5 DIY Bike Storage Options For Any Garage or Shed

[@greyspot00]

Thank you! I wonder how many other dads are here because they are frustrated by the amount of bikes and kid stuff keeping their garage from being used lol

[@stinkyham9050]

I wish there was a video for how to store your snowblower, lawn mower, car, functional work shop, plywood wood & steel stock and 8 bikes.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

On it… 😉

[@debbieallen2650]

Shred Shed, did you create this video for all the things?

[@cameronnoble2608]

I didn't make a video but I have photos of how to do it

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

Get a bigger shop is the answer, isn't it?

[@zimmejoc]

If you live where you need a snowblower, chances are you also have salt trucks coming by several times a day. Leave the car outside. Digging it out of snow sucks, but the salt rusts it out more slowly because it is out in the cold and not exposed to repeated freeze and thaw cycles in the garage. I’m also assuming that if you need a snowblower you also live where once the temps go below freezing in November, they don’t go above freezing until March. One of the many things I learned when I moved to upstate NY and I asked my neighbors why they left their cars outside instead of keeping them out of the snow.

[@brandong8978]

I'm a simple man. I see a man using the stud finder on himself, I give the video a thumbs up.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

🫡👊🏼

[@evolR3]

hell yaeh! Me too!

[@MediumHalf]

*Tim Allen grunting*

[@bryancohen584]

Best DIY video I've watched on KZbin. Direct and to the point easy to understand directions and multiple options is exactly what I was looking for after days and days of garage hoarde removal! Thanks handy bike man.

[@teo.wilx2462]

I just keep my bike in my bedroom for the winter for now. Might not have room but bike is nice and warm 😂

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Haha there ya go!

[@johnnybravoholloway]

Great work. The 3 hooks w 2 x 4 is what we will start tomorrow, thank you

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Glad I could help! 🤘🏼

[@theshedMTB]

I do the ceiling mount, i have a 12' high shed so it works out, i have the same exact hooks

[@ericmartin3396]

I built and 8x4 shelf and put 3 or bikes underneath and the same up top. I made it high enough to fit the mountain bikes underneath

[@HiggiSIX]

I used an old handlebar grip I cut and some electrical tape to make the vertical hook have extra padding.

[@stevem815]

best thing is pulleys and hooks if your roof is high enough. All my bikes hang up in the roof space and you can walk/work underneath them. The bike storage pulley systems cost about $20 online. Wall space is too precious for shelving and work benches in my garage!

[@caliiin6171]

Wall mount works best when you only have 1 bike, thanks for the idea, very easy to mount and looks good 👌🏼

[@edredmazda]

I always hang my good bikes by the back wheel. That way fork oil won't leak out the seals. I had a Manitou Travis lose all it's oil hanging by front wheel. Ever since then, always back wheel.

[@khepin]

I've built a much much simpler of April's bike storage. You have horizontal 2x4s on the wall for support. Then you mount 1 vertical 2x4 on hinges to the horizontal ones. And attach a hook like you had to that vertical 2x4. That's it!

[@billadams8681]

Sounds like what I did. The vertical 2x4 mounts to the 2 horizontal 1x4s with a door hinge on each horizontal. I use the cheap wheel hooks, but cut an inner tube in a 1" strip and wrapped the hook. Not really wearing through that. I have a little hook and loop to hold the 2x4 in place when mounting. My 11 y/o could get bikes on and off.

[@SolSilverius]

I think the bike rack will work best for my situation, I live in a co-op house with 22 other people and we have about 18 bikes in the garage and use one of those honkin big steel bike racks you might see outside a school and it makes navigating the garage a huge pita because the middle of the rack is about 3ft from the wall. Between the bike rack we use now and the other stuff in the garage, we have about 1.5 ft of space to walk through and god just trying to pull a bike out is a difficult task.

[@CommentsAllowed]

This got me thinking. I have a garage and a shed. Even if you only have a garage. There are two modes in the north. Winter and not winter when it comes to how I use these spaces. In the summer, a simple floor bike rack would be best. Makes it easier to get in and out, especially for kids. Younger kids might have a hard time lifting up their bike. In the winter, we won't use bikes, but I wouldn't want floor space taken up by a bike rack. If the floor bike rack can be picked up and also hooked onto the wall, then you can hang them up for the winter time in your garage or shed. Now what would be interesting would be a floor bike rack that you put bike in like normal, but then you have a pully system that hoists the bikes up and out of the way. Or even more interesting would be you clip your bikes onto the garage door and they go up and down with it. Of course this would mean you need to close your garage door before you can put your bike away. And then if you needed your bike, you would need to close the garage door. You would also possibly need to tune the garage door to handle it and I doubt a garage door professional would recommend it. A negative of hanging things from the ceiling is that you tend to block lights and create shadows.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

seems like a creative solution!

[@fightclubMTB]

I made my own using rubber coated hooks and a 2x4 just like your first option. Just slip a piece of PVC hose over the hook and you'll never have to worry about the hook damaging your wheels. I have a 40 lbs eMTB on one of these with zero issues.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Great idea!!

[@markbrock8662]

I like April's solution, but I'm glad you showed other options for comparison. Thanks!

[@devianb]

I had 4 bikes hanging from bungee cords on the steel ceiling rafters in my basement. I could rotate the bikes and shingle them against the wall to take up even less space. Hard part was holding one the bike up with one hand while wrapping the bungee cord around the wheel with the other.

[@luciansaintclaire]

You are for sure THE most underrated MTB Channel ever!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Lol thank you! If you could, share it with anyone you think would be interested!

[@luciansaintclaire]

@@TheShredShedMTB way ahead of you man

[@TheShredShedMTB]

@@luciansaintclaire thanks!

[@BUNJI82]

I have a workshop that's just 3x5m with a ceiling at 2.5m, so as space is at a premium I went for the first option you showed, but instead of using hooks I built a small wooden support that my fork thru axle is held by (a hook doesn't work for this as it's too narrow a support and the axle will slide around) then my dismounted front wheel I hang to the side lower down on it's own rubberised hook. I also set my forks to the lower travel compress setting while stored which gains me a further 20mm.

[@zuck759]

the is a middle ground between the hooks and the last method that being a shelf that the front or back tire sits cradled into. assuming that your bike tires generally fall into a 27 and 30 inch diameter you can build a shelf out of 2 by 4s that the bike sit in using this method you can on the fly change and adjust how far each bike is from one another.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

🤘🏼

[@ttattx]

I have my Krampus hung up on the ceiling, while my wife and kids are on the wall... you have to take a good bit into consideration when planning this out... No issue for me to hump bikes up and down, but wife and kids don't possess my raw strength (lol) so when all were up in the ceiling, they would come down, but never go back up... I use a rubbermaid fast track (had for decades already) and just got three hooks, and relocated them so they hug the corner near the garage door... best fit outta the way, and easy to access even with the vehicles in place... Thanks for the vid

[@gno999912]

*I was expecting a lot of shortcuts to be taken at this price. I was wrong. Decent quality **Latest.Bike** raker . Easy on easy off.*

[@-Cece]

I assembled my crib 18 years ago! No idea where those "extra parts" went! 😁

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Hahah hopefully you didn’t have any extra parts to begin with!

[@jasondoust4935]

A friend of mine has way too many bikes. Fortunately, he has a tall shed and they hang from their seats on the bottom chords of the trusses. A no-build racking system.

[@snbsmtb]

Great video Dude!! Those are some amazing DIY ideas!!

[@TrailTrackerSwitzerland]

I use the same system as April, just not rotating, and it works a treat. Easily built from some roofing batons I had lying around 😀

[@TheShredShedMTB]

nice! seems to be a much better option than a metal hook

[@ivoadf]

1:50 had me cracking up. Cool video!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Hahah thanks man! Had to throw in the classic dad joke! 😜

[@src4409]

I need something that raises up and that my smaller kids can get up and down on their own.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

like a bike rack for your kids bikes?

[@driaan1967]

Flat horizontal mounting on a wall or ceiling is great option if there is enough height. Lose no floor space.

[@jeffreyd3352]

All that bike storage work makes me thirsty for a Blackrocks Coconut Brown!

[@gur123noor]

Dollar store wall bike rack works for me. It’s right at the entrance “lobby”, almost touching the ceiling. It’a a road bike in a tiny apartment.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@shannononeal7375]

LOL "spare parts" Thanks, great video!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Haha thank you! Glad you liked it 👍🏼

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

The tip-to-tail wall hanging method also makes it a pain in the butt to get the bike you want when it's fully loaded.

[@Nickporter17]

You probably thought about it before. But I use three eyelets, three pulleys and a piece of cordelet. They are under $20, maybe even like 12 bucks. But, I attach them to the ceiling so I can hoist the bike up there. It's great because there's no awkwardly lifting the bike and on your 9 ft ceilings you get more than 5 ft of clearance below.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

I like it! I haven’t thought through this one exactly, but have seen similar products available online with pulleys

[@jeffhayes2288]

All the oil in the shocks go to different places when hung upside down.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

no it doesn't.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Can you show us your receipts for that ?

[@andrewlangshanks2407]

I like workbenches at a comfortable standing height, so I put one of my bikes under the workbench at one end, then a storage rack with drawers and then another bike. The rest of the bikes are on stands or a workstand on the other side of the garage.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

I like the idea of storing under the workbench! Great use of space

[@theshedMTB]

I like the idea using 2x4 rather than trying to find a stud for each hook

[@TheShredShedMTB]

for sure! gives you much more flexibility and you don't ruin your wall!

[@CmdrTigerKing]

1:06 Nice transition >_< 2:31 heat shrink will solve that How could I store 115lb bike on the ceiling ?

[@TheShredShedMTB]

ha thanks for noticing!

[@Felix_Wald]

I use a rail on the seeling and ballbearing rollers with homebend steel hooks with gardentube for 8 bikes for under 50 Euro.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Dang! Would be interested in seeing that setup!

[@HowToADU]

How have 90k+ people watched this without subscribing? You did a great job on this.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Thank you so much!!

[@janeblogs324]

Because Because clicking clicking the 1.5x video speed is 3x more work than than just just just closing the the video

[@86lucymoore]

Hello, Thank for this video! For the 2x4 with bike hook option. I have a follow up question. Where does the 2x4 get drilled in? The studs or not studs? How many screws does one need, how long should they be, and does one need anchors?

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Great questions! I would try to hit each stud that the 2x4 crosses. For screws, I used 3.5” deck screws, two into each stud. Not saying any of those are right, but that’s what I did.

[@manabiker]

I work in a bike shop, we won't hang bikes upside down, brakes have air in their systems, it has caused problems in the past, in a number of ways, when hanging them its best to put the saddle/handlebars up, wheels down. Front wheel higher then the back wheel..

[@TheShredShedMTB]

If I owned I shop, I also wouldn’t hang upside down- but for other reasons. It doesn’t look as good as a bike standing on their tires, makes the space look cluttered, can’t clearly see components and geo on a bike, etc. However, if brakes are bled properly there won’t be air in the system. For a home shop or just when storing bikes, we often need to get creative in order to save space when storing bikes- especially when we have s garage filled with them! If I had the room, they would all be stored standing on the tires. Stay tuned, I’m working on another one of these videos but with actual storage products. Some of the storage options address the exact points you made!

[@manabiker]

Air settles at the highest point, there is air in brake systems, you can get lucky, but some air is in there...we get customers with problem from storing bikes upside down.@@TheShredShedMTB

[@TheShredShedMTB]

@manabiker agreed that it settles in the highest point

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

It doesn't matter where the air is.

[@josep211080]

2x4 & hooks!

[@AltitudeRE]

What a great video! Well done!

[@richardhanchard7998]

I like the last method, but I'm going to go with the first one as I don't have the time.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Working on a part 2 of this video with some pretty sick products- stay tuned!

[@JustCallJonathan]

Black electrical tape over the hook pads!! 😎😎

[@samfeldman1508]

I use ceiling but only 1 hook. It’s in a corner. Easier to hook on and off as it’s half the work.

[@BroccoliBrontosaurus]

"The rubberized coating always comes off the hooks." Just rip it off first and add rubber hosing with the same interior diameter as the hook. It's super cheap and lasts forever. Use lube to get it on easily.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

I like it!

[@shamimdawood51]

The last one is good

[@TheShredShedMTB]

yes, she did a great job!

[@playgroundchooser]

My garage has 12 foot ceilings and very little blank wall space. Pretty much none of these will work. But still a very good video!

[@binderdundit228]

I have about 80 bikes, so I have a problem with any storage method. I keep my 80's BMX's up in the barn loft and my old banana bikes on the main floor. I have a nice lean-two on the side of the barn, and I put a lot of unused bikes or project bikes stacked close together. They collect dust but stay dry. My milk goat lives beside the bikes and the chickens are the dust culprits.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

80!?!

[@badmaxx]

@@TheShredShedMTB A friend of mine has over 150 WOODEN bicycles from the late 19th century in his collection!

[@TezOutdoors]

Good stuff thanks!

[@joanncatibod8150]

Cool vid! Thanks for the tips!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 👍🏼

[@willgero7189]

Nice video!!!!!!!

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Thank you! I have a follow up on my channel too with high quality products you can purchase for bike storage if DIY isn’t your thing 👍🏼

[@evanj751]

On the first one what is the distance between the hooks? Don't want to make one and realize they are too close together.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

This will vary completely based on your bikes- bar width, pedal width, and overall bike length will determine how close you can mount your bikes. Hope this helps!

[@lindner2736]

Classic stud finder gag! 😂

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Glad someone noticed! 😂

[@Floridamarty]

Thanks for your ideas. Most bike storage problems arise from the handle bar and to a lesser degree, the pedals. If not for those 2 components, a bike could almost be stored flush to the wall. Too bad there isn't a swing away handle bar goose neck or swing away pedal (for against the wall mounting). If they exist, I've never seen them. Most garage ceilings are too low, same for sheds, to offer overhead storage. If parking cars in the garage, there is little space for bikes on those corresponding walls, but doable if mounted higher on the wall. My wife and I live at the beach, so we need a storage solution that allows easy regular access to the bikes as we use them all the time. I realize I've done nothing but point out the problem, without offering a solution. My apologies. Maybe someone out there can figure this out, because so far, All I've come across are ways of relocating the bike, without really getting it out of the way. Thanks again!

[@tqminnz1405]

I feel your pain. I've found nothing that works for me either.

[@willhicks8769]

The one that jumps out to me is the hooks and then just turn the bike. Might use this method for the family of bikes 😬

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Agreed! I’ve got a follow up to this video in the works with products (rather than DIY) with a lot of great solutions! Stay tuned 👍🏼

[@meljane8339]

I like the wall art idea. Maybe a beam with a gutter would allow the "extra" bike to rest higher, or at an angle. I would use a large bolt instead of a dowel(for the pedal snag), but dowels are hot on KZbin right now, so, awesome ! Maybe some heavy-weight (deep sea) fishing nylon, laced at different points, would provide a tertiary support, if [you] could think of a way to sinch it better than melting the ends together. I like yor friend April's rack, especially since it is like one of those wall-map displays, or opening a child's book.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

only reason I chose to use a down instead of a bolt is to avoid gouging up my pedal. its probably fine either way, especially since pedals take a beating... but that was my thought process.

[@meljane8339]

@The Shred Shed I will try to think of something more aestheticly appealing and multi purpose than a foam sleeve, or pool noodle. ...maybe a spare or broken pedal?

[@ZackofAllTrades87]

Buy a $300 crib and use the "extra parts" 😂. This spoke to me.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Lol glad I’m not alone 👊🏼

[@CANAUS]

Great video, loved it!

[@chrisleech333]

I keep mine in the kitchen, downstairs bathroom and study. Much to my wife's annoyance 😂😂

[@TheShredShedMTB]

😂😂😂

[@RonTimmonsM1]

The most ridiculous thing in this video is the part where you almost cut off your hand with a power tool.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Lol got away from me a bit

[@lowrights33]

@@TheShredShedMTB Great video but take the time to use a clamp or a vise, those things won't grow back :)

[@assateagueexplorernaturecr1268]

So interesting how many ways there are to store the bike.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

agreed!

[@mattparker1811]

Nice Benchmade.

[@douglasalexander4348]

Take the front wheel off. Hang it up by the back wheel. It’s the bars that take up the room.

[@macfady2181]

Curious how you got in and out of your vehicle with the ceiling mount.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Lol that was for demonstration purposes. That bike did not stay there

[@mehmetmetinbaki]

ceeling bike storage is good idea but storing your bike upside down is not. your break fluid and suspention oil will move away from where they are supposed to go, your components will dry out, your bike will start to leak oil and if you have air bubble in them (even if you bled them perfectly air will air bubble will form eventualy) that usualy not a problem because air is lighter than the fluid and stay on top. But if you store your bike upside down then it's a problem because bottom of your bike (where you don't want the air bubbles becomes the new top and air moves there. If you can make a ceeling rack where you hang your bike from handlebar and saddle besides you can use a 3 hook design to store it as front wheel removed and handle bar turned then that would be a real space saver.

[@rp24hours]

From a bike technician: do not, DO NOT, store a bike with hydraulic disc brakes with the levers facing DOWN and the calipers facing UP. Any air in the master cylinder (and they all have some) will find its way into the caliper (not good). Likewise, do not store hydraulic brakes from ceiling hooks with one or both brake levers facing down.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

I would be really interested to see an example of this with clear hoses and calipers.

[@closePetshops]

very cool

[@TheShredShedMTB]

😎😎

[@the_jtown1952]

Can the hooks damage carbon wheels? Enduro bikes are pretty heavy. I worry about that much weight sitting on 1 small spot on a carbon wheel. That's the only reason I haven't hung my bike up yet.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

I doubt it... im not an engineer or someone who could say for sure, but I doubt the hooks could damage anything (outside of the rubber peeling away and the metal scratching them). the way I see if, if wheels can handle the beating that we give them on every ride, they can handle a storage hook.

[@humansnotai4912]

Don't hang your hydraulic based bikes upside down. Just been through a 2 year court case with Rochshox for where my forks and rear shock leaked, I lost.

[@jayryan1956]

Upside down is different to hanging from the front wheel though right? Shouldn’t be a problem if you hang from the front wheel or still an issue ?

[@humansnotai4912]

@@jayryan1956 Honestly Jay, I wouldn't hang it anyway apart from how it would sit in the ground, unless it's a cheapo and you're not bothered. I'm running RockShox SID Ultimate 3Ps @ £1200 so it's hanging off the floor wheels down. Best of luck mate. Namaste x

[@K03sport]

any ill effects on your front forks and hydraulic brakes w/hanging the bike vertically for extended periods of time?

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Could be wrong, but if brakes and bled properly there shouldn’t be any air in the lines so should be impacted. As for the fork, there is debate on that but I’ve never noticed anything wrong

[@K03sport]

@@TheShredShedMTB...btw, on the the 45* floor storage, you can notch out the area where the derailer rests and to alleviate the side to side motion, use vertical pieces at the back to hold the tire higher up (past the axle height). those vertical pieces can be held in place w/dowls and glue OR metal flat brackets __|

[@VID801]

Thanks for the ideas. I’m gonna do the 2x4 and hooks. Although I’m a bit concerned about my nipples 😊

[@TheShredShedMTB]

😂😂

[@daymackgaming6903]

this doesnt bend the rims?

[@TheShredShedMTB]

What method?

[@daymackgaming6903]

@@TheShredShedMTB the first one shown

[@TheShredShedMTB]

@@daymackgaming6903 oh gosh not at all!

[@daymackgaming6903]

@@TheShredShedMTB thanks!

[@theshedMTB]

You have your kid riding that balance bike yet?

[@TheShredShedMTB]

She’s rocking away! Not pushing yet, but soon!

[@geraldarcuri9307]

Uh, getting in and out of your Jeep with the bike stored overhead would be... impossible. "All the weight of your bicycle will be on whatever it is sitting." Wrong. You're obviously not a structural engineer. There is a lot of weight distributed to that little tiny dowel. It's simply a function of gravity.

[@TheShredShedMTB]

this is my favorite comment ive received

[@djyork1673]

If you have a bike with hydraulic brakes you should not hang your bike upside down or vertically so you are limited to horizontal storage with hydraulic brakes

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Please explain…?

[@djyork1673]

@@TheShredShedMTB because you can develop air bubbles in the hydraulic reservoir, air in the hydraulic lines is a no no

[@TheShredShedMTB]

@@djyork1673 exactly, if brakes are bled and maintained properly there shouldn’t be any air. I see your point, but if all things are as they should be there would be no negative effect.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

As we all know, any air in the system is bad but it doesn't matter where it is. It's the same kind of bad.

[@spencercampbell7300]

Ads..I urned it off

[@TheShredShedMTB]

Still left a comment though 😘

[@joshua4915]

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[@TheShredShedMTB]

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