The author’s not-made-from-IKEA-parts rack and his three current bikes.
I have this whole love-hate thing going with IKEA. During my separation and after my divorce, they were a great source for cheap furniture, and I loved it. However, some of their stuff — couches, for example — are really lacking in personality. I don’t recommend them as often as I used to because, well, I’m not in my mid-20’s anymore. (You mathematicians that know me will point out that IKEA wasn’t here in Minneapolis 10 years ago. I will point out that I was living in Philadelphia when I discovered the Jewel of Sweden.)
Anyway, I’m really digressing. The thing is, for you bike geeks that don’t want to pay the money for Delta’s Michelangelo Rack, the IKEAHacker site has an awesome bit on how to build one out of stuff from IKEA. Worth a look if you’re a cheap bastard or just saving all your money for race entry fees.
That said, I’ve been using the Michelangelo rack for awhile now (click image for larger view), and I’m really quite pleased with it. I had some problems with a couple of arms having their threads stripped out, but those were easily resolved with some 6mm nuts and bolts, and now everything is pretty kosher. I’m even going to have to add a second in a few months.
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