Bike Nook Vertical Bike Stand & Rack - Freestanding, Upright Floor Stand for Indoor Bike Storage - Garages & Apartment

The media could not be loaded.  Yeah, this is ace. My missus and I have just both got bikes and as such we're struggling to find space for them. I chose to keep mine outside under a decent cover, but I'd noticed a couple of surface rust elements on the pedals and so we've had to keep both indoors. We don't really have the space for them, so decided to clear the lobby (partially hence the mess you'll see in the pics). My missus spotted this stand on here and cos we now both needed to move indoors I took a punt. The reason it felt like a punt was that the pics really do it no justice and I was concerned about the number of "it falls off too easily" comments.Construction - It's really easy to put together and adjust. The whole thing is held together by 5 nut and blots and a further adjustable screw is there to change the height. It took less than 10mins to build.Sturdiness - Unless your bike has razor thing velo track tyres or ludicrous fat tractor tyres everything should be fine, the ridge (which I have shown) accomodates most bike tyre sizes across MTB, Hybrid and Road bikes. The bike shown had 700x40c tyres on it and fits more than comfortably. The rubber feet are dead solid, we have a halfords bike stand which grips the tyre, but mounting it is a pain as I have to stand on it as the feet don't grip so the wheel rolls in, these rubber feet anchor themselves to flat surfaces which means they job of rolling your bike on is hassle free. In terms of topple, check out the vid, yeah I don't go nuts pushing it, but it takes a hard nudge and I've used it whilst doing some changes to the setup. Don't get me wrong, the anti-gravity nature of it means I won't be letting the cats mess around by it, but it's showing no signs of movement.Another thing the pics fail to show is how the angle of the bar on the floor changes from front to back which is one of the keys to its stability, so I've added a few pics showing the height difference with measurements(again, excuse the floor detritus, we're in the process of clearing to fit two bikes here).One cautionary thing - If you have mudguards, lights and reflectors on the seat stem, you will most likely have to loosen them unless you have the ones shapes around the wheel as they will most likely get in the way, and a pannier will have to come off when mounting, so it's worth considering what is most important in that situation.That aside, this is an excellent purchase and come payday, we'll be getting a second one to put my missus bike in here and free up our kitchen.

Easy to assemble. Easy to use. The only problem is there is nothing to hold the actual bike in place once it is on the nook, rendering the whole thing unstable. The bike can, and at some point will fall forward, even the lightest of touches could cause the bike to fall! A simple strap with some velcro and a hook on one end that could be wrapped around the seat post and the hook attached to the adjustment knob to hold it in place, even a clip on the Nook V-Slot that clips over the seat post, some form of system is needed to secure the actual bike FRAME to the nook. As I had some hook and loop tape I fashioned two securing straps (see picture), I used them to secure the lower and upper part of the back wheel, with the upper part including the frame, to the nook. To me it’s not ideal (I couldn’t find a way for it fit securely around the seat post) but I feel but it does the job. The bike is a lot sturdier and less likely to fall. And it’s because of these needed improvements I don’t think it’s worth the asking price of £40 (standard) and £50 (pro), they could both do with being £20 cheaper! I hope Thane are paying attention to the reviews calling for improvements!

There seem to be few products like this available so I thought I would try this for my needs. It’s an ok product but quite expensive for what you get and so far it’s not the most stable solution so I use a bike lock to secure it better against a metal fence. One issue I see though is that if you have a rear fender (note product picture bike does not) or rear lights attached to your bike they can impede the getting the bike positioned on its intended resting point so it can be a bit fiddly to get the bike in it’s upright position. Now if only I could find a waterproof cover that fits over this lot...!

I read all the reviews for this and thought what a great way to resolve my space issue as I have a small flat. So had high expectations. I have a Cube CX so quite a heavy and big bike.The assembly was easy enough - a few bolts here and there as might be expected - strangely it came with 2 manuals basically saying the same thing but not to worry - they were easy to follow and the bolts, pins etc had been designed so that it they fit exactly where they should go - so you couldn't go wrong.Materials were excellent, well made with a powder coating.It felt very sturdy enough on the ground. However, that's when things took a change for the worst. I tried several times to get it to rest on backrest but the bike wouldn't stay upright as the centre of gravity was too far forward - even with the little supports which were of little help. The bike would lean on either side making the whole assembly very unstable. Eventually, I gave up trying to get it to stay upright. So have it locked in the horizontal position as before - so haven't achieved anything.To keep it upright it seems you need to rest the handlebars on the wall (well this isn't the point as it would mark the wall)So in reality it's a nice gimmick for not much gain.

I am renting and so I couldn't get a bike rack that needed to be drilled into a wall. This is perfect and makes my bike look like a feature in my living room. Surprisingly really sturdy aswell, takes a good push for the bike to fall. Very simple to set up. I can't think of any faults!

This stand seems to do a good job so far. I live in a small studio so I need to use every small space I can find. This way the bike is not in my way and looks nice. It took me only about 10 min to assemble it.

Whilst the product was affordable and easy to assemble it is quite unstable. Even with everything tightened the bike tends to lean to one side or the other. I have propped it against the wall but really the product could be better. It needs more stability in the vertical column or additional support on the sides.