Sunday, January 05, 2003
Bike Pole
Remounted my bike rack pole last night as well. As you can see from the above 2 photos, I don't have a lot of room in the stairwell that leads up to my 2nd/3rd floor apartment. And storing my bike outside is not really an option in the city (it would be exposed to the elements... both natural and criminal). So I had bought a bike pole rack that goes from floor to ceiling and attaches via friction (with an adjustable screw to snug it up tight) maybe a year ago; but after a few weeks, the top had moved about half an inch so I took the bike down off the rack to avoid trouble.
Here's the installed pole. Currently mounted flush up against the wall, with a pair of anchor screws being used to keep the top from wandering. Now, I made a mistake mounting it... the handlebar on the bike scrapes the wall, which means that tire is always going to be canted out. However, there's still a few inches of room between the back tire and the wall, so I may free up one of the two anchor screws and rotate the pole slightly to get the front a bit farther away from the wall.
Still, I'm happy with the pole because it gets my bike up off the floor and out of the way. Now I can look into dressing up the entry way area to make it more inviting. (e.g. that rug has *got* to go)
posted by Wuphon's at 7:30 AM
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