How to Make a Bike Stand - Bicycle Storage Racks That Keep Them Safe

Bicycles have got to be one of the worst pieces of sports equipment for storing.  If you have a garage or shed they tend to be either precariously leaning against the wall ready to fall over any second, or spread out all of the floor!

Creating easy to use bike storage  or a bike storage rack will not only keep them safe (bicycles are super expensive these days) but will give you back your floor space and stop the tangling of kids bikes.

I found this video that shows you just how to make bicycle storage racks that may work in your space.

Make Your Own Bike Storage Stand for Under 20 Bucks

Bicycle Support Hooks

You do need some available wall space for this project, but as you can see in the video it is the perfect way to get the bikes off the ground or leaning against walls, or even on kickstands taking up valuable floor space.

All you need is a bit of wall space, some wood and the above bicycle support hooks and you are set.

But I Don't Have the Wall Space and I Rent?

If you decide that you still need bicycle storage options, then you can come away from the idea of making your own on a wall as suggested in the video, and go more for a free standing option.

Most homemade versions are using the wall for support hooks, but if this is not practical you can purchase free standing bike racks that will take them off the floor and take up very little floor space such as this popular model below:

Racor Free Standing Bike Stand

This style would be perfect for renters or anyone who is not a fan of DIY or doesn't want to use the wall for the supports.

This bike storage stand would work perfectly in the basement too. As you can see it takes up very little floor space and holds 4 bikes.

I personally would use the upper ones for the adult bikes and train the kids to place theirs on the lower hooks.  No more mess on the garage floor or shed floor or wherever you want to store them.  Perfect for the off season too.

It is amazing just how much room you can find when you use vertical space rather than horizontal or floor.  This will also protect them from damage.

But I Simply Want an Easy to Ride Into Bike Storage Stand

If you just want your kids to store their bike in easy to ride into stands, and you have the room, consider one of these horizontal racks.  No lifting the bikes to get them onto hooks, you and the kids simply place them in the rack and they will not be laying all over the floor.

Five Bike Floor Parking Storage Rack

Whether you make your own with some DIY, or purchase one, just decide on the room available and just how likely you are to hang them up and store them properly.

For kids, you have to make it user friendly or you will always be storing them yourself.  As you can see there are different options, but keeping them safe and unbroken is of course the most important.

What drives me nuts, is when they get leaned against a wall.  I know in our backyard they end up leaning against the shed wall and fall down with the wind.  I need something that is easy to use and user friendly!

For under 100 Bucks You can Find Your Floor Again!

Whether you are handy and use some DIY or you simply want no DIY, there are lots of options for storing bicycles.

 Check out this page to get more ideas online.  Online is a great place to start, because there is just so much more variety and I found this page on Amazon, which many times can deliver to your door for free.  Worth checking.

So if this is the year you want to organize your sports equipment and particularly bicycles, then hopefully this has inspired you.  It is amazing just how much space you can find when you get the bikes off the floor.

Check out Your Space and Vision

There are all kinds of ways to store bikes.  You can use the wall and create your own as in the above video, or even purchase special racks to attach to the wall, but there are also options for the ceiling if you have the support beams.

Using the walls and the ceiling are perfect if you don't want to use or waste any floor space at all.  Or perhaps you simply want some good organized storage for the off season.

Vertical stand alone racks will take up some floor space but are perfect for renters who cannot damage walls or ceilings, and the bonus is this style of rack can come with you.

Bicycling is very popular and many have become serious money, so consider bicycle storage racks when you purchase your bikes as part of the investment.