bikes and is adjustable

An important point is that as the wheels are lower to the floor (wheels don't sit on top of the rack) therefore gives more headroom access into the garage. Having a dedicated system for the bikes apart from being much easier all round it makes you really think about what you need to take rather than just bung it all in. Not that anybody does that of course!

 

[Minxy]

Forgot to say, you shouldn't have an issue in fixing the curtain pole end into the roof of the garage as you can actually access if from under the mattress so if you wanted you could bolt it rather than screw it, then bolt the bottom one too.

I meant to say wardrobe pole end!

 

[Compactliner]

agree, Welly sorry but you seem to making this harder than it needs to be....
my outdoor chairs fit against the back wall, taking up that slight void left by the bikes which roll in onto the floor rail and attach to the back wall with standard fiamma clamps...
first thing to come out of the garage would be the inside bike, for your daughter. you can then unload the rest.
i dont have the pallet in the floor, just an easy lift of front wheel, and then roll bike in, hold steady and clamp to rear bracket.
ok, if chairs and no bike required, fpr me its a bit of a pain, but we can wait two minutes, if daughter really cant wait that long pack as ive described and give her the bike first. should keep her occupied while ypu do what you need to.
my fiamma was fitted by GE as part of the sale deal.

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[Wellington]

I do realise that these little time saving things seem ridiculous to people with fewer demands on their time that I have, but I promise you, they make the world of difference to my holiday. I put the deck in especially so that I could always access my chair instantly. When I had a few minutes, I could get it out and sit down. It made an enormous difference last year.

 

[ceejayt]

Very happy with this Thule veloslide installed at Rhino Installs today. Works like a dream. The amount of swearing this will avoid on a regular basis!

 

[busbuddy]

My van came with a very 'used' exterior bike rack, I chopped it up and fitted a straight bar inside the garage utilising the existing mounts but fitted on the inside of the garage wall rather than outside....the normal clamp arms fit on that bar and clamp the bikes as usual
I was going to mount the bar on the garage roof/under bed but thought I may as well use the existing bolts through back of garage wall, I'm sure you could find a way to mount the bike clamp arms on your garage roof

 

[Minxy]

Wellington - any good for you?

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[NPlusM]

Bike storage, stuff I got made up from bits laying around.
Its all about internal measurements for the quick release skewers.
I can get 3 bikes in.

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[Wellington]

Wellington - any good for you?

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got mine all fixed in now, but thanks for thinking of me.