![]() It was probably overkill but we did want some mechanical support there just in case the glue gave out over time & flexing under repeated loads. So we used clamps and wood glue to bond the bike frame arms to the uprights. *This was needed because our modification to allow adjustable width and the use of the large clamp bolts didn't give us much room to screw the arms into the uprights. ![]() ![]() The added plywood supports (2x) for the bike frame arms was some scrap 1/2" plywood I had lying around. Truss supports (2x) for bike frame arms - Cut at 16" on 45 deg. cut at 24", then clamped together and drilled one hole 1-3/4" to create the twin U-slots. Base frame clamp board (encloses and clamps in the upright beams) - 1 pc. Upright supports (vertical beams) - 2 pcs. Four 2x4's were used in the project (with a bit left over on the 4th board). We removed about 1/16 inch from each face and edge of the 2" x 4" x 8'. Additionally we used my surface planer to make sure all the edges & faces of the boards were squared up to each other. This upright bicycle stand is constructed from durable aluminum and has a weight capacity of 200-pounds. The arms can be adjusted in any configuration for compatibility with kids, BMX, mountain, or road bikes. NOTE: All 2x4's used were grade "A" so they were pretty straight which is very important for this type of assembly. This floor-to-ceiling bike storage solution features 4 vinyl-coated steel bike hooks that allow you to store 2 bikes. I have included some dimensions of the wood that we used for the project. Note you need a long 3/8 bit for this when drilling into the uprights! We're overall very happy with this project and we hope you enjoy it as well. The bolt holes were drilled on our drill press with a 3/8" bit and spaced at 1.5" on center. We also wanted to make the upright supports were easy to take apart when the stand wasn't needed for storage so we did the assembly with 3/8" x 7" zinc coated bolts rather than all wood screws. We followed Tristan's overall design though and it works well to support the bike, very sturdy. In our version of the design we wanted to use a bit more of the 2x4 supports as trusses and my Son also wanted to make the span of the frame supports adjustable for smaller bikes or even larger ones (like Fat tire types etc.). Thank you Tristan for sharing your bike stand design! My Son and I wanted to build a version of this to allow him to support his bike which is in the modification process to create a hybrid E-Bike.
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