Build your own stylish indoor bicycle rack

A bicycle rack made of wood and acrylic sheet is attached to a grey wall with a red bicycle hanging from it.
Every now and then your bicycle could stand to take a break. You can enjoy the sight of your bike hanging from our bicycle rack without having to break a sweat.
  • Difficulty
    hard
  • Cost
    40-70 £
  • Duration
    3-4 h

Your bicycle is far too fashionable to be tucked away in the basement? Why not make it into the centrepiece of your room? We’ll show you how to build your own stylish wall-mounted bicycle rack in a few simple steps. Have you heard about our 18-volt system yet? It offers a very wide variety of devices for many uses. The thing that makes the project below so special is that you can use the same rechargeable battery for every part of this project. Simply swap out the battery pack, inserting it into a different device that is part of the 18-volt system, and continue to the next step. It should go without saying that your safety is paramount throughout every step of the project, so make sure you take the necessary precautions to protect yourself. You can find everything you need to know about the correct protective clothing you need when using each type of tool in our overview.

You need

Let's go - step by step

Step16

Drill the holes for the shelf boards and for attaching the unit to the wall.

A cordless drill is being used to make a hole in a wooden board.

You need:
Cordless drill/driver
,
wood drill bit
,
g-clamps, pencil, folding rule, One plywood board, 45 x 30 x 1.8 cm

Using a 4 mm Brad point drill bit, start by drilling eight holes into the larger plywood board (45 x 30 cm) for the shelf boards and for attaching the unit to the wall (see diagrams in figure 2).

Step26

Connecting the plywood boards with screws

A wooden board is being screwed into two vertically positioned wooden boards from above.

It’s smart to pre-drill the holes before you screw the boards together.

You need:
Cordless drill/driver
,
wood drill bit
,
Multi-sander
,
Sanding sheet
,
suitable bit set
,
corner clamps, masking tape, pencil, Geodreieck, folding rule, Two plywood boards, 30 x 28.2 x 1.8 cm, Four 40 x 4 mm countersunk screws, Paint set (2.5 cm flat brush, roller, paint tray), Pink paint (approx. 345 ml)

Then use the 90° corner clamps to attach both plywood boards to the plywood board you just prepared and screw the boards together using countersunk screws. Tip: Pre-drilling the holes with a 3 mm Brad point drill bit can prevent the wood splitting. Make sure you correctly place the boards here: The first plywood board is below the drill holes, which are 0.9 cm from the top edge. The second plywood board is placed under the drill holes at a distance of 28 cm from the edge. In the next step, sand the entire unit with 120-grain sandpaper and use the paint set to add some colour to it.  We’ve gone for a fancy pink colour.

Step36

Preparing the acrylic sheets

A cordless drill is being used to make a hole in a acrylic sheet that is covered with strips of tape.

You need:
Cordless drill/driver
,
Metal Drill Bit HSS-R, DIN 338 Set 10 Pieces
,
g-clamps, masking tape, pencil, folding rule, Two acrylic sheets, 45 x 30 x 0.8 cm

Now place the two acrylic sheets (45 x 30 cm) on top of each other and use masking tape to prevent them moving around. Make sure that the masking tape covers the places where you need to drill (figure 1). This trick prevents the acrylic sheets splintering. Then mark the points indicated on the diagram (figure 2) and drill the holes using the 5 mm metal drill bit.

Step46

Sawing out the cut-outs

A small cut-out is being made in an acrylic sheet using a jigsaw.

You need:
Jigsaws
,
Jigsaw Blade
,
g-clamps, masking tape, pencil, folding rule, Two acrylic sheets, 45 x 30 x 0.8 cm

Now your bike needs the right hanger to make sure that the presentation is complete. To do so, use the template (figure 2) to draw identical cut-outs on each acrylic sheet and then saw them out using a jigsaw blade for plastic. To prevent splintering, you should cover the area with masking tape before you start.

Step56

Smoothing out cut edges with sander

A cut-out that has been sawed out from an acrylic sheet is being sanded with a multi-sander.

Remember, you should remove the masking tape before sanding.

You need:
Multi-sander
,
Sanding sheet
,
g-clamps, Acrylic sheets from step 4

You then need to remove the burrs along the cut edges on the acrylic sheets from the cut-outs using 120-grain sandpaper, and then rounding off and smoothing out any sharp edges.

Step66

Assembling the unit and attaching it to the wall

A cordless drill is being used to attach an acrylic sheet to a pink-painted wooden structure.

You should remove the protective film before connecting the acrylic sheet to the board with screws.

You need:
Cordless drill/driver
,
wood drill bit
,
suitable bit set
,
The Bosch Rotary hammers
,
Drill Bit Set
,
pocket rule, pencil, g-clamps, Four 50 x 4.5 mm metal screws with rubber seal, Fourteen 35 x 4.5 mm metal screws with rubber seal, Four 5 mm anchors

Finally, place both acrylic sheets flush (see figure) with the edges of the unit and pre-drill the holes with a 3 mm Brad point drill bit. Now just screw everything together using 35 x 4.5 mm metal screws and the stylish indoor bike rack is ready. In order to hang the rack on the wall, drill the corresponding holes for the wall mounting (see template from step 1) with a rotary hammer and a 5 mm concrete drill bit. Use 50 x 4.5 mm metal screws and 5 mm anchors to mount the bicycle rack on the wall. Once everything is securely attached, you can hang your room’s new centrepiece on the wall.

Tip
Hanging up the rack using laser technology
We recommend using a cross line laser to achieve optimal results when mounting your bicycle rack on the wall. You can conveniently measure the marks for the four drill holes required to hang up the wall-mounted rack thanks to the projected self-levelling laser cross.