How to Build a PVC Bike Stand

Not all bikes have kick stands on them, and not all owners want kick stands on their bikes. No matter which of these two categories you fall into, it doesn't mean that you have to prop your bike against a solid object to get it to stand up. You could make a simple bike stand out of PVC pipe. You can use the stand in your garage, or take it apart and bring it with you on camping trips.

Things You'll Need

  • 6 PVC T-connectors
  • 3 6 Y-angled 3-way connectors
  • 3 Y-angled 4-way connectors
  • 12 PVC pipes, 6-inches long
  • 2 PVC pipes, 2-feet long
  • 4 pipe lengths, 3-feet long (to be cut to size)
  • Saw
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Instructions

    • 1

      Attach three PVC T-connectors to sections of PVC pipe that is 6-inches long. Alternate between the T-connectors and the 6-inch pipes, starting and ending with a 6-inch pipe. Do this twice. You should end up with two sections of PVC piping that each have 4 to 6-inch pipes and three T-connectors. Make another pipe section similar to the other, except instead of T-connectors, use Y-angles 4-ways. Make sure the Y-angles are hanging from the pipe section. Set this third section aside for later.

    • 2

      Attach PVC Y-angle 3-way connectors onto both ends of each section of pipe, and lay the sections down on the ground so that they are parallel to each other.

    • 3

      Turn the Y-angle 3-way so that one of the open ends of each connector are pointing up at an angle and the other open ends are on the ground facing the other section of pipe. Do this with both pipe sections.

    • 4

      Connect a section of pipe that is 2-feet long into the open ends of each 3-way connector that is lying on the ground facing the other pipe section. Attach one 2-foot pipe to each end of the pipe sections, connecting the two sections of pipe together. This will form a rectangle, and it is the bottom of the bike stand.

    • 5

      Cut 2 to 3-foot lengths of PVC pipe and fit them in the upward facing openings of the Y-angle, 3-way on one end of the bottom of the bike stand. Since they are in angled PVC openings, the pipes will cross each other higher up.

    • 6

      Place a Y-angle 3-way up to the pipes near the top where they cross. Locate where the top Y 3-way needs to be to have the pipes fit inside. Mark the spot by marking a line on the 3-foot pipe where the 3-way rests.

    • 7

      Take the pipes out and trim them down. Make a cut half an inch passed the mark that you made. The pipes need the extra length to fit into the Y-angle. Put the pipes back in place to make sure they fit. Trim more if necessary.

    • 8

      Measure the pipe you just cut and cut two more the same length for the other end.

    • 9

      Put all the pipes in place on the lower Y-angle fittings and top off with the Y-angle 3-ways on the upper end.

    • 10

      Fit the third pipe section that you set aside in step 1 into both open ends of the upper Y-angle 3-ways. Have all the Y-angles of this section pointing down.

    • 11

      Adjust the T-connectors on the bottom of the stand so that they are pointing up at an angle toward the open ends of the upper Y-angles.

    • 12

      Cut six more pipes the same length as the ones in step 8. Fit them in the T- connectors and their corresponding upper Y-connectors.