DIY Bicycle Storage - The Chainlink2024-03-29T15:03:26Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A796478&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks! The Fargo belongs to…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-16:2211490:Comment:7964782014-02-16T02:45:33.930ZChase Chttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ChaseChristenson
<p>Thanks! The Fargo belongs to my girlfriend and the bike on top is my Cross-Check. I had it powder coated a few months ago to a nearly safety reflective chartreuse. <br/> <cite>Timothy Delmar Sweetser said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage#2211490Comment796036"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Cool rack, and nice bikes! The bottom one looks like a Salsa Fargo, what's on top?</p>
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<p>Thanks! The Fargo belongs to my girlfriend and the bike on top is my Cross-Check. I had it powder coated a few months ago to a nearly safety reflective chartreuse. <br/> <cite>Timothy Delmar Sweetser said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage#2211490Comment796036"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Cool rack, and nice bikes! The bottom one looks like a Salsa Fargo, what's on top?</p>
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</blockquote> Cool rack, and nice bikes! Th…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-15:2211490:Comment:7960362014-02-15T00:45:18.933ZTimothy Delmar Sweetserhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TimothyDelmarSweetser
<p>Cool rack, and nice bikes! The bottom one looks like a Salsa Fargo, what's on top?</p>
<p>Cool rack, and nice bikes! The bottom one looks like a Salsa Fargo, what's on top?</p> I'm new to Chicago, but is cr…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-09:2211490:Comment:7939592014-02-09T16:23:08.165ZChase Chttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ChaseChristenson
<p>I'm new to Chicago, but is crime so bad that I have to lock down items in my locked apartment? I hope not :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>clp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage#2211490Comment794201"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice. But loose bikes are like candy to a baby: just for peace of mind, I'd like to see some kind of LOCK, to prevent a casual visitor from merely lifting a bike off the rack, down the stairs and away. …</p>
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<p>I'm new to Chicago, but is crime so bad that I have to lock down items in my locked apartment? I hope not :)<br/> <br/> <cite>clp said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage#2211490Comment794201"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nice. But loose bikes are like candy to a baby: just for peace of mind, I'd like to see some kind of LOCK, to prevent a casual visitor from merely lifting a bike off the rack, down the stairs and away. Perhaps a length of iron pipe between the uprights from which a U-lock could attach to the bike frame. Just enough to slow down a thief...or make the pizza delivery boy think twice about coming back.</p>
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</blockquote> That's a pretty good point, I…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-09:2211490:Comment:7939582014-02-09T14:25:30.176ZChase Chttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ChaseChristenson
<p>That's a pretty good point, I also forgot to point out that I tried to place the "feet" of my posts over studs. I'm in a high-rise which I'm guessing is constructed of steel and concrete, so I assumed there should be minimal building warpage occurring (about 9E-2 in. of thermal expansion?). I was thinking that perhaps a heavy duty spring to provide tension as opposed to the carriage bolt and tee nut could solve any problems of warpage.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Kelvin Mulcky…</cite></p>
<p>That's a pretty good point, I also forgot to point out that I tried to place the "feet" of my posts over studs. I'm in a high-rise which I'm guessing is constructed of steel and concrete, so I assumed there should be minimal building warpage occurring (about 9E-2 in. of thermal expansion?). I was thinking that perhaps a heavy duty spring to provide tension as opposed to the carriage bolt and tee nut could solve any problems of warpage.<br/> <br/> <cite>Kelvin Mulcky said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/diy-bicycle-storage#2211490Comment794047"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'd be wary if all the support is coming from the tension on the bolt on the bottom. You need a back-up/fail-safe of some sort. If there's a mm or two of warpage in the drywall or floor over time, the whole thing will come crashing down. I'd at least drill a bracket into the ceiling or something...</p>
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</blockquote> I'd be wary if all the suppor…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-08:2211490:Comment:7940472014-02-08T17:52:22.262ZKevin Mulckyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinMulcky
<p>I'd be wary if all the support is coming from the tension on the bolt on the bottom. You need a back-up/fail-safe of some sort. If there's a mm or two of warpage in the drywall or floor over time, the whole thing will come crashing down. I'd at least drill a bracket into the ceiling or something...</p>
<p>I'd be wary if all the support is coming from the tension on the bolt on the bottom. You need a back-up/fail-safe of some sort. If there's a mm or two of warpage in the drywall or floor over time, the whole thing will come crashing down. I'd at least drill a bracket into the ceiling or something...</p> Thanks! I was inspired by a c…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-08:2211490:Comment:7939232014-02-08T17:27:56.653ZChase Chttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ChaseChristenson
<p>Thanks! I was inspired by a couple of Ikea post ideas that I had seen on the interweb. I just wasn't sure what I would do with two IKEA posts if I found alternative storage. I may end up painting/finishing it if it turns into a long-term storage piece. </p>
<p>Thanks! I was inspired by a couple of Ikea post ideas that I had seen on the interweb. I just wasn't sure what I would do with two IKEA posts if I found alternative storage. I may end up painting/finishing it if it turns into a long-term storage piece. </p> Nice Solution!
Reminds me of…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-07:2211490:Comment:7937382014-02-07T15:24:03.981ZLegacy Frameworkshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/LegacyFrameworks
<p>Nice Solution! </p>
<p>Reminds me of an Ikea solution I have from an old tv stand. Not sure if it would hold on pressure alone though. <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20179940/" target="_blank">http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20179940/</a></p>
<p>Nice Solution! </p>
<p>Reminds me of an Ikea solution I have from an old tv stand. Not sure if it would hold on pressure alone though. <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20179940/" target="_blank">http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20179940/</a></p> Good concept! It could easily…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-07:2211490:Comment:7937982014-02-07T05:39:05.016ZDrewbaccahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Drewbacca
<p>Good concept! It could easily be dressed up for a few more bucks too!</p>
<p>Good concept! It could easily be dressed up for a few more bucks too!</p> Nicely done!tag:thechainlink.org,2014-02-06:2211490:Comment:7935282014-02-06T20:15:06.453ZTom Dworzanskihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tom964
<p>Nicely done!</p>
<p>Nicely done!</p>