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Living in the city might mean having to live in a smaller space than you would like. It also means that you probably won't have a car, making bicycles a primary option. While bikes are convenient and eco-friendly, they are prone to getting stolen and will take up valuable space in your apartment when brought inside.
Explore this list of the 10 Best Ways to Store Your Bike in a Small Apartment to figure out how you can stash your bike most effectively when not in use.
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Oblong Bike Shelf
10. Oblong Bike Shelf
The Oblong bike shelf comes equipped with a U-lock, so that sticky-fingered guests can't steal your bike off your wall.
Michelangelo Two Bike Gravity Stand
9. Michelangelo Two Bike Gravity Stand
This two-bike stand allows you to store your bikes without having to drill holes in your wall. Just lean it against the wall and allow gravity to keep your rides in place. If tools and screws are not your best friends, you probably shouldn't own a bike. Just kidding. However, we're not joking when we say this is the ideal storage option for you.
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Pinch
8. Pinch
Pinch is a "display stand" for your bike made of laminated bamboo fiber. It uses the weight of your bike to keep its balance, which is pretty nifty. Pinch is also adjustable to fit a range of wheel sizes.
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Bookbike
7. Bookbike
Slip your bike into this Bookbike shelf. The main area will hold your bike vertically, while an adjacent column of storage shelves provides space for your books, helmet, and other things. The wooden Bookbike comes in black and white, it is the perfect piece of furniture for a small apartment.
Cycloc Bicycle Storage
6. Cycloc Bicycle Storage
Cycloc allows you to mount your bike to the wall horizontally or vertically, based on how it fits in your apartment. Yes! Someone understands your struggle! The structure fits many types of bike frames, and includes a cup-shaped storage unit (i.e. exactly what you need to make sure you don't misplace your lock and keys). It comes in green, white, or orange plastic, and there is also an all black Cycloc is made of 100% recycled post-industrial plastic. All options are produced in Ohio.
Pinstripe Bike Shelf
5. Pinstripe Bike Shelf
The Pinstripe bike shelf presents itself as an illusion of a floating shelf, while displaying your bike as a wall piece. If you are into sleek interiors, this is the bike storage answer for you.
Dual Staircase Bike Storage
4. Dual Staircase Bike Storage
Discover a new way to store things under the staircase by hanging your bikes from below. The upside down hanging bikes may give new perspective and add a fresh element to your home.
The Bike Valet
3. The Bike Valet
The Bike Valet is a wall-mounted bike rack featuring a sleek, steel design. It comes in red, blue, black, cream white, pale green, or gray, paired with a choice of leather or neoprene pads for resting the bike on. The minimalist design includes two hooks for your helmet or bag, and provides a great solution to small space living and preventing bike theft.
Shoes, Books and a Bike Shelf
2. Shoes, Books and a Bike Shelf
Save yourself the trouble of having to squeeze past your bike in your entry hall to get inside your apartment with this three-in-one shelf. Made of pine, coconut fiber, and some screws, the shelf will securely hold your bike in place, stacked on top of your other unsorted belongings.
Elk Bike Hanger
1. Elk Bike Hanger
The Elk bike hanger is made of solid wood and can easily be mounted onto any wall. Eye-catching design makes it attractive on the wall even without a bike. It comes in four different finishes—cold black, light graphite, brown, natural.
