Plan for the bike you use first.
Start with each rider’s routine. Two daily bikes need two convenient retrieval paths. If one is used occasionally, a less convenient position may be acceptable—but only if its owner can still load and remove it comfortably.
Measure the bikes separately. Handlebar width, overall length, fitted accessories and weight can differ enough to change which arrangement is practical.
Compare access as well as footprint.
Separate floor stands
Each bike has its own support. Both keep their full length on the floor.
Try: removing either bike without catching the other bike’s handlebars or pedals.
A freestanding tower
Uses vertical space while the bikes remain horizontal. Loading the upper position requires lifting.
Try: reaching both cradles, with enough ceiling and frame clearance.
Individual wall racks
An option when drilling and a suitable installation are possible.
Try: each loading movement and the approach to each rack. Wall strength needs a separate assessment.
Freestanding vertical supports are another category, but our current Turbo candidate is not ready for a measured comparison. Its unresolved footprint should not be treated as a smaller guaranteed fit.
What about a 150 × 100 cm corner?
Take two example bikes that are 175 cm and 170 cm long, with widest points of 62 cm and 60 cm. Under our current floor-stand model, the side-by-side storage width is 142 cm and stored depth is 185 cm. The parked arrangement already exceeds a 150 × 100 cm corner.
With a 60 cm standing allowance, the estimated loading depth becomes 265 cm. Rotating that complete envelope does not fit it into the same corner. A small rack base cannot solve the missing bike and movement space.
- Available space
- 150 × 100 cm
- Estimated stored envelope
- 142 × 185 cm
- Envelope including loading
- 142 × 265 cm
This floor arrangement is ruled out. These numbers use the stated example bikes and our planning allowances; they do not rule out every possible storage system.
If drilling is prohibited and you cannot lift onto upper cradles, the remaining calculated categories also have restrictions. A useful result can be “try another space” rather than a forced product recommendation.
Run the two-way access test.
- Park both bikes in the proposed positions. Include their fitted bags, baskets and mudguards.
- Remove bike one while bike two stays parked. Check the movement, standing space, nearby doors and route out.
- Put bike one back, then repeat for bike two. A layout that works in one direction may fail in the other.
- Repeat the difficult loading action. For a tower, check the upper lift; for an upright rack, check raising and lowering the front wheel.
The planner keeps separate bike records and allows a reserved front strip. It does not model interleaving handlebars, door swings, angled parking, wall-rack pivoting or every turning path. Those need a real-world check.
Match the exact product to both bikes.
For two separate stands, both bikes must meet their stand’s limits. For a tower, check the per-bike limit and frame contact for each position. The current Velo Cache calculation uses the product page’s lower 18 kg limit because other manufacturer wording conflicts. Velo Cache manufacturer evidence ↗
For the Steadyrack Classic Road model, tyre size, bike weight and mudguards matter. Other Steadyrack variants have different requirements, so a result for Road does not transfer to them. Steadyrack model guidance ↗
Our manual cost estimate uses two individual racks for two bikes, or one two-bike tower, plus your setup extras. Verify the listing’s pack quantity before entering a per-unit quote.
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