Review on Steadyrack Classic Rack Wall Mounted Solution by Dave Baker

When we planned a garage renovation that would transform our home from a 1-car garage to a 2-car garage, we wanted to make sure we could store our family's bikes efficiently, but also that it it is easy to find for everyone who wants to go horseback riding. The renovation is almost complete and the results are impressive. These shelving units are magical in the sense that they do both at the same time. I'll give you some important measurements that helped us with the planning and installation. We offset the posts to place them as close together as possible, which is approximately 13-13/16 inches apart. (Instructions are in millimeters, not inches; I hope this helps others using the English system of measurement.) We hung the first bar 16 inches from the wall so that when the bar is loaded and unloaded it will be perpendicular to the wall , there is enough space for the driver's steering wheel and hands. I personally wouldn't put shelves closer to the corner. When asked how much space is "saved" by turning the wheels as close to the wall as possible, there are many different answers on the Internet. Obviously every bike is a different size so it's hard to answer. In our case, the bikes are about 44 inches tall, measured from the floor to the top of the handlebars. When facing the wall (as pictured) they stick out about 30 inches from the wall. Of course, if you were to mount them on a more traditional rack, only the width of the bike would stick out of the wall, and many bikes are 24 inches wide (bar-to-bar). On the other hand, if you were to use a regular rack, you could only fit two bikes (one on top of the other) in the space I used for four. Also, I can guarantee that kids will not be able to ride fast without mom or dad's help to set up the bike. Thats much better! One final measurement that heavily influenced how we set up the racks: If you turn the bike sideways, you need at least 3 inches (in addition to the bike height) of extra space from left to right. This accounts for how the rack pivots from the base of your front wheel, which doesn't sit snugly against the wall but protrudes slightly when the bike is mounted in the rack. In our case, the "new" garage space that we have declared is located away from the wall of the "old" garage. I was hoping to fit the bikes into this very 'new' space (in a different configuration, rotated left instead of right) but those extra inches meant the racks had to be hung as shown in the picture. They stray a bit into the 'old' space but it works well, especially considering our youngest daughter's bike will eventually be swapped out for a bigger one when she grows up. That leaves room for that kind of growth - always a good thing! After all, we have 4 bicycles that are approx. 2.50 m wide and even our youngest can load and unload her own bike. Consider us VERY happy customers. Ouch! One last installation note: As you can see, we installed our posts in a concrete block. Drilling and setting anchors in masonry is never easy, but as the post is made in Australia you must be prepared to either endure the tedious task of hand-tightening the screws with an adjustable wrench (as I did) or get some metric sizes. bolt driver.