How to Build Home Parking Bike Racks

Storing bikes can be difficult, especially when they are not fitted with a bike stand of their own. While it is sometimes possible to rest a bike against a wall, they are easily knocked over in this position and it significantly reduces the places where a bike can be stored. One answer to this problem is to build home parking bike racks that can be positioned wherever it would be best to store a bike. This allows for simple and effective bike storage in a convenient location.

Things You'll Need

  • 3/4 inch diameter PVC pipe
  • Ruler
  • Marker pen
  • Hacksaw
  • 12 PVC T-connectors
  • Epoxy glue
  • 8 90-degree PVC connectors
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure out two 3-inch sections on the PVC pipe using the ruler and mark these off with the marker pen. Measure and mark off two 16-inch sections; eight 1 1/2-inch sections; six 2 1/2-inch sections; four 14-inch sections; two 11 3/4-inch sections; and four 22 1/2-inch sections. These sections will form the frame of your bike rack and are measured to fit a standard bike wheel.

    • 2

      Cut the PVC pipe into individual sections using the hacksaw. Cut along the lines you marked on the pipe to produce the individual sections. Glue one T-connector to each end of both 11 3/4-inch sections using the epoxy glue. Glue a 2 1/2-inch section onto the opposite end of each T-connector. Glue another T-connector to the end of each 2 1/2-inch section.

    • 3

      Glue a 1 1/2-inch section to these T-connectors to form a straight line. Ensure the open parts of the T-connectors are all facing down. The purpose of this is to ensure that when the pipes are laid on the ground, all of the T-connectors will point along the ground rather than upwards, as the pipes all have to eventually join together to form a flat frame.

    • 4

      Glue a 90-degree connector to each end of these straight lines of PVC piping to form the top and bottom portions of the bike rack frame. Glue a 1 1/2-inch section into the leftmost two T-connectors. Glue another T-connector to each of these 1 1/2-inch sections, with the "T" on the connectors pointing upward. Glue the 16-inch sections to the leftmost 90-degree section on each line of pipework.

    • 5

      Glue the 14-inch sections to the leftmost T-connectors running along the floor on each line of pipework. Glue the two lines of pipework together to form a rectangle with only four open points on the T-connectors pointing upward. This is the base of your bike rack.

    • 6

      Glue a 90-degree connector to one end of each of the 22 1/2-inch sections. Glue two of these 90-degree connectors to a 1 1/2-inch connector. Glue each of these connectors to one of the other 90-degree connectors to form an elongated "U" of PVC. Glue these "U" shapes onto the upward-facing T-connectors on the base to complete the bike rack.