Steadyrack Bike Rack - Wall Mounted Bike Storage Solution

I was a bit hesitant to buy, because of the price. These work perfectly and are exactly what I needed to hang my bikes. Buy once cry once.

We like these racks overall. The install isn’t difficult at all and they make tons of space in my garage. We ordered 8 of these in the fat tire format, however, the bases that came were two different styles. See pictures. The ‘U’ shape is way better than the ‘V’ shape and would like the company to send us the correct ‘U’ shaped ones.

I purchased this for my husband. We installed it on a wall of about 10 inches between a window and a cabinet on the adjacent wall that we occasionally get into in our garage. It saves floor space, we can very easily swing it out of the way to get into the cabinet and it holds his bike securely with no damage to the light weight road bike. We will be purchasing another one or maybe even two to use for our other bikes. I can’t believe how good this works and how secure the bike feels!

Thanks to the previous reviews I was careful with the plastic trim--both in prying it off to uncover the top and bottom holes, and in replacing it so my plastic housing is fine. The metal parts are overly robust--like they were made for 100 pound bicycles, so comparatively the plastic does seem lightweight--but it is only for dressing up this wonderfully sturdy bike rack. And, yes, it does really swing like a swinging door (you may have to loosen the vertical bolds a bit to get an easy swing). I installed two closer than they are supposed to be installed in my florida room--in a tight spot. I also installed one to hang up from the floor 2 (the way they recommend) and the other higher than they recommend (with the rear wheel touching the floor) so they would nest nicely in just 27 of wall space. One tire is 4 wide and the other 4 1/2 wide and both fit in the groove well. I am more than satisfied--very happy, with this product.

This is the rack you should buy if you have a nice modern mountain bike with larger tires and rims. Way easier to get bike on and off and won’t damage your rims. Previously had the standard cheap hook that is popular on here and the cheap plastic protection disintegrated and scratched my rims while getting my bike off. Not to mention the weird twisting motion that is required to get the bike (with the cheap hooks). Taking my bike on and off this sturdy rack is super easy. Wish I hadn’t wasted my money on those cheaper hooks

Measuring the height is somewhat tedious, but ice you have the position, the rest of the installation isn’t too bad. I love how much space these save. Because they swing easily they are easy to put up and down if you mount it at the ideal height for the bike you plan on storing there. Without this I couldn’t reasonably store my bike in my apartment. Definitely be sure to follow the instructions and only install in studs. I had no issues with installation and it’s very sturdy, but a heavy bike held up by drywall would be a bad day.

It came out of the box covered in what looked like mold but was actually corrosion. Since it doesnt affect the structural integrity of the rack, I went ahead and installed it. It wont be exposed to rain, since its inside the garage. It was easy to install, and with bum rotator cuffs its much easier to put the bike on this rack than on the ceiling hooks Ive been using. I suppose if someone was concerned about the corrosion they could use steel wool to polish the rack, but hey, its in the garage for petes sake. Not like its in the living room.

The good news - this is a seriously solid rack, well-engineered and built to last. In fact, Id say it is over-engineered and probably far more rugged and durable than it needs to be. It would be ideal for both commercial situations and home situations like mine. The semi-bad news - this rack can be bear to install into a block (masonry) wall. You need to drill 3/8-inch anchor holes in the block, which is not easy for most folks. A 3/8 bit is the top capacity of most home drills. I had to buy a new masonry bit and even though I generally know my way around tools, it was a struggled to drill clean holes that were level, etc. -- not impossible mind you, just a struggle. This rack would probably do fine with 1/4 tapcon screws holding it onto a wall, but thats part of the over-engineering I mentioned above. Once you get these bolts in, the rack isnt going anywhere. Also, the primary bolts holding this onto the wall are carriage bolts, which require a socket wrench to really get tight. I had the wrench, but again, its not common to every household. Those issues aside, I LOVE THIS BIKE RACK. I have two bikes on a wall in a newly renovated workshop (see the picture). I had to install them on a space between a sink and a shelf. Because of these racks, I can swing the bikes in either direction, depending on which thing I need to access. Because their footprints on the wall are so small, I will be able to mount other items on the walls around them - shovels, ladders, etc. Even my wife was impressed. One thing that took a long time to figure out - how to stagger the height of the two racks so that my bikes (which are almost the same size) wouldnt bump into each other. You MUST visit the companys website to download their suggestions for install, but even those are a bit useless to me as they are in metric and they offer two very different options for spacing. I ended up placing the racks about 16 inches apart and mounted the second one about 6 inches higher. That provided plenty of clearance between handle bars and pedals. Btw - it is not a very big deal to load the bike into the higher rack. It takes a bit more effort as you need to push the front wheel up onto the rack, but my wife was able to handle it easily. Overall, Im thrilled with these racks and I think anyone who can handle the issues of proper tools and the installation will love them too.

The removable cap/cover that you need to remove to install this is extremely tough to get off. The clips (on the main housing side) that holds to the cap can break and did in one area. Not happy but can live with it. The hinge are ultra stiff on my that makes it almost impossible to swivel. Slight loosening on one of the bolt helps dramatically. Otherwise it is a good solid unit.

Easy to install. Good value