This is a no frills/straight forward guide for those of you looking to make your own wall mounted bike hanger but don’t feel like spending a bunch of dough.
simple, easy, cheap
Let’s Start.
Tools:
one set of drop styled handle bars
one quill stem that fits handle bars
one old tire
one threaded piece of galvanized steel pipe that your stem fits snuggly into. (In my case a 3/4″x4″)
one wall flange that fits whichever pipe you find.
tape measure
drill
two wood screws
drill
level
1. Put your handle bars into the stem (if they are not already) and flip them upside down to make your hanger.
If your bars aren’t already taped you might want to wrap them up to prevent scratches to your frame. I wasn’t about to go buy some bar tape just to hang on the wall so I wrapped my pair up with an old tube and used wine corks instead of bar ends.
(This step is not required)
Attach your pipe to the wall flange and then insert your your quill into the pipe. This seriously couldn’t be anymore easy, could it?
Using wood screws, assuming your hanging into a standard wall, hang that bad boy where ever you want to hang your bike. Use a tape measure to determine how high you’d like your bike to be. I used 80″ which provides enough space to fit another bike underneath. (I’m not going into detail on how to hang something to a wall, there are plenty of guides for this online.)
Now enjoy your stylish bike hanger.
classy.
WOW, I can’t believe how much attention this is getting, thanks everyone!
I’m on the 2nd floor, no one will be stealing my bike through the window ;)
The illustrations of Kyle Wilson 
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absolutely mega hit. i’m gonna have this ready tomorrow for sure!
Yes…this is great.
This is a great idea. I’m hitting up the coop for some handlebars ASAP.
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This is genius….
how do you close your curtains?
You start by pulling the curtains on the right to left. Careful, this next bit’s tricky! Then you pull the curtains on the left to the right. Viola! Your curtains have gone from open to closed! It’s like magic, but not. Did you follow all that?
No, you got it all wrong. You always pull the curtains on the left to the right, then back, then to the right again, then back and then to the right one last time. Next you cluck like a chicken while scratching at the floor with your left foot. After that, you pull the curtains on the right to the left, then back, then to the left again, then back and then to the left one last time. You are finished after a brief flamingo dance and stomp.
You’re a dick.
More so than you know.
Hehehe
Dude,love the response,sarcastic without being rude. Love it!
Viola? You have to play a musical instrument to close your curtains? Maybe invest in a blind – they require no musical ability to close.
I love this! Thanks for the great idea–looks brilliant in the window.
Nice bike, what is it.Great idea by the way!
What about women’s bikes? Those have slanted frames :S
How about screwing the hanger in at a slant?
I use an Allen bicycle adaptor bar.
love seeing all the awesome possibilities for hanging bikes! this one might be my favorite yet!
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Everyone wants to hang it across like that, however up and down using the bar the seat goes into looks slick in a tight room. It also fixes the girl issues :P
Yes, that is a great idea and saves space. Two bikes up and down could looked wicked cool that way. I think we are going to try this with our bikes at home.
that is beautiful
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wow! great idea!
you could just put a flat bar through stem and hang the bikes vertically through the front wheel.
but this is way rad.
shred.
Absolutely brilliant. Urban and cool and functional to boot!
Sigh, my bikes would have to be clean all the time, to hang so artistically lovely like that. It’s a great way to recycle an older bike handlebar set.
Love the ingenious idea of recycling handle bars. You Matter! Smiles, Nancy
So nice bike!!! congrat!
Nice bike!!
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What a cool way to store / display your cycling pride of joy. Reggie? Where are your old drop handlebars?
I love how you use your (old?) saddles as ornaments :)
Fantastic, I was talking to my neighbour about this, I will pass this on.
This is a well-timed post, especially since I just bought a bike and keep tripping over it in my tiny NYC apartment. I was actually going to look at buying a wall-mount, but now you have given me hope that I might be able to this myself. So, wish me luck, and thanks so much for the great post. Here is hoping I don’t accidentally end up tossing my bike out the window…
That’s just awesome!
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CCCCClever!
Very cool
The simplest solutions are almost always the best. Well done!
Absolute genius – one of those ‘why didn’t I ever think of that!?’ moments… Lovely.
Awesome
Thank you for this story. Nice blog
Don’t forget to visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0u33Y4n99A
and watch this video. OK.
nice
Excellent – who would have thought some old handlebars would be so useful, it’s like they were made for the job!
Great project. Now to build that wall in the basement to hold about six of these. It also occurs to me that if you use a set of flat bars hung from the ceiling, you’ve got a nice set-up to hold extra wheels/tires.
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Would have never of thought of this! Genius, Now that both my partner & I have bikes we may need to do it to keep them out of the way (or on display)
Awesome idea to save a bit of space at home or the garage. Though you probably need to clean the bike after use beforehand, otherwise there will be more things waiting to be cleaned up, such as the curtains… *0*
Love it. I just dropped some coin on my first legit road bike and can’t bear the thought of making it sleep in my building’s bike room. Now you’ve given me a way to display it artistically so people don’t say, “What’s up with the bike in your guest room?” THANK YOU!
Supercool! Nice one!
So perfect. I love the practicality. I suppose one can vary the length of the pipe to accommodate bikes with a wider handlebar profile. Thanks for sharing such a valuable idea!
Brilliant! Love it, thanks for sharing!
Great idea. But not applicable for weighted (mountain) bikes I guess.
why not? If its bolted into the wall it should hold the mountain bike, I’m going to try it with mine, and my beach cruiser, I’ll let you know how it goes!
Just don’t put the play pen right underneath it for a month or two till it passes the test..
Great idea and you can use as a decoration.
Awesome and simple! Need a few bike holders for the various bikes in the garage. Space is becoming a premium as the bike tally hits double digits!
And I bet it works for a lot less and last longer too. Great idea!
woow thanksss…great post..i will try this at home :)
Cute idea to use old handle bars. I just use $3 J-Hooks from Home-Depot. Guess I’m not that hipster :) Nice blog though.
This is tremendously awesome.
This is awesome! Simple! And did I say awesome? :) Like Jerrit’s vertical idea, too!
Would you be open to us re-posting it. Won’t do it unless you provide the thumbs up!
Cheers!
good idea ^_^
Best idea yet for storing my collection of stems, bars, and tape … oh, and the bikes, too. Thanks!
Well played sir.
ingenuity! I love the wall!
DIY is always full of wisdom!
Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed!
Really Cool Idea :D
Very innovative! :D
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awesome
:)
How is the pipe attached to the wall flange? How is the stem attached to the pipe?
OK. I read it again and realised the pipe is threaded, so I started looking for the parts online. If you don’t happen to have a threaded wall flange and pipe, it’s going to cost about £25 + postage. If you don’t have a drop handlebar this is also going to cost, so this is only really a cheap option if you already have the parts.
or superglue
That is an awful lot of lever forces acting on the screws into the wall. How long do you reckon it will last?
until it doesn’t
There’s not really that much force, even with a 35 lb. bike, but you’ll want to use a long screw at the top of the bracket. There’s usually a half-inch of wallboard to go through before you get into the two-by-four wall stud. I’d go with a 3-1/2″ long screw, 4″ max, as you’ll be close to going all the way through a typicla 3-1/2″ stud. That bracket should accept a #12 flat head wood screw easily. If you don’t try to do pull-ups on it, it should last “forever”. The bottom screw is there primarily to prevent rotation, and can be shorter, 1-1/2″ to 2″ long.
Absolutely fantastic!!
wooww!! this is so cool… most of the time i don’t know where to put my bike in the house. Iv never made anything by myself, my boyfriend or my brother always help me but i’m definitely going to try and make this, hope it will turn out as cool as yours..:-)
Simple, cheap and nice.
You are my hero!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this, my problem is now solved.
I wish I’d seen this before I bought the thing I’m using now. Mine works, but yours is cheaper and probably even cooler.
very cool, but I don’t even have room for that :-)
Love it
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…just when I was starting to wonder what I would do with my bike when I no longer have a shed, BAM!, this happened.
This is cool.I never seen this style before. Nice thanks for sharing.
This is possibly the most wonderful thing I have seen all day. One day I will have a home that I am allowed to drill into the walls of and I will hang my bicycles everywhere. It will be beautiful.
AWESOME!!!!! Genius!
Interesting place to put a bike hanger! I am used to seeing them in garages though. I bet no garage for you right? segmation.
Love this easy solution. I’m going to learn how to reblog this post. In the teaching I do for mindfulness, I emphasize how to devlop a simpler life organically and the importance of being able to DO things and not just THINK things. For people who can choose bike riding as a mode of transit as a way of being greener and getting much needed physical exercise, this offers a terrific DIY solution for storage in cramped urban living spaces. Thanks so much for the blog!
Brilliant Kyle!
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Simplicity and inspiration – I love this idea!
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Love it! Also, can we please talk about those amazing floors? I swooned.
Great idea, except for the whole “hanging it in front of a window” bit – that’s basically free advertising to wannabe thieves (“hey guess what? my bike is only a window smash away!”), unless you live in a high rise…
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great idea!
Simply clever!
Too cool!
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I have never seen a need to hang up bikes in the window, but if short of space I guess that could be useful.
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awesome trick :-)
Nice! This would be a great idea for me and my husband’s bikes!
AMAZING! love this idea and I love that you hung it in the window!
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I’m a snob… I’m gonna use Carbon Fiber Handlebars. :)
Just found our weekend project. Well done sir. Congrats on getting Freshly Pressed ;-)
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this is the best thing ever…but really!!
This is such a simple and brilliant idea! I think even I can handle this (oops, bad pun).
Thank You!! Congrats on being Fresh Pressed! :)
Wonderful idea… although it needs a lot of effort here but a great idea. I’m getting a bit redundant already. Hehe. :) Nice bike by the way.
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That was a great idea!! By the way, how much are they?
This looks great and is a wonderful idea! I love it! :D
I think this is brilliant and will deffo be trying it soon enough, Would it be sacrilege to hang a Tomac Omen Hardtail off one of these too? :o
Thanks for making my day that little bit better, now back to http://www.echofurniture.co.uk One day I’m hoping itll buy me a better bike :)
Sorry to be a typo nazi, but please please fix: “Using wood screws, assuming your hanging into a standard wall”. It should, of course, be “Using wood screws, assuming you’re hanging into a standard wall”
Great idea btw
Wonderful idea! The result looks excellent.
Cool idea!
Wow! You are amazingly creative:)
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very cool.
Love it. Now I have a use for an old quill stem and drop bar collecting dust somewhere in the garage. I knew I would need that setup sometime…
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How cool is that? A bike rack that looks like a bike.
Super, and looks great too!
What a great idea and looks awesome!
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!! Great idea for cyclers. I’m going to do this in our garage with our two road bikes. Cheers~
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So simple, lovely.
shall I burgle that flat? lets see – is the cycle is in the window or is he out….
That’s good for a minimalist bike which doesn’t even have reflectors or lights, but you might want a longer pipe to accomodate a rack, saddlebags, kickstand, basket or some other stuff to make the bike a bit more useful. If that bike had lights and they were left on neighbours could call and remind you to turn them off.
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I don’t even know how I found this great blog post. It doesn’t matter. Lots of us living I urban environments are increasingly feeling a bit “done,” with owning and driving a car on a regular basis. There are so many ways it’s a drag, right?
Expensive for starters. Car payment. Monthly parking somewhere which is actually a cheap alternative to dealing with the city that tickets! Insurance. That right there, as a short list of car expenses, can easily be $500! And that doesn’t include driving anyplace yet! What a rip.
So, a good bike, might cost you a bit up front but it need not. In Chicago we have Working Bikes (24th and Western) working bikes.org. You can get a good enough bike for around $100+- a bit. That’s lots less cost and hassle than buying a car. ( don’t get me started on that all day time waster of an affair.)
Biking is a great simplifier too. It puts the joy back into getting around the city. And, what I really love, is that it brings me closer to people and experience as I ride around. I have so many great chance meetings that would not happen if I were sealed into the bubble of my car. If you want to know your neighborhood, I urge you to bike it. The super wicked good news is that generally, it’s also faster than public transit.
Anyway, point taken then, yeah? A bike is a great alternative to a car. But where to put it in our smaller urban spaces? The brilliant simple, inexpensive answer : DIY from Kyle Wilson, who also happens to be a terrific artist.
So think green and simple. Try this scheme for storing your bike. And ride on everyone, one peaceful turnof the wheels at a time.
Thanks Kyle!
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For of us who are tight on cash this is an amazing was to both recycle and save some cash!!
Very nice. Great idea.
This is the best idea! I’m making one tomorrow!
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awesome! though, i have enough trouble getting my bike up the stairs, let alone hanging it that high up!! great idea though, looks so nice on your window!
I’ve always admired design that is functional. This is lovely! :-)
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What a fantastic idea! We’ve got four bikes in a teeny flat and I’m getting sick of tripping over them all the time. This is going on next weekend’s “honey-do” list. Thanks!
How did you secure the stem to the pipe, or is it loose and just balance inside the pipe?
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This is cracking! Thanks for the idea! x
You must have an unusually thin quill stem because 3/4″ tube is too thin, and 1″ is too big. There are no in between sizes… So for everyone who is trying this, this is a problem.
I found that instead of using a 3/4″ “tube” made of galvi, we used a 1/2″ floor flange, and a 1/2″x3/4″ copper adapter. A 1″ flange with 1″x3/4″ reducing bushing would have worked well too, except it would have cost more, and looked to big…
this is the lowest class USSR track frame with fake decals lol.
in russia it costs about 60-70$
id love to know the quill stem you used (i.e. – size diameter) because most standard quills for 1″ headsets won’t fit in that type piping (3/4″, 1″ too big), as the steal is just a bit too thick. you must be using some weird french size or something ha.
I used a 1″ pipe and bought a 22.2mm to 25.4mm seatpost shim
This is great! Simple but great. I was looking for a wall hanger.. Never realized I had it along with me all this while!
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Because the length of the quill is n times longer than the diameter of the wall flange, the top screw in the wall flange has to take n times the weight of the bike. It would far safer to use a much larger wall flange to reduce the risk of the top screw coming out of the wall.
trademark this shitttttt :)
You inspired me, my dad and I took a trip to home depot and bam, done. Can send you a pic, but don’t know how on here… Supkrod.
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Super duper… :)
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Brilliant! I love this. Thanks
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Super love this! I live on a third floor apartment and no shared space at the ground entrance to park my fleet of folding bikes. Gotta make one and share you the pic!
You need to take the airzone off and put that concor on.
Not a concor, it’s a starfucker. ;)
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Fantastic! I live in Singapore where our apartments are small so this is a great low cost solution for my bike storage!:)
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Anybody has an idea how to adapt this to a surf-rack that you’d fix on the bike ? Surf racks cost like 200 or 300€ and this would be perfect for a cheap one !
Use a longer piece of galvi ( I used a coper slip to male iron pipe thread in mine) and instead of a floor flang use a T. I picture the seat post going through the tee. U—| the seat post going through the | .
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Now this is true intelligent innovation!
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Tried it, took more time and effort than necessary. Worthless project that only cost me money in the long run.
Sucks to be you then, I guess.
Had the bars, the two parts we needed were less than nine bucks total. Could not have been easier… Would love to share a pic!
Very Cool!
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Elegant and clever.
Excellent post – thanks for sharing! I’m curious about the brand of the bike on the hanger. I’ve never seen those decals before. What is it?
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All around a positive thing. Recycle, reuse and create.
Love it! Definitely going to be making a pair of these for the new casa. Thanks!
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Hi,your blog help me a lot.This web site really has all the information I needed about this subject and didn’t know who to ask. Thanks.
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spiderman might take it.
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A piece of pipe threaded on both ends is called a ‘nipple.’ So you can ask for the right thing when you go to the hardware store. You want a 4-inch galvanized nipple.
I love this and someone on Craigslist was selling them in Metro ATL. Now that I have a need for it, I cannot find the ad. Stupid Question: Where does one find used/cheap bike parts to DIY?
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Thanks Kyle! I made my own hanger this weekend. http://www.minimal-ism.com/2012/10/diy-bike-wall-hangerrack/ I made sure to credit your site for the great idea :D
What size quill stem did you use. A 22.2 will not fit 3/4″ pipe. Help?
I couldn’t tell ya, just old spare that I dug out of the parts bin…
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Awesome idea. I just put my bike rack up. I used anchors for two of the holes and the other two nails drilled into a stud. Just curious, has your bike rack fallen down (yet) or shown any signs of weakening? Thanks for the awesome idea!
Mine is holding up just fine.
That is a really gorgeous rack and easy to make. When I have a vintage bike I want to display, this is definitely how I’m doing it. But I will probably put one of those Hunters mounts behind the bars to jazz it up even more!
I put together a DIY on some other types of bike racks that are more for garage storage. Check them out if you are interested.
http://www.texasmountainbiketrails.com/diy-bike-rack/
Enjoy!
This won’t work with a standard quill stem. It’s too big for 3/4″ and too small for 1″ pipe.
Really nice! Just made one for myself! Looks amazing…
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Good use of old parts. Liked both the use of old bars and old tubes.
Sure you’ve fixed the slack chain by now.
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Great idea! Tnx!
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Yeah! That’s a great one!
Thanks for the instructions :)
Been searhing for a cheap bike hangger
And come across this fantastic idea.
Very creative indeed!!!
Thanks man, great idea just finished mine!
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i love this. So simple yet unheard of. . i will be doing this first thing tomorrow morning!
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This is great! I never thought to use handle bars for this!
what size stem was that? I tried using a standard 22.2 mm quill stem but it didnt fit into the 3/4″ pipe. Cant seem to find anything between that and 1″
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I love this idea! I am currently trying to put mine togetherbut I ran into an issue. there is no way for the handlebars to be secured in the pipe. they don’t fall out on their own but if you bump it or pull on it at all it slides right out. any simple suggestions for this issue?
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