Steadyrack Bike Rack - Wall Mounted Bike Storage Solution

See my detailed product review for the regular Steadyrack. I love it. As for the Fender Rack specifically, I read about possible interference of the fender supports & the rack, when placing the bike on the rack & how to handle that. The first time I put my bike up, I encountered this interference, but I have to chalk that up to the simple learning curve - because it hasnt happened since that first day. One thing to be prepare to address: When I pop my bike up to get my front tire on the rack, my rear fender hits the concrete floor. (The grinding noise is enough to let you know youre scraping paint off the fender. Mine wasnt too brutal, but it could have been worse.) My beach cruiser is 44 lbs. so its not necessarily easy to lift it up. I place a small rubber mat on the floor there when I put my bike on & off the rack. Even a thin rubber-backed rug would be enough, but its certainly something to be aware of... This is not enough reason to avoid the purchase. Just prepare for it. This product is solid and it works great to organize our family bikes. Photo attached.

I was hesitant at first by the price because I needed 2. But after the easy install and ease of use, I couldn’t be more than happy to recommend this to everyone that wants a vertical rack that also saves space. Just do it, pull the trigger and buy this rack, you won’t regret it.

These racks really work well. I purchased 4 so that we could get our bikes off the floor and on a wall. I staggered them so I could get all the bikes in a smaller area. I would have given 4.5 stars if I could. The installation instructions are available, but I had to go to their website to find the spacing for installing multiple racks next to each other either in line or staggered like I installed them. That should be a simple 1-2 lines to indicate the spacing. Customers should not have to go online and search around their site to find it.

This is the best solution for bike storage. It is sturdy and securely holds the bikes even without the lower back tire cup/guide. It was easy to install and is simple to use. Total bonus that they hinge such that 2 bikes can nestle closer taking up less space. The bikes also arent quite vertical as the wall is not uniform in thickness: thicker foundation wall at the bottom with frame/drywall above it. It still is secure. Our garage is pretty tight, and I have no concerns of a bike falling on the car parked nearby even if jostled or bumped.

Easy to install. Good value

Its hard to impress me and bike storage has frustrated me for years. Ive been through a few moderately expensive options. Having moved recently I was back in the market to try and solve the bike storage issue for our five bicycles, still wanting better than the old system I took with me. I wanted relatively easy installation. I wanted good quality. I wanted something that got the bicycles out of the way. I wanted a system that my wife and kids would actually use (this was the biggest problem). I have tried enough systems that didnt work (or not very well) so was finally willing to spend more because I was at the point of the bikes going or me going. If this is you, look no further. I bought five of these babies so quite a bill but I have no regrets five days in. This solves all these issues and now seems a bargain. Im giving my old reasonably well reviewed zero gravity style (bar on wall, foot on floor, four arms sticking out to hold two bicycles) to charity. Its rare for me to give such a glowing review. Ill update if my happiness level deteriorates since Im posting at five day mark. But, in those five days Ive only gotten happier. A few very minor nits: 1) The little covers for the bolts dont snap on/off very easily. Those could be better; 2) There are no instructions for how to space them for multiple bicycles. They should give some instruction (Others online wrote about 16 based on stud distance but happier at 32 despite all the space that takes up horizontally. My space allowed 22 spacing so I added studs to mount to which took more work but it works well at 22. I dont think 16 would work well and 32 is just too far apart. 24 probably the sweet spot); 3) The instructions are in metric so takes a little conversion (I found that mounting the bicycles so that the back tire is about 2 off the floor when hanging in the rack)

So I have 5 bikes that I want to fit into a space 78 inches wide, and about 9 feet tall. Ive been looking at all types of racks for over a year, and almost none of them will work for many reasons. Steadyrack is the only thing Ive found that will do the job. The primary feature that lets you pack bikes in tightly is the entire system allows the bike to pivot so it does not have to be perpendicular (90 degrees) to the wall. The instructions are minimal. I recommend going on YouTube for the manufacturers installation video. In the pack you are provided 4 lag bolts for installing in studs, and 4 companion anchors if you are installing into masonry. The hardest part is planning your installation. In a limited space, I can almost guarantee you will not find a stud where you want to put at least one of the bikes. Rather than try to gin up some sort of board that bolt into the studs, which is messy and will look terrible, go to your hardware store and use expandable metal anchors, which will hold up to 80 pounds each. You put four of them in the wall to fasten the Steadyrack, and it will more than hold the rack & bike, especially since the Steadyrack is only rated for up to 110 pounds. The rack itself is attractive, it folds up when youre not using it, the beak-like lip in front catches the wheel and lets you push it easily into the rack, and the front wheel is locked in. So how did I get 5 bikes on the wall in such a tight space? Put the widest, tallest bike in the center of the wall, about 2 inches off the ground. Put a bike on either side as wide as you can fit, and raise them 3 inches up, that way the handlebars clear each other. Then the two last bikes are between the center bike and the adjacent bikes, placed about 30 inches off the ground. To get higher bikes in and out, you pivot the lower bikes out of the way.

I like this rack very much, and it’s a perfect solution for holding my 39-pound vintage bicycle in my small condo. It’s easy to use, and swings far enough that the bicycle’s pedal is right up against the wall, so that is what determines how flat it can fold. I tried a couple of other products, but with this one I don’t have to lift that very heavy bicycle, and it is also held off the ground so that I can sweep underneath it and it doesn’t catch dust bunnies. However, I followed the instructions for measuring so that the bike would be 3 inches off the ground, and somehow it ended up only 1 inch off the ground. I’m not sure what happened there, but I didn’t realize this until after it was already installed, so I’m not gonna go back and drill a bunch more holes in my wall to raise it up another couple of inches. I was able to drill one of the bolts into a stud, and one had to go into drywall with an anchor, so make sure you pay attention to what surface you are drilling into. I think the only other thing I want to do is put a little bit of vinyl sheeting behind the lower tire support, to guard against any scuffs on my wall. That is what I have done with my other bikes where they are close to the wall. I will say that when I am putting the bike on the rack, if I don’t line up the front wheel exactly with the rack it will move side to side and make it hard to put the bike on. So just line it up properly, and it rolls right on and it’s held very securely. I did try rolling my mountain bike onto this, and it did work, and I think it would work with just about any bike except for one with exceptionally wide tires..

Yes, its expensive but if you want something that works great, is durable, and keeps your bikes out of the way, this is it! Perhaps you get what you pay for is an appropriate thought here.

Mounting into studs is really sturdy, and it holds my fat tire ebike which is pretty heavy- though I did have to take off the front splash guard. Note that at least on my small 20 inch wheels, the tire can roll back a bit when in the mount and the bike can fall. Easy workaround to brace the tire securely in place with a stick, or in my case an old pair of pliers to avoid accidents if theres a chance of things getting bumped. The bottom wall guard as other reviewers have mentioned is a complete joke and wont fit fat tires at all. Pleased overall. Not necessarily something Id splurge on for my kids bikes, but for a fat beast where you need something sturdy and easy to roll a bike up into to avoid too much lifting this really fit the bill.