The Best Bike Racks of 2023

The Delta Cycle Michelangelo Two Bike Gravity Stand (that’s a mouthful, isn’t it?) offers a less permanent option for bike storage: It just requires a small wall attachment at the top. At nearly seven feet tall, with a weight capacity of 80 pounds, it’s the biggest stand we tested, and one of the strongest.

Assembly for the Gravity Stand takes a bit longer than the others (about 30 minutes) but isn't complicated. With clear directions and good parts, the bike rack will be ready to use immediately after assembly and installation.

This bike stand holds bikes at a horizontal angle rather than vertical, which is very helpful for hanging the bike up after a long ride. During use, this never falters under the stress of a bike

In many ways, the Gravity Stand is the best of both worlds, a non-invasive, floor-based stand that still gets your bikes up off the ground. It may seem a bit oversized and complicated to assemble at first, but it’s a well-designed, reliable option.

The TidyGarage Hanging Bicycle Rack is constructed from powder-coated steel and can hold four bikes at once on movable hooks. The hooks must be screwed into the desired spot and reinforced, making it less convenient than the sliding hook mechanism on the Monkey Bars rack. Still, the versatility and additional space saving are not to be understated.

Assembly and installation takes the same amount of time as our top overall pick (roughly 20 minutes) and it never falters during use. Although TidyGarage doesn’t specify the weight capacity of each hook, it stands up well, despite not feeling quite as sturdy as our top overall pick.

Like other vertical hook-based storage systems we found, there’s the additional annoyance of having to hoist the bike into position after using it, but this is a common inconvenience. While it doesn’t feel as sturdy, it’s also generally more affordable than our top pick.

All in all, the TidyGarage Hanging Bicycle Rack is a versatile hook bike storage system that is well built and affordable. Although this 4-bike capacity rack fell short of “best overall,” it’s definitely worth considering for organizing your garage.

The Ibera Horizontal Bike Wall Hanger uses two padded arms to hold a bike up to 39 pounds in a horizontal position. While that may not make much of a difference to the bike, it’s certainly helpful for the rider. After a long bike ride, you don’t usually feel like hoisting your bike up to a vertical hook. The horizontal orientation is also much more aesthetically pleasing on your garage wall, for those who want to clean up their space and make it look good in the process.

The build quality is sturdy, requiring minimum pieces and installation. The most important installation quirk is that because of the way it holds the weight of a bike, it can really only work on the strongest walls and materials.

This drawback, plus its relatively limited weight capacity, held it back from the top. But the Ibera Horizontal Bike Wall Hanger is still an excellent bike mount that’s simple to install, easy to use, and stylish.

The Gladiator GarageWorks Claw is unique among the mounts we found. This vertical mount that’s designed to attach to the ceiling of your garage, freeing up wall space. The claw is remarkably simple in design, requiring only a few screws for secure attachment and no assembly out of the box.

The Gladiator is well-designed for ease, offering a large push button to lock and release the claw with the tire of your bike. However, because it attaches to the ceiling, storing bikes on the Gladiator is difficult, especially heavy bicycles. Because of this, some may find the Gladiator preferable for long-term storage, rather than for day-to-day use.

Regardless, the Gladiator offers a smart and lightweight design, simple installation, and a weight capacity of 50 pounds, making it one of the best bike storage systems money can buy.

The Proslat 13028 Vertical Bike Hook is made of heavy-duty steel and includes two rubber-coated hooks. Each hook is rated to hold up to 75 pounds, making it one of the strongest bike storage hooks we found.

However, there’s a major limitation: This rack is specifically engineered to work with Proslat Slatwall panels, which are sold separately and necessary for using the hooks properly.

If you don’t already use Proslat Slatwall in your garage, you may want to look into another bike storage option. If you do use Slatwall, the Proslat 13028 Vertical Bike Hook is a sturdy storage solution and an incredible value.

If you're looking for a bike rack to organize adult and kids bikes, then this rack will do the job. It has almost 3,000 reviews from buyers saying how much they love this bike for how easy it is to install (hardware is included) and its sturdiness. It also has a secure lock system and is made of durable industrial grade steel.

This rack is built to hold up to five bikes and 300 pounds with an adjustable size space feature and 45 mounting slots. Reviewers claim though, that if you own a large mountain bike or fat bike, they may not fit on this rack. Overall, we still think this is an excellent rack for a basic collection of bikes.

The Flow Wall Vertical Bike Hook is simple and sturdy, similar to the Dirza and the Proslat hooks. The Flow Wall is built out of powder-coated steel, with rubber coating on the hook and base to prevent slipping or bike damage.

The hook will hold up to 35 pounds, making it one of the weaker bike racks we tried, but still strong enough to hold the average day-to-day road bike. It is as simple to use as the other single hook units and never has issues with heavy loads.

Similar to the Proslat, the Flow Wall bike hook is built to be compatible with the company’s proprietary Flow Wall panels. If you’re already using Flow Wall panels in your garage, this well-built bike storage unit may be exactly what you’re looking for. If you’re not, the Dirza hook holds more weight for around half the price.