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5.0 out of 5 starsSolid Bike Holder
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
Contemplated a few different types of wall mounts before settling on this one. Very happy with the outcome and impressed with the build quality. We park our cars and motorcycle in the garage so the last thing we want are mounts that could possibly fail and have the bikes come crashing down on them. I don't recommend using the screws provided. They aren't robust or long enough to confidently hold long-term. They may work for some people but I wanted to decrease the possibility of failure as much as possible. Just look at the pics of others mounting into drywall only and not into studs, with the provided screws. They eventually rip themselves out of the wall. It's like seriously, did you not know that was bound to happen? I went to the local large chain hardware store and upgraded to some 1/4" x 3" lag bolts, 1/4" washers, and secured the wall mounts into studs. Mounting only into studs is crucial and shouldn't be any other option. There are 3 screw holes at the top of the mount but securing it using only one at the top and bottom is sufficient, if you're going with something like a couple of 1/4" x 3" lag bolts. If you choose to go this route like we did, use a 7/32" drill bit to drill the holes into the stud prior to mounting the wall mount with the lag bolts and washers. If you've mounted stuff before into studs, this should be very easy. If you haven't, it's also very easy to learn and do. Plenty of YouTube videos out there. One of our walls has several gym equipment, rack, and mounts attached to studs so we have plenty of experience with mounting onto garage walls. We were lucky that the location of the studs were at the right places to allow for adequate spacing between the bikes. If your studs are not in the ideal location for mounting a bike or bikes, you'll just need to get a 2x6 wooden stringer or ledger board from the hardware store, mount the board on both sides into studs, and then secure the bike mount onto the stringer board.
Overall, very happy with the way it turned out. We're fortunate to have 11 ft ceilings so we were able to get the bikes up as high as possible and out of the way. The center of our mounts are 85" (~7 ft) from the ground. I'm only 5'8" and with the bikes mounted, I'm still able to reach up to mount and dismount the 2 bikes we have. Both bikes are about 27 lbs each. Highly recommend them and an extra plus for being made in Taiwan!