Bike Rack Attack

Im sitting in the shop, looking out the door and see almost 10 bikes standing scattered around the driveway.  Some near the door, and some parked down the length to wear it connects to the main drive to the house.  What a mess.  I cant even yell at the kids because half of them are mine and I just don't have room in the shop for them yet.  So I sat down at the desk and looked into some racks, like the ones out front of the grocery store, school, or library.  I was surprised at how difficult it would be to find them.  Any given search for racks brings up hitch mounts, roof mounts, or the strap-ons for hatchbacks, and once I did find them, I was dismayed by the price.  I'm cheap, that's no secret.

The Bike Repair Stand Project

     Since most of our operations are on the tight budget of nearly $0, and we needed a repair stand for performing some of the necessary tasks involved in rebuilding, or repairing bikes, we built our own.  A simple google search will bring back a number of attempts and nice stands that others have made with similar intent.  These were valuable research when we built ours.  Since many of the designs are compact, lightweight designs for garage corners, and apartment entryway use, our design was taken to the next level.  Super sized.