Explore Our Selection of Bicycle Wall Mounts, Storage Racks & Garage Hangers
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HOW THE RIGHT BIKE WALL MOUNT CAN HELP YOU SAVE SPACE
Bicycles are constantly increasing in popularity among city-dwellers nowadays. Apart from being a great way to incorporate some exercise into your life, they also help to bypass the morning and evening gridlock to and from the workplace, as well as providing significant money savings, since you’ll be using much less petrol or paying for public transport.
Storing your Ride Securely
One issue that you’ll likely have to deal with is where to store your ride of your dreams when it’s not in use. If you have a home that comes with an expansive yard, then you’ll have a wide variety of options available to you. One thing you could do is buy a locker or shed specifically to park it in, or you could leave them chained up outside.
Things will begin to get complicated if you happen to live in an apartment and do not have space for outside storage. In that case, you have more limited options. To be clear: Leaning your bike against your apartment wall is not an option. Not only is it likely to result in damage if it gets knocked over (by the protruding handlebars, most often), it can also cause severe injury to the person who falls over it.
Getting a Handle on Your Bicycle Storage
There’s no need to despair though, because bike wall mounts were designed for your very situation. With one of them, you can hang your cycle up on the wall and turn it from a dangerous obstruction that you have to keep tiptoeing around to a quirky décor element that will marvel visitors to your apartment. They come in a very wide variety of styles, so you can be sure that you’ll find a style and colour that will fit right in with the overall design of your place.
You can find bike storage racks in different variations. Some involve hanging the whole unit from the front wheel, while others have long arms upon which the top tube of the frame will be balanced. If you want something that’s closer to the floor, there are some that simply capture the front wheel at ground level and hold the entire structure up against the wall.
Depending on how high up on the wall you decide to hang it, you could also use the wall bike rack as an improvised maintenance stand, provided that it is strong enough. That will save you the stress of having to strain your back every time you need to perform routine maintenance work, such as replacing a broken chain.
Installation
In the past, installing a bike wall hanger was a complicated process that might have required a technician to wade into, but manufacturers have continued to work on making the process as simple as possible. When you choose a model from the variety available here, you’ll be able to install it with just a few screws or bolts (they’ll usually come with the mount as a kit) and a drill.