I did this setup myself after joy of bike explained it, also as a comparison to the stashed space rail. It worked well for a while but I finally just sucked it up and got the space rail. 8 bikes shipped to the US was about $800. I can tell you it’s way better than the diy version. Little things that add up, like the spinning hooks. As a construction heads up. Assuming that’s a 2x4 you bolted the rail onto. I’d be careful how much you load on there. Your original thinking is better because it disperses the load over many beams. Now you have all the load on one beam plus whatever’s in your house above that. With all the e-bikes that’s a substantial weight. It would be better to put in new 2x4’s spanning those two beams and then mount it into that.
Thanks for the heads up. Ya, I'll have to see if the spinning gets to me. It will be easy to add some sort of friction system to counter it if it starts driving me crazy. It's also higher which I didn't touch on in the vid so we will see if I feel the need to bring it down with a sub ceiling. The Spacerail is slick and looks amazing, but for me, it is way more fun and satisfying doing something yourself for a fraction of the cost, for my needs I think it will be perfect. I'll do a follow up if anything becomes unbearable. 😉
Yea I’m the same way. Love building and creating things myself. Just after a while it became worth it to pay the price on this one haha. Good luck and enjoy it though!
@@bearjewmtb4827 Gotcha, so far so good, though it is not summer and I am not up and down with the bikes yet so time will tell. I'll do an update mid summer and see where we are at. 👊
You could run some 2x4's perpendicular to your black wall the same spacing as the holes you already drilled to disperse the weight. That way you could also put it at the desirable distance you want from the wall and vehicles.
@@K4orest totally. I thought about doing a ‘sub-ceiling’ but the distance ended up being pretty good. I might end up doing it to bring the height down a bit though, we’ll see. Thanks for the comment 👊🤙
Hey Shaw, I haven't had much of a problem as I load them normal then spin them and just reverse that to take them down. That being said, I don't really need to put any backwards so I haven't messed with it too much and I can see it being a bit of a pain. I do think if I had to put them backwards it would have been better a little further from the wall so they are easier to spin. I don't have any problem spinning them with the hook loaded. Thanks for the comment.
Just wondering how you managed to lag bolt that channel and still have room for the nut on the hook. Maybe my rollers are different, but there is minimal space on the top side of them.
Hey orangetunas, your comment made me rewatch the vid. My bad, I touch on it around the 3:25 mark and the 4:40 mark but I don't really show or go into any detail. Sorry about that. I used big lag bolts at the ends. I lagged one end in and then used beefy flat head lag screws every foot, then slid the wheels in and then lagged the last end up. The big lag bolts at the ends stop the rollers while the flat top ones in between let the wheels slide. I hope that makes sense and sorry I didn't touch on it better in the video. Let me know if you have any other questions. If you are still having trouble you can get me on the email on the page and I can send pics of the screws.
I hear ya and I'll post if anything goes sideways. It's been months so far and nothing has happened to the rims. If you are taking them up and down frequently they will most likely be hung in a different location on the rim every time. If you hang them for a few months like I do over winter, we'll see, though nothing happened this winter. Rims are generally a lot stronger than worrying about 75lbs but we'll try another year and see what happens. Thanks for the comment👊
@@RidingThruLife .. I love the video and the idea. You're right, my only concern is them hanging for an extended period of time and the rims getting slightly out of round.
Just finished the same install of an 8ft version of this. Still have to sort out best order of hanging bikes to maximize space, but it holds 8 bikes great!
YES!! That is awesome! Mine is going strong as well. I am used to the hooks spinning freely but might actually do something about it at some point. lol Just isn't enough of an issue to do anything about yet for me. Thanks for letting me know.
Also, how are the wheels holding up? I am still ordering parts and debating between buying pricier wheels from the local hardware store, vs the amazon imports.
Hey, the spinning hasn't really been much of an issue to be honest, though I do see myself sorting it at some point this summer. I have mastered a wheel bump to put it in the right orientation. lol. All it needs is some sort of friction. I might just try using some of the extra pool noodle I have and tape some above the rollers even just some tape under the nuts would provide enough friction to slow it. I'll keep you posted when I do it. It is an easy issue to solve just hasn't been annoying enough for me yet. No issues at all with the wheels, none. I just do not put the hook in valve spoke zone. Unless you mean the sliding wheels? Thery are great as well and zero issues with them too. lol Thanks for the questions.
Hey Musaka, I didn't include links because they were very specific to my area. A very local hardware store, BC retailer, though one was from Amazon. I did include pictures of the item name/description and where it was bought etc. If you are in the same area or want to see if they are available in your area I would just pause it at the picture and type the item in your search bar and see what pops up. Thanks for the comment.
I don't see why not. I took a quick look at mine and there might be little less wiggle room between the wall and the hook at 18" but it should be fine as you will still have a few inches. Thanks for the comment and let me know how it goes.
With the expiation of the e-ped evil insanity, 🤯 this rack is clever in design.
Thank you.
Ha, MTB's are all pedal. 😃The teens here in Whistler are like little biker gang's with their EPeds tearing around. Thanks for the comment!! 👊🤘
I did this setup myself after joy of bike explained it, also as a comparison to the stashed space rail. It worked well for a while but I finally just sucked it up and got the space rail. 8 bikes shipped to the US was about $800. I can tell you it’s way better than the diy version. Little things that add up, like the spinning hooks.
As a construction heads up. Assuming that’s a 2x4 you bolted the rail onto. I’d be careful how much you load on there. Your original thinking is better because it disperses the load over many beams. Now you have all the load on one beam plus whatever’s in your house above that. With all the e-bikes that’s a substantial weight. It would be better to put in new 2x4’s spanning those two beams and then mount it into that.
Thanks for the heads up. Ya, I'll have to see if the spinning gets to me. It will be easy to add some sort of friction system to counter it if it starts driving me crazy. It's also higher which I didn't touch on in the vid so we will see if I feel the need to bring it down with a sub ceiling. The Spacerail is slick and looks amazing, but for me, it is way more fun and satisfying doing something yourself for a fraction of the cost, for my needs I think it will be perfect. I'll do a follow up if anything becomes unbearable. 😉
Yea I’m the same way. Love building and creating things myself. Just after a while it became worth it to pay the price on this one haha. Good luck and enjoy it though!
@@bearjewmtb4827 Gotcha, so far so good, though it is not summer and I am not up and down with the bikes yet so time will tell. I'll do an update mid summer and see where we are at. 👊
You could run some 2x4's perpendicular to your black wall the same spacing as the holes you already drilled to disperse the weight. That way you could also put it at the desirable distance you want from the wall and vehicles.
@@K4orest totally. I thought about doing a ‘sub-ceiling’ but the distance ended up being pretty good. I might end up doing it to bring the height down a bit though, we’ll see. Thanks for the comment 👊🤙
I've tried this. but backward facing bikes are soo hard to mount and dismount. unless we figure out the rotating mechanism while the hook is laoded.
Hey Shaw, I haven't had much of a problem as I load them normal then spin them and just reverse that to take them down. That being said, I don't really need to put any backwards so I haven't messed with it too much and I can see it being a bit of a pain. I do think if I had to put them backwards it would have been better a little further from the wall so they are easier to spin. I don't have any problem spinning them with the hook loaded. Thanks for the comment.
Basically, Beaf hooks 🐄
Ha, turn the garage into the Meat Locker!!!
Just wondering how you managed to lag bolt that channel and still have room for the nut on the hook. Maybe my rollers are different, but there is minimal space on the top side of them.
Hey orangetunas, your comment made me rewatch the vid. My bad, I touch on it around the 3:25 mark and the 4:40 mark but I don't really show or go into any detail. Sorry about that. I used big lag bolts at the ends. I lagged one end in and then used beefy flat head lag screws every foot, then slid the wheels in and then lagged the last end up. The big lag bolts at the ends stop the rollers while the flat top ones in between let the wheels slide. I hope that makes sense and sorry I didn't touch on it better in the video. Let me know if you have any other questions. If you are still having trouble you can get me on the email on the page and I can send pics of the screws.
I like the idea but my concern especially with 70-80 lbs eBike hanging on one wheel in a single point.
I hear ya and I'll post if anything goes sideways. It's been months so far and nothing has happened to the rims. If you are taking them up and down frequently they will most likely be hung in a different location on the rim every time. If you hang them for a few months like I do over winter, we'll see, though nothing happened this winter. Rims are generally a lot stronger than worrying about 75lbs but we'll try another year and see what happens. Thanks for the comment👊
@@RidingThruLife .. I love the video and the idea. You're right, my only concern is them hanging for an extended period of time and the rims getting slightly out of round.
@@DJaquithFL I’ll keep an eye on it for sure. Thanks again! 🤙👊
Hey Todd, I REALLY like that design. That’s a great job. I can see me using that design in my garage now. Well done mate. 🤘👌
Hey Mountain Bike Pete, thanks so much!! It is working amazing so far, and still in the ceiling!!!! lol
Cool rack. Also a shame BC has made it so expensive to own a car.
Rack has been amazing. It is pretty crazy to have sticker shock on almost everything these days. Thanks for the comment.
Just finished the same install of an 8ft version of this. Still have to sort out best order of hanging bikes to maximize space, but it holds 8 bikes great!
YES!! That is awesome! Mine is going strong as well. I am used to the hooks spinning freely but might actually do something about it at some point. lol Just isn't enough of an issue to do anything about yet for me. Thanks for letting me know.
I am curious if you have any updates on the spinning issue you mention in the video. Any tips on how to make the hooks spin a bit more slowly? Thanks!
Also, how are the wheels holding up? I am still ordering parts and debating between buying pricier wheels from the local hardware store, vs the amazon imports.
Hey, the spinning hasn't really been much of an issue to be honest, though I do see myself sorting it at some point this summer. I have mastered a wheel bump to put it in the right orientation. lol. All it needs is some sort of friction. I might just try using some of the extra pool noodle I have and tape some above the rollers even just some tape under the nuts would provide enough friction to slow it. I'll keep you posted when I do it. It is an easy issue to solve just hasn't been annoying enough for me yet. No issues at all with the wheels, none. I just do not put the hook in valve spoke zone. Unless you mean the sliding wheels? Thery are great as well and zero issues with them too. lol Thanks for the questions.
Been subbed for a while but if this was the first video I saw, I would have subbed again for sure! 😅 awesome idea!
Keep up the great content!
Thanks F'ers!! 😄 Appreciate the comment!
@@RidingThruLife hehe 😅 We’ll take it!
links to the items would be helpful
Hey Musaka, I didn't include links because they were very specific to my area. A very local hardware store, BC retailer, though one was from Amazon. I did include pictures of the item name/description and where it was bought etc. If you are in the same area or want to see if they are available in your area I would just pause it at the picture and type the item in your search bar and see what pops up. Thanks for the comment.
How far away from the wall did you install the rail?
Hey Zach, it is 23” away.
@@RidingThruLife Nice video, thanks for posting. Do you think 18 inches would be enough for MTB and road bikes?
I don't see why not. I took a quick look at mine and there might be little less wiggle room between the wall and the hook at 18" but it should be fine as you will still have a few inches. Thanks for the comment and let me know how it goes.
Hey Todd, I really appreciate the video. I was missing the hooks. Cheers!
Hey Jorge, thanks. I am glad it could help you out. Appreciate the comment. 👊