Hi, Minh. I have two racks. One is in my living room (see pic, a Craigslist purchase), the other in my Breezeway. The rack in the breezeway is a Delta "lean on the wall" model. Not as secure, but also the feet don't stick out as much, so less tripping hazard as I walk (slink) by. Also, I keep the bottom bike on the floor for both racks.
For living room rack, notice how top bike goes in opposite direction of lower bike and the arm for the seat-end is higher than the arm of the handlebar end? That is so I don't have to lift it as high to get the top tire to clear the bottom handlebar. Also, it's a big help to keep the front tire from moving. I use a John's Irish strap to lash it to the down tube. When lifting , I go as low as I can on the down tube and seat tube. I lift it in a different part of the living room, usually just back a few feet (where I have more room to wobble it around) and then walk it up and to the rack. In the breezeway, a step-stool helps because I don't have as much working-room. I also use a step stool in the LR when I'm feeling especially tired. To make lifting easier, I also remove the bags and water bottles, which saves a few pounds. Who needs a gym? Roberta On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 4:38:37 PM UTC-5 Minh wrote: > hi all, hope everyone is adjusting to winter, at least for us in the > northeast! > as its getting colder, i'm dealing with some bike maint. and one of them > is solving the bike storage for my lone QB. i've settled on hanging on the > wall, but next challenge, how do people lift the bike up high enough? > currently i can only get it up to about chest high, any tricks to get > higher? step ladder? > > this is inside our apt, so i can't ropes over the rafters. > > would appreciate any other ideas people have, only constraint is that i'd > like to get it off the floor, and it needs to hang parallel to the wall--so > no hanging by front wheel. thanks for any ideas! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e364ce17-d095-44e9-b5dc-f57baf458530n%40googlegroups.com.
