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Old September 17th 03, 11:05 PM
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Okay, I now have 3 bikes in my dining room. I need to get one of those
bicycle trees to take control of this. Has anyone had experience with the
models that are shown in Nashbar or Performance? I am leaning toward the
aluminum one that fastens to the ceiling with spring pressure, but the
wooden one is more attractive.

thanks,

Pat in TX


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Old September 17th 03, 11:09 PM
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:05:03 -0500, Pat wrote:

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Okay, I now have 3 bikes in my dining room. I need to get one of those
bicycle trees to take control of this. Has anyone had experience with
the
models that are shown in Nashbar or Performance? I am leaning toward the
aluminum one that fastens to the ceiling with spring pressure, but the
wooden one is more attractive.

thanks,

Pat in TX




Yes, I used the metal one. However, I used it in my garage and fastened it
to wood. They should work well, and you can theoretically put four bikes
on them. I bought mine from Performance. I used this one:

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...e.cfm?SKU=4128


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Old September 18th 03, 01:00 AM
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Yes, I used the metal one. However, I used it in my garage and fastened

it
to wood. They should work well, and you can theoretically put four bikes
on them. I bought mine from Performance. I used this one:

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...e.cfm?SKU=4128


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I saw that one today at a store and it was $120 (plus the 8.25% tax). The
guy said it could be put in the house with just spring pressure and no
nailing, etc. Thanks for the link.

Pat in TX


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Old September 18th 03, 03:20 AM
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"Pat" wrote in message
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Okay, I now have 3 bikes in my dining room. I need to get one of those
bicycle trees to take control of this. Has anyone had experience with

the
models that are shown in Nashbar or Performance? I am leaning toward the
aluminum one that fastens to the ceiling with spring pressure, but the
wooden one is more attractive.


After perusing the pictures for a while, I spent less than $20 for some 1" x
4" lumber and some bolts and made a wooden lean-to of my own. No power tools
involved - just a hand saw, miter box and a hand drill. Make sure you get
the angles right and for safety's sake, put something grippy on the feet so
the whole contraption doesn't slide away. I used my favorite - rubberized
shelf liner from wal-mart. I also put some on the two cross planks so it
wouldn't mar the wall. If you have a full-suspension bike, then get a couple
of hooks normally used for hanging bikes in the garage and bend them to a
good angle for holding the frame. Then screw them into the ends of the
boards you would use to hold the bike.

I used this setup in my living room for a couple of years. Then I got
married and moved to a house with a garage!

-Buck



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Old September 19th 03, 01:35 PM
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 02:20:58 GMT, Buck" u n k m a i l g a l a x y c o r p .
c o m @ wrote:
the angles right and for safety's sake, put something grippy on the feet
the whole contraption doesn't slide away. I used my favorite - rubberized
shelf liner from wal-mart. I also put some on the two cross planks so it


More fun, and possibly better, would be Plasti-dip.

I used this stuff many years ago, and just recently
saw it in a hardware store, having forgotten about
it. It's a cool product, would be great for lots of
things.

I wonder if the spray-on version of it would be good
for worn tires?

http://www.plastidip.com/consumer/products.html

-Buck

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Old September 19th 03, 03:19 PM
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 02:20:58 GMT, Buck" u n k m a i l g a l a x y c o r p

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c o m @ wrote:
the angles right and for safety's sake, put something grippy on the feet
the whole contraption doesn't slide away. I used my favorite -

rubberized
shelf liner from wal-mart. I also put some on the two cross planks so it


More fun, and possibly better, would be Plasti-dip.


That is a good idea - brush it on and let it dry.

I wonder if the spray-on version of it would be good
for worn tires?


Why don't you give it a shot and report back to us. Maybe you should keep a
video camera around when you do so that we can see your face on one of those
home-video shows like "What were you thinking?"

: D

-Buck


 




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