Racor - PLB-2R Gravity Bike Rack - Wall Bike Stand

I honestly didn't know what to expect. The reviews were mostly good until they weren't. I wasn't sure if it would fit our bikes. I was very pleased. FINALLY the bikes are off the floor and no more having to move them around! It was easy to put together. It has a bit of a wobble but once you put the bikes on it- it stabilizes it really nice. It fits the space well. When I initially assembled it, there was a slight crookedness to it- but that involved the only piece you could actually flip upside down (the lower bar with the key hole attachments). I did flip it and it fit a lot straighter. My garage has about a 3-4" deep cement strip around the bottom, in this spot it's about an inch high- from the foundation. It does not affect the stability at all. Still within the range of how much the base would have protruded anyhow. My bike is a women's hybrid, size small (I'm tall but have very short legs, lol) , my husbands is an XL hybrid frame, neither heavy per say. I had a few concerns. One being, would the absence of the top bar prevent my bike from working on this rack (despite saying it would work for women's bikes). Secondly, if I did get it to "fit" without a straight bar, would the stability be compromised?. Third- did it matter which bike went on bottom or top? Because there was no way I was going to be able to lift down or lift up my bike over my head if mine had to go on the top. I'm tall, but not strong enough for the awkwardness of it. 1.) it took some experimenting but we got the right angle and height for the hooks to cradle my bike. I DO think it would be easier if I got one of those temp bars you use for a car rack. But without it- it works. It also helps the little hooks can and do swivel but aren't loose. I would advise to follow the directions and remove the cap and loosen and tighten the screws inside as it directs, so it won't strip the grip of it. 2.)It feels very secure without using a straight bar. I initially thought it wasn't going to work but I flipped my bike around so the break wires are on the outside and not as tangle-y into the hook. (not sure if that makes sense) 3.) As for which bike is on bottom or top. I was surprised it was more logical to put my husband's on the top. I would think you'd put the heavier (even though not by much) bike on the bottom. But that was just too awkward for me to reach up for my bike as suspected. So we tried his on top. it worked and the rack was surprisingly stable. We were able to get mine on the bottom and I tested the stability and ease of mounting it and dismounting it. I have to be a little more gingerly with it than I probably would have to with a straight top bar but it's doable and I don't feel like it's going to topple down on me with his on top. Very successful! At this time we will not be securing it to the wall. Mostly because this was the only corner we had left and there is a gas pipe in this wall. But we don't have kids and it's well out of the main pathway so it shouldn't impinge any traffic or get bumped and such. I would definitely recommend. I've included a photo. It doesn't look like it but my bike is off the ground and not touching. We also figure if the turned wheel bothers us- we'll get one of those velcro straps to align them so they don't turn. I have no idea why the photo is sideways, it wasn't like that when I took it or uploaded it.

I thought that for the price I would getting something flimsy but functional, that it wouldn't really be free-standing and that I would need to attach it to something to keep it from tipping over one way or the other. But it turns out this stand is as stong as can be--made of absolutely rigged, heavy steel--and the quality design slips together perfectly and stands perfectly once you put a bike or two on it. Without anything on it, it will tip backwards, so I put an old sock on the top end of mine to keep it from marking the wall on the occassion that I would take both bikes off the rack. If you're an individual with two bikes like I am, this isn't a problem, but I imagine there are couples or families who would take both bikes off who might benefit from my old sock solution. In any case, there's really no need to attach the stand to your wall or anchor it otherwise. The only part of this stand that really has a 100 lb limit--as specified--is the ends of the arms that you rest your bikes on. The rest of it is so strong that an overgrown adult male could easily climb on it without a problem except causing it to tip over if not anchored or rip out of the wall if it is anchored. This is true of any stand, though this one is made so heavy duty that it would certainly injure the person it fell on. I suppose the ends that cradle the bike could be bent over time if the bike weighed more than 50 lbs--like one of those iron Amsterdam bikes or Mamachari from Japan--but at this price it's certainly worth the risk to find out for yourself. There just isn't another stand this good, this strong, at this price. TWO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURER: 1. Racor sells all these great accessories, baskets and such that I would love to have ON THIS STAND. Why don't they make these things to fit on this stand, I have no idea. I would buy two of these stands if I could put a couple of baskets on one for things like my tools and accessories. I realize Racor makes a storage rack, but I would love to have one rack that held both my bicycle and my accessories. 2. At least put this in a standard quality cardboard box that will withstand average handling by shippers. They certainly cut corners on the packaging. The box this comes in is extremely fragile and will likely be in shreds patched up with tons of packing tape when it arrives. This isn't because the item was bought, repackaged, returned, and resold to you; it's because the box is really that crappy--though the stand is not. The box is seriously only about as strong as plain brown postal wrapping paper. BOTTOM LINE: Despite the crappy packaging and the reviews of several people who perhaps expected something more elegant, this is a great stand at an unbelievable price considering the high quality and function of the stand itself. I was amazed to find that when I put the stand together and put a bike on it, it stood perfectly parallel to the wall. Those who are likely to take both bikes off the rack at the same time will want to anchor it or put an old sock over the top to keep it from marking or dinging the wall when the stand has nothing on it. But for those of use with two bikes that we use one at a time this stand is flawless. An excellent product--badly packaged, but an excellent product.

I just received this yesterday, a day ahead of schedule. Amazon and UPS are great. I assembled the unit and it is wobbly when two bikes are on it. The instructions say that it is highly recommended to anchor it to the wall, but I think it should be a requirement. The stated max weight is 33 lbs per bike or 77 total. I guess that is some kind of idiot math that doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, I have two comfort bikes. They each weigh 34 lbs. and they have aluminum frames. Keep this in mind if considering this rack. If your bikes have steel frames, you will probably exceed the limit. The rack was against the wall when I placed the second bike on it. The weight of the bike made it lean away from the wall and lean to the right....not safe at all. They provide a three inch wood screw, but here's the problem: the rack is two inches thick. Drywall is 1/2" thick. That leaves 1/2" penetration into the stud. Once I anchored the rack, I put the two bikes on it and I don't feel comfortable at all. I had visions of the rack falling on my car. Maybe I am being paranoid, but 1/2" into the stud doesn't make me comfortable. I will be making a trip to Lowe's to buy what I feel will be a proper screw. I may even add another hole and screw for extra insurance. Really, the anchor should be just for stability. However, the way it leaned away from the wall when the bike was placed made me uneasy. The rack went together very easily. My only other issue is that it bows out a bit from the wall. The bottom is flat against the wall and the top is against the wall, but the middle is bowed out by about a half inch. On the plus size, it is a robust stand....2" square steel. The arms are highly adjustable, so no adapters were needed for my wife's bike (no cross bar.) The bikes fit well on the stand. The price is attractive enough. Considering that the price is a lot lower than others that I have seen, I have given it four stars. It will be a good rack once I have it properly anchored.

I have looked for a "suitable" bike stand for my bikes approaching 5 months until I purchased the RACOR PRO PLB-4R GRAVITY FREESTANDING BIKE STAND. What I call suitable really means; tough as nails, very stable, ability to store 1 bike or as many as 4, very small footprint, non-marring hangers, attractive, centerpiece of my living room and something will last for many, many years. I looked at over 50 different models of all sizes and shapes, some with bells and whistles and some so cheaply made I was actually embarrassed for their company. The Recor was an easy standout in the world of choices in freestanding bike stands from their 4 bike capability to their unmatched quality. The stand arrived at my house as promised on the delivery date, packaged in a very heavy duty outer box with the manufacture's box containing the stand inside of it; great packaging. Within 15 minutes of bringing the box into my living room I was hanging my bikes! Seriously, this stand was by far the easiest product that I have ever assembled. It works better than advertised and with my bikes polished, I clean and polish my bike as soon as my ride is complete, the stand and bikes make an impressive display of human powered engineering!!!!!! I have actually highly recommended my stand to two of my friends and as soon as they saw it they bought one for themselves.!

I actually ordered two of these, because I have four bicycles I need to store. When I installed them in my garage, I think it took me 30 minutes to assemble both (including dragging them from the shipping box to the garage and removing the packaging from the components). I screwed one into the studs of one of my garage walls, and then wound up putting a 2-by piece of wood between two of the studs to give the other a mounting point. One bonus of having not finished off the outside wall of my garage is that the recessed area gave me a couple of inches of extra room for handlebars and pedals. Pros: - Goes together very easily, intuitive set-up. It comes in eight pieces, four of which are support arms for the bicycles. If you look at the packaging, it goes together quickly. - Easy to move if necessary. The stand is very light, which makes it easy to tweak final placement. - Plenty of room for both bicycles. There's plenty of height for you to mount both bikes (I recommend mounting the top first, to gauge how much room you need on the bottom.) and remove them without disturbing the other. Cons: - VERY wobbly--especially vertically. The connections between the four vertical pieces are friction-fit. Kind of. They slide together very easily, but there's a LOT of play in them. The vertical stem of the stand will wobble. - MUST be anchored to wall. Because of how wobbly the stand is, I would NOT feel comfortable just letting this stand free. Especially considering how easily the feet glide across the floor (I mounted this in a bare concrete garage.). Even after mounting it to studs, I plan to drill one hole thru the second vertical piece from the top of the stem, just to ensure stability. The screw that comes with the stand is barely long enough to make me feel good about using it to mount the stand to a wall. I am not confident you could use it to secure the stand to a stud with drywall over it. (The package includes a toggle bolt if you need to mount the stand between studs of a drywalled wall.) I wound up buying a couple of 3 1/2" long 5/16" lag bolts to screw it into the wall. - Caps to cover ends and hide screw points were often loose in the package. This is a minor complaint, but several of the caps used to plug the ends of the U-shaped piece at the bottom of the stand or to cover where the screws holding the support brackets onto the arms were rolling around loose in the package and had to be located during assembly. - An option to order shorter support bars would have been nice. The arms hold the bicycles a considerable distance from the stem, which I know is to ensure the wall isn't dented by your bicycle's handlebars or pedals. But an option for arms that are about 3" shorter would have been nice for mounting it in a space where the walls have no drywall on them. This product really opened up my garage floor, and I'm glad I ordered it. I just wish it were a bit better constructed and had a little bit of flexibility built into it.

This wall-mounted bike rack is exactly what I needed. I have two bikes with 27" tires, which are about the biggest of standard bicycles, and a <600 sq ft apartment. not many place to put two bikes. The assembly took about a minute, and mounting it was simple. Included in the package is a wood screw for a stud, or a butterfly for mounting without a stud. I used the butterfly, as I did not have a stud to use for where I needed it. I don't know what it says about it being self sustaining, but each bike has its own weight distribution, and can range anywhere from 10 lbs to 80. Its tensile strength depends on the weight distribution of what is put on it. If you put two bikes that each weigh 45 lbs on it, it is not going to be as stable as when you put your chopper on the bottom, and your child's bike on the top. The more weight you put on the top, the less stable it becomes, regardless of what bike is on the bottom. This would be true of any bike rack you purchase, unless there is some adjustment you can make to the frame of the rack itself. The arms that hold the frame of the bike are fixed, but the hands have 360 swivel to fit the frame angle of the bike. placement of the arms are fully adjustable, and have a slide-lock system, as a standard bed frame would have. I would say unless you have an extreme mudder mountain bike, any pair of bicycles will fit on this thing. it is designed to go against the wall, which is why it has drilled holes at the top of the post and mounting screws. and it only portrudes 19" from the wall, so unless you have a Humvee, it will easily fit in a 2 car garage. I give it 5 stars for quality. Great deal for practical use. I don't know about the "free-standing" part, but this isn't a bike rack you are just going to put in the middle of a room. as other reviews say, it needs counterbalance (bikes) or resistance (wall) to stand upright. But it takes all of two minutes to find a drill and be done with it. Buy it if you are putting against a wall or a beam. *Note: it says 100 lbs weight limit, but it is limited to 50 lbs per bike per rack. Mind that when you are deciding to purchase. If you have a huge steel beachcruiser, you should weigh your bike before you purchase. Just weigh yourself lifting the bike on the scale, weigh just yourself, and subtract.

Went from a 2+ car garage to no garage at all but need to keep the bikes. Definitely a space saver vs. having the bikes take up lots of floor space and it looks tidier in my 2 bedroom apartment. Very sturdy but I have it leaned up against the wall rather than making another hole in the wall. So far so good! I was confused when putting it together and was happy that previous reviewers had shared their experiences with assembly. #1 - read reviews on how to put together before you try to follow the enclosed directions. I followed the directions and the unit fell over with one of my brand new bikes on it and almost damaged other items in my house. #2 - I don't think the directions make it clear that the parts of the arms that hold the bike actually rotate. I originally thought I had 4 of the exact arms and they weren't going to hold the bikes correctly. I went back and re-read previous reviews and discovered that the ends rotate. I hope this makes sense! I would definitely recommend!

This bike stand doesn't work with Townies. I was hoping it would since the arms are adjustable, but it didn't. I think it would work well if you have a normal bike with a straight bar like shown in the photo or a normal women's bike that has a slanted bar. If you're not familiar with a Townie bike, it has a longer than normal wheelbase, and the bar between the seat post and front post is curved on both men's and women's bikes. And the curve is pretty steep. As far as the use of this bike stand, I think it would be (imo) impossible to mount the top bike alone unless you are tall and/or strong. Since it's a two bike rack, though, I suspect anyone using it would have someone else to help them. It was difficult for my husband and me to do together. That might have been due to the kind of bikes we were trying to load. It also might have been more difficult for us since we are older and have both had surgeries on our upper extremities. We are not as strong as we were in our younger days! ;) I suspect most people purchasing this item are probably younger and apartment dwellers. If that is the case, I think this would be a good space saving solution. I was looking for a solution to save space in our small garage at our vacation home, because the garage ceiling isn't high enough to use the hoist type of bike storage we have at our primary home. Unfortunately, this product did not work for us. The bike stand seems to be well made. I also think that it would work fine without having to mount it to the wall. It would be sturdy with 2 bikes on it. It was easy for me to put it together by myself. The price seems reasonable, also. Those are the reasons for my 4 star rating. I don't like to give something a low rating just because it didn't fit my particular needs when the product itself seems to be a good product. I'll try selling the bike stand at a garage sale or on Craigslist.

Works fine. Because of my tight space I only used half the base, so I could slide it up against the wall. I mounted 2 bikes (adult mountain bike and hybrid) on one side. I did tie the top to the wall to ensure the stability.

Better to mount against a flat wall. Nice for saving space and since my bikes have disc brakes this is the best way to store them. Decent quality for the money and easy to put together.

Para la situación que requiero de no afectar la pared, queda muy bien, se coloca muy fácil y las bicis se ven acomodadas sin tanto chow.

Amazing product for the price. This is the only metal 2-bike stand I could find for under $100 and I’m glad I found it! The adjustable arms are perfect for our two bikes. Mine isn’t wobbly like some other reviews had mentioned and it is secure enough that I don’t need to use he attached hardware to screw to the wall! There is a slight mis-alignment on the bottom section, the pole doesn’t slide all the way into the bottom peice like it should (as shown in the photos) but it is tight enough and has held up great!

Debido a que vivo en un edificio de apartamentos, carezco de suficiente espacio y se me ocurrió que un soporte verticar significaría una solución al problema de mis bicicletas, tenía razón. El soporte es justo lo que esperaba, se ve de buena calidad y es más barato que otros que he visto en tiendas especializadas, estoy contento con mi compra y lo recomiendo ampliamente, definitivamente ayuda a optimizar el espacio en interiores.