Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:19:47 -0800 (PST) From: dan kasha <dankasha@yahoo.com> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] bike rack hints?
I decided it is time to get my bikes out of their boxes after my move to Seattle, but to do so I need to make a suitable rack. I am looking for hints, especially on a good spacing.
I don't want to hang them from the ceiling, so I plan to build a rack that will have verticles on either side of the rear wheel, and a bar about a foot ahead that stops the bike from rolling out. Kind of the classic rack that we had in front of the high school.
Has anyone built one like this (out of wood), that might have a picture they could email me? Also, a big question is how close I can space them. In my old place they were on exposed wall studs, so the spacing was 16" c-c, think I can get narrower?
In it will go a PX-10, a PR-10, an International, two Zeus', Orbit track bike, cannondale with vintage components, a peugeot 5 speed town bike, and eventaually a Le Champion, if you were wondering.
Thanks Dan Kasha Seattle, Wa
Dan: I would still recommend hanging them up, especially if we're talking a basement location. (If not, then ignore the rest of this post)! This keeps them off the floor, so you don't have to constantly inflate tires, and it keeps said tires away from contact with bare concrete, which will slowly rot them. If there is ever a water problem, the bikes will likely be protected. If you use the ubiquitous coated bike hooks, put one in the center of each floor joist (assuming 16" o.c. joists), or every 16" if running perpendicular to the joists. Then alternate the bikes bars-up, bars-down, and you'll be good to go. For framesets, I use a tighter spacing - 10" apart. Greg Parker Ann Arbor, Michigan