Riding a bike is great but one of the biggest hassles of bike ownership is where to store it when you are not riding—especially if you live in an apartment or don’t have tons of garage space. And expect to triple that hassle if you live in a multi-cyclist home or own more than one bike. While it’s often an afterthought when buying your first (or second) bike, proper storage is crucial because it ensures your rig will run properly for years to come. Simply leaning your bike against a wall means it can easily be knocked over and damaged. And keeping it outside is even worse—exposed to weather, expect the chains and bearings to rust quickly. What you need is a smart and effective bike storage solution.
Thankfully, whether you have a single bike or, like me, you’re a multi-bike, multi-cyclist apartment dweller (right now, there are five bikes sitting in my one bedroom apartment), there’s no shortage of excellent storage solutions to safely store your bike and help keep your space tidy.
Bike storage solutions come in all sorts of styles and sizes. Depending on where you live, you can choose between a somewhat permanent solution—like a wall-mounted bike rack—or lean into a portable option like a free-standing bike stand. Over the years, I have tried numerous bike racks, bike mounts and bike stands; and these are my favorites.
- Best Overall Bike Storage Solution: Feedback Sports Rakk
- Best Wall-Mounted Bike Storage Solution: Cycloc Solo
- Best Garage Bike Storage Solution: Steadyrack
- Best Freestanding Bike Storage Solution: Topeak Dual Touch
- Best Bike Storage Solution For Renters: Delta Michelangelo
- Best Bike Storage Solution For A Van: BikeStow Original
- Best Outdoor Bike Storage Solution: Rubbermaid Bike Shed
Best Overall Bike Storage Solution
No Heavy Lifting With This Portable Floor Stand
Stop leaning your bike against the wall and get this easy-to-use floor stand instead. There’s no assembly required—simply lock the fold-down swing arm in place then roll the front or rear wheel of your bike into the wheel slot. The spring-loaded swing arm holds your bike upright with no lifting or awkward jostling required, and there’s no risk of scratching your wheels or the bike frame. And since it’s a lightweight, portable and freestanding unit, you can place it literally anywhere—in your house, apartment or garage.
For bonus points, you can throw the stand in the back of your car to use at the trailhead so you don’t have to lean your bike against the car while getting ready.
The wheel slot accommodates almost any type of bike from the skinniest 20 mm road tires up to 2.3-inch mountain bike tires. For those who live in snowier climes and love to ride fat bikes throughout the winter, a Rakk XL version is also available to accommodate plus-size (27.5+ and 29+) and fat bike tires from 2.3 to 5 inches. Own more than one bike? Multiple Rakk stands hook together in a variety of configurations to form a storage solution for a collection of bikes.
Best Wall-Mounted Bike Storage Solution
Display Your Bike Like Art With This Simple Rack
Display your bike on the wall like a piece of art with the Cycloc Solo bike storage solution. Available in six different bright colors to match your home décor, this wall-mounted rack holds your bike either vertically or horizontally and rotates to accommodate a variety of bike frame angles. Rubber contact points on the curved lip protect your frame from any scratches.
The circular space within the bike mount is perfect for storing accessories like bike lights or gloves. And a hole through both the top and bottom enables you to lock up your bike should you keep it in a public hallway. Or you can use it to hang your bike helmet.
The Cycloc Solo secures to your wall via three bolts and will hold bikes that weigh up to 66 pounds. For bikes with wide bars—like mountain bikes or other flat bar bikes—an optional spacer extends the bike mount further away from the wall to make room for the handlebars.
Best Bike Storage Solution For The Garage
Store Multiple Bikes In A Small Space
Trying to store multiple bikes on the floor of your garage or piling them up against one wall can quickly get unruly. A better option: The Steadyrack vertical bike storage solution enables you to hang numerous bikes together in a small amount of wall space.
The wall-mounted bike rack features a fold-down arm that securely holds the front wheel of your bike. The arm then swivels 160 degrees from side to side to enable you to fit multiple bikes in a smaller footprint than if they were stored facing straight on to the wall.
Of course, some bikes are quite heavy, but the genius of the Steadyrack is that you don’t have to worry about lifting your bike off the ground to mount it. Simply balance your bike on the back wheel and slide the front wheel into the arm.
The Steadyrack comes in a variety of styles to match your type of bike—standard bikes, mountain bikes, bikes with fenders and fat bikes. The Classic Steadyrack fits standard bikes with a wheel diameter of 20 to 29 inches and tire widths up to 2.1 inches. It can support weights up to 77 pounds.
Best Floor-To-Ceiling Bike Storage Solution
No Drilling Required To Secure Multiple Bikes
If you don’t want to drill in your walls, this floor to ceiling bike stand is the perfect non-permanent solution for storing multiple bikes. And it looks pretty sleek, too. The elegant single pole design securely wedges between the floor and ceiling of any room without the need to bolt into walls, ceilings, or floors.
The bike stand extends to fit any ceiling up to a height of 10.5 feet. No tools are required to install the stand—simply extend the spring-loaded pole to reach the ceiling and lock the extension lever into place. This lever can be tightened with an Allen key to ensure the arm doesn't slip down when under load.
Once the bike stand is in place, lock the foot stepper to engage the spring and form a secure platform ceiling-to-floor. While the stand will hold up to four bikes, the package comes with two hook mounts, so you’ll need to buy more to expand your storage. These hook mounts swivel up to 30 degrees to accommodate a variety of standard or sloping frame top tubes. The mounts also slide up or down along the stand to make room for large or small bikes. Each hook mount can hold up to 39.7 pounds in weight and the entire stand up to 158.7 pounds.
As an optional accessory, stabilizers secure your bike handlebars in place so the front wheel doesn’t twist when suspended off the ground.
Best Bike Storage Solution For Renters
Gravity Keeps This Stand Leaning Against Your Wall
This bike storage solution is perfect for renters as no permanent attachment or drilling is required to get your bikes up off the floor. The Delta Michelangelo bike stand simply leans against your wall and uses the force of gravity to hold two bikes of any style up to 80 pounds total in weight.
Thick rubber feet prevent the base of the bike stand from sliding out under load and also protect your floor from any damage. Padded hooks secure in place on each side of the stand and move independently up or down to accommodate any size or style of bike. You can even add extra hooks to hold accessories such as bike helmets.
Out of the box, the bike stand comes together in minutes with just the need for a Phillips screwdriver to assemble. For heavier bikes such as e-bikes, a wall stabilizing strap is included with the unit to avoid any accidental toppling.
Best Bike Storage Solution For Vans Or Trucks
Secure Up To Four Bikes In The Back Of Your Vehicle
While vans and trucks are great for storing or transporting bikes, things can get unruly quickly—derailleurs knocked out of alignment, spokes broken, frames scratched. The BikeStow Original bike rack makes it super easy to keep your bikes organized and safely transported to and from the start of your ride.
The portable bike rack folds open to create a stable platform in the back of your vehicle and holds up to four bikes, whether they are road, mountain or even e-bikes. Cargo straps secure the bike rack in place and ensure it does not tip over should you fancy yourself a bit of a Formula 1 driver.
The bike rack is quick and easy to use—simply roll the front or back wheel of your bike into the dedicated slots and slide down the aluminum V-lock to secure your bike into place. Each wheel slot accommodates tires up to 3 inches wide on 26-inch or 27.5-inch wheels and 2.6 inches on 29-inch wheels.
As the bike rack folds down flat and weighs less than 30 pounds, it can double as a bike storage solution for your house, apartment, or garage when not used for transporting bikes in your vehicle.
Best Outdoor Bike Storage Solution
Declutter Your Garage With This Bike Shed
For anyone with a backyard or outdoor space, a shed offers a viable bike storage solution to keep your garage and house free of clutter. The Rubbermaid Bike Shed uses a double-wall construction made from a durable UV-resistant resin that will not rust, rot or fade, all while protecting your bike and gear from moisture, weather and sun damage. The impact-resistant floor further protects your bike and other gear from any fall damage.
The bike shed is easy to assemble thanks to easy interlocking panels and only a few tools are required to secure the panels in place. You can customize the interior of the shed with shelves, pegboards and racks (unfortunately, sold separately) in order to further organize all your bike gear. The extra deep 5 by 6-foot floorplan is perfect for storing bikes either horizontally or vertically and the doors are lockable for added security in easy to access spaces.
