Bear in mind that when you were tightening up everything in the last step, chances are that you've rotated the tee such that its free port is not pointing perpendicular to the rest of the component. That is, if you put the base on the floor, the 60" pipe should be sticking straight up towards the ceiling. This piece, when installed, should be oriented so that it is perpendicular to the plane of the base. Thread the 60" length into the unused port on the tee.
Go for ten feet if you've got some weird ladder fetish. But hey, if you're not, they make different lengths of pipe, so get the length that best suits your hight. This guy is responsible for bringing your bike to eye level, provided you are somewhere between five and seven feet tall.
What's that extra port on the tee, you ask? That's for the big 60" length of pipe. Those won't have rotational stress on them and will be as effective as ever with just a hand tightening. Don't worry about tightening the 18" pieces into the elbows. Just use the leverage provided ever so graciously by the 18" lengths to crank down and tighten things up. Oh, by the way, now that you have "cheater bars" on each end of the 10" pipes, it should be pretty easy to tighten the 10 inchers into the tee and two elbows. Plus, small rodents can't get inside to create tiny, tiny rodent cities. The addition of the caps not only adds some finality to the look, but also keeps everything on the level - each fitting has a lip on it and if the caps were not put on, the front would be a hair lower than the back when the stand is built. What would Freud say? Just as a bit of finishing, grab the two caps and put them on the free ends of the 18" lengths. You should now have that looks like a "C", a "U", or a lowercase "N", depending on how you look at it. Do the same with the other piece from Step 2, but do it on the other end. Now you should have what looks like an "L". Onto one end, thread one of the pieces you made in BtB - Step 2. Obtain the piece from Build the Base - Step 1. It's time to put the base components together. Heck, if you don't mind not having water piped into your house, you might even scavenge it from your own walls. You will have to go to the tool section to find the clamp.Īnd if you're super resourceful, you may not have to buy any of this stuff. Just march into the local home improvement store, shuffle over to the plumbing section, and grab all this stuff. The stand is make almost entirely out of galvanized pipe. The moral? Unless you live in five years ago, the mileage of your wallet's contents may vary here in 2012. I told him that I needed to keep the cost the same because I published a derpy how-to on the internet. I wrote a letter to the President, but he said he didn't really control plumbing part prices. UPDATE: These prices were what it cost me when I built the stand - in 2007. Total cost: $29.54 (if you don't have to buy a screwdriver for the hose clamps) (1) flat-head screwdriver (why do we even still use this kind of screwdriver?!) - Don't know the price.had one at home. (2) hose clamps (these may vary in size depending on the size of the clamp handle - the ones I bought were for hose sizes 3/4" - 1 1/2") - $ 1.19 each (3) 1/2" galvanized 90 degree elbow - $0.91 each (1) 1/2" by 60" length galvanized pipe (again, threaded) - $6.98 (3) 1/2" by 10" length galvanized nipple (same thread - about an inch) - $1.90 each (2) 1/2" by 18" length galvanized nipple (threaded about an inch on each end) - $2.73 each Every component can be found at your average home improvement store, with no modifications needed to make them work together. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, working on projects of all sizes, The Bike Storage Company can help give your project a competitive edge with the perfect cycle storage solution.The materials and tools necessary to build this repair stand are readily available, easy to work with, and best of all, pretty inexpensive. We can also customise all storage solutions in our range to your bespoke requirements. Our easy-to-use, secure bike stands include crossbar cycle stands and London cycle stands. We always offer top quality at great prices, so please get in touch for quantity discounts. You can purchase stands individually, or in larger numbers. What’s more, the stands are designed and manufactured in the UK and meet British Standards. To guarantee the utmost security and protection for cycles, our bike stands are hot-dip galvanised to offer long-term durability. It’s not hard to see how someone who once crammed onto a commuter train would be happier if they could cycle into work and secure their bike. With the right choice of bike stands, you can improve the enjoyment of end users. We offer expert support throughout the process, including: At the Bike Storage Company, we’re committed to removing barriers to cycling.
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