Per request and was just lazy with photo posting. So here they are. If I move the sweeper rack, then there's room for another one or two hooks. Not bad for 12 bucks don't you think?Aushiker wrote:Care to provide photos and/or details of the type of hooks used etc?
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Looks like they will do the trick for Bob that is for sure.
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:53 pm
No probs. The hooks were sold in pairs in a sealed wrap and were found near where all the other household hooks were. There was another brand's large hook that had a more circular curvature but I chose this more squarish design for its extra width (rightly or wrongly). Originally I was going to put a bit more padding on it but just got lazy. Spec wise, 10-12kg is well within the spec of that two hooks. If you have a solid wooden beam, then they can be screwed straight in (perhaps a small drill hole first). In my case, the $12 outlay included two big masonry plugs and a drill (either 8 or 10mm). The actual hooks only costed around $5 for the pair. Next time I can just buy the hooks and plugs.Aushiker wrote:Thanks Sogood. What sort of hooks are they or where do you find them in Bunnings? I assume they screw straight into the wall? Holding up okay?
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Thanks. I will look more closely next time I visit. I wandered around awhile back looking for something along these links but didn't see these, but then I was probably looking in a different area. Will look more closely next time.sogood wrote:No probs. The hooks were sold in pairs in a sealed wrap and were found near where all the other household hooks were. There was another brand's large hook that had a more circular curvature but I chose this more squarish design (rightly or wrongly). Originally I was going to put a bit more padding on it but just got lazy. Spec wise, 10-12kg is well within the spec of that two hooks. If you have a solid wooden beam, then they can be screwed straight in. In my case, the $12 outlay included two big masonry plugs and a drill (either 8 or 10mm). The actual hooks only costed around $5 for the pair. Next time I can just buy the hooks and plugs.Aushiker wrote:Thanks Sogood. What sort of hooks are they or where do you find them in Bunnings? I assume they screw straight into the wall? Holding up okay?
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:58 pm
What's the red tyre that sitting around?sogood wrote:Per request and was just lazy with photo posting. So here they are. If I move the sweeper rack, then there's room for another one or two hooks. Not bad for 12 bucks don't you think?Aushiker wrote:Care to provide photos and/or details of the type of hooks used etc?
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:57 pm
My old Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX amongst all the unrepairable retired tubes. It hasn't totally worn through to the threads yet but have had a few more punctures. Thought I might keep it as a back up for the time being. I've been keeping those tubes thinking that I may have a use for them one day.mikesbytes wrote:What's the red tyre that sitting around?
One strategic move for the location of the hooks that I haven't mentioned is, the wife's car is underneath those hanging bikes. My car is safely on the other side.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:49 pm
Bang on, more padding too IIRC. Big W and Saqfeway are worth a look too.needsapush wrote:Saw some hooks like that in the k mart bike section today, no I wasn't shopping for a huffy Reckon they had a soft protective outer but didn't look to hard.
Sogood, may I suggest a texta mark on the masonry plugs flush with the wall as a reference, just in case y'know
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Postby Blybo » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:04 pm
And to others... if space is critical and most bikes are not used that often then loosen the stem and turn the bars 90 degrees, then you can hang the bikes much closer together, especially MTB's or flat bars. Only 1 or 2 screws to adjust. 2 minute job...
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:07 pm
Thanks for the good advice.Mulger bill wrote:Sogood, may I suggest a texta mark on the masonry plugs flush with the wall as a reference, just in case y'know
The extra length of plug protruding out is the bare bit of the plug and it would be very clear should there be any shifting. At present, it feels pretty solid. Not sure if you or anyone else have any experience with those hollow concrete building blocks, they are damned hard to fix anything to. It's only a cm or two before you reach the hollow centre which provides no anchorage support for a plug. The horizontal bike hanger with my Ridley on is presently suffering from this problem and I dare not overload it. Hence I drilled into the cemented joint for these two hooks.
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:12 pm
I've already tried hanging by the rear wheel but it was still tough. The hooks are a tad on the high side as I had to make sure the bikes are well clear from the car roof below. I keep my two road bikes on the horizontal hanger for one and inside the house for the other.Blybo wrote:And if you hang by the rear wheel you may not need a step to reach either! Or hang as you have and roll it up the wall resting the seat against your body to keep it under control.
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Postby Blybo » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:18 pm
I just installed a heap of dyna bolt hooks to the wall on our 'blind side' of the house today to hold overhead netting for a cat run . This bloody cat has cost me a fortune building this but at least he'll never get hit by a car now...
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:22 pm
I thought those little toggle bolts were for plasterboards etc. But did consider them as I searched that aisle for around 20mins. In any case, those toggle bolts didn't come in a large enough size nor have a version with a large hook. Then I couldn't work out how to match that set of hooks with a toggle bolt.Mulger bill wrote:Toggle bolts would be the go for a breezeblock wall.
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:26 pm
I agree. Given what I have seen of those breezeblock (learnt a new term), they won't hold a dynabolt. There's virtually no holding strength in those blocks. Scary.Mulger bill wrote:I wouldn't recommend dynabolts for breezeblock, same problem as masonry plugs.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:29 pm
I was thinking more of your Ridley here. There's more than one type of hollow wall anchor in Bunnings.
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Postby sogood » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:38 pm
Ok, understood.Blybo wrote:Toggle bolt a thickish piece of hardwood timber to the wall and then screw the hook/s into that. I was actually thinking about the horizontal bike holder for the toggles which would be held to the wall by any screw type that would grip.
After the breezeblock problems I saw with the horizontal bike/sweeper racks, I had another look at how the builders anchored things on this type of walls and noted that they anchored everything to those cemented joints. Not sure if it's correct or not from a tradesman's point of view, but they seemed to be working for these two hooks. If I should put in two more hooks, then one will need to go into a concrete column. Dynabolt would work very well for that I think.
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Postby Aushiker » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:23 pm
Got the gravity stand as suggested from Crazy Sales, but it don't seem to work for me. Which ever way I position, curved base away from the bike or towards the bike, it just tips over. Seems to me that the angle or length of same coming out of the curve piece on the floor is not sufficient to offset the weight of the bikes.
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