Steadyrack Installation Advice

Need assist with your Steadyrack wheel rack installation? The information on this folio will provide you lot some tips and tricks to get the well-nigh from your installation.

You tin lookout our video on how to install your wheel rack, download our installation manual and bank check out our guides and tips for spacing and mounting heights below.

All of which will aid you achieve the optimum performance and best use of your racks.

How to Install a Steadyrack Bike Rack

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

When fitting your bike rack, we recommend yous measure and mount your Steadyrack's to accommodate each individual bicycle following the installation instructions for optimal performance.

Unboxing your new Steadyrack

Included with your Steadyrack

1 x Steadyrack
2 x End Caps
one x Rear Tire Residue
iv x Hex Bolts - for rack
4 x Masonry* Wall Plugs - for rack *Masonry utilize only
2 x Screws - for rear tire residue
ii x Masonry* Wall Plugs - for rear tire rest *Masonry use only

In your Steadyrack box yous will observe fixings to install your rack in either Masonry (brick/concrete) or Timber.

All Steadyrack bike racks can be assembled and then mounted on whatever structurally audio vertical surface capable of supporting the weight of the rack and bike.

If you wish to mount your rack on a unlike surface, such as steel, you will demand to purchase additional fixings.

Before yous go started:

We practise not recommend installing your Steadyrack into gyprock, plasterboard, or drywall. Doing so volition void your Steadyrack warranty. The provided wall plugs are for masonry use only.

Tip: If your wall studs are not spaced how you would like to set out your racks, yous can install plywood to the wall to create a suitable strength base enabling you more flexibility with your layout. Scroll down beneath for more than guidance with spacing, layout & design of your Steadyrack installation.

How to mensurate the mounting meridian for private bike racks

Place the bike on the floor in the rack equally shown, get out a gap between the back tire and the wall (A) between 50mm and 75mm is ideal. This will exist the distance the wheel hangs above the ground when it'south in the rack. Place a temporary mark on the floor in one of the acme mounting holes (B).

The two vertical holes are used for installation into timber. The two horizontal holes are used for masonry installation.

Mensurate the distance between the wall and the marker on the flooring (C).

You but need to transfer the one measurement to the wall. Then drill your hole and loosely mount your rack, take a spirit level and brand sure the rack is level and then mark the balance of the holes.

Mounting the bike rack to the wall or frame

Transfer the measurement to the wall and drill a pigsty where you accept marked the wall (C).

Hang your rack and install the single commodities or screw loosely. At present your rack is hanging by one bolt.

Take a spirit level and place information technology on the side of the rack against the plastic body and brand sure the rack is level.

Hold the rack firmly against the wall and make sure it doesn't move, and so marker the remaining pigsty at the top and ii remaining holes at lesser with a marking pen or pencil.

Remove the rack and drill all the rest of the holes.

If installing in masonry, insert suppliedmasonry wall plugs.

At present hold your rack over the holes insert all 4 hex bolts and firmly ready the rack to the wall.

Click your end caps into place over the mounting plates.

Masonry Installation - Diagram D

  • Use ii horizontal mounting holes as shown in diagram D.
  • Use a masonry drill fleck.
  • Employ supplied masonry wall plugs - insert into drilled holes before screwing bolts into rack.
  • Hex bolts and wall plugs supplied are 10mm. Employ a 10mm drill bit or equivalent.

Timber Installation - Diagram Eastward

  • Use two vertical mounting holes every bit shown in diagram Eastward.
  • Apply a drill scrap smaller than the commodities size to drill a pilot pigsty for timber.
  • NO WALL PLUG required for timber installation.
  • Hex bolts spiral direct into timber - studwork or frames.

Other Installation Types

For all other methods of installation - E.g., Steel - delight consult your local hardware supplier for appropriate fixings and installation advice.

Tips

If you loosely install one bolt first and let it support the rack it'due south easier to then insert the remaining three without having to keep the rack from moving effectually while you insert the residue.

Only 4 bolts are required.

Installing the rear tire rest

Take your bike and hang it in the rack.

Have the rear tire rest and place it behind the rear tire against the wall in line with the rear beam off your wheel (Chiliad).

Place a mark on the wall through the pinnacle mounting hole. This will requite you the mounting height for the rest.

Remove the rest and bicycle.

Accept your spirit level and place it in the center of your rack against the wall. Ensure the rear tire rest and rack are level.

Drill a hole on this marking - encounter notes below.

Fit your rear tire rest loosely using that hole.

Check the residual is level and mark the 2nd pigsty.

Remove the remainder and drill the pigsty for the 2nd bolt as above.

Install the rest.

Masonry Installation - Diagram H

  • Utilize a masonry drill bit.
  • Utilise supplied masonry wall plugs - insert into drilled holes before screwing bolts into rear tire rest.
  • Rear tire residue - Screws and wall plugs supplied are 8mm. Use an 8mm drill bit or equivalent.

Timber Installation - Diagram I

  • Employ a drill bit smaller than the spiral size to drill a pilot hole for timber if required. Some softer timber types will non require a pilot hole.
  • NO WALL PLUG required for timber installation.
  • Screws are screwed directly into timber - studwork or frames.

Other Installation Types

For all other methods of installation - East.thousand., Steel - please consult your local hardware supplier for advisable fixings and installation advice.

Tips

Once you lot accept placed the remainder behind the tire the weight of the cycle volition hold information technology against the wall temporarily while you mark your hole.