Customer Reviews

Delta Leonardo Single Bicycle Rack with Da Vinci Tire Tray

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This rack is nice and solid and holds the bike well. It works especially well when you can anchor to a stud, but it's been OK so far for me in the first few months anchored into concrete with included wallplugs. I set mine up so that the back wheel would usually be resting on the ground, to reduce the load on the hook.
I also bought the bottom tire holder to protect the wall. It's OK - doesn't really serve much purpose, and it's a matter of opinion whether a lump of plastic is less of an eyesore than a tire mark on the wall. After a year or so, I repainted the wall and chucked out the plastics.
I use a variety of sizes of bikes on these, and so far they've all been OK. Positioning of the bottom tire holder isn't going to perfect for all bikes if you use for more than one.
After a couple of years of almost daily use, some of the rubber coating on the hook is coming off, but otherwise, rack is doing fine.

The item description is misleading. I have a mountain bike - Raleigh Mojave 5.0 and this rack does NOT accommodates the tires. The top rack is design to tilt at a slight angle to hold the tire firmly but it is not tilted enough to accomodate my regular mountain bike's tire. Eventually I have to bent the hook down in order to muscle my tire onto the hook. But it was a pipe construction so the structure integrity is compromised this way (you don't really want to bent the metal pipe and expect it to hold the same weight). If you have a "phat, chunky mountain tires", DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM. Guarantee you'll regret it.

Ignore the old reviews saying it won't work with mountain bikes. This hook rack works great, and I have hung both my roadbike with 700c wheels and my Mountain Bike with 2.5 inch tires - both are great. It is evident that the product I got is a new design, since it isn't quite like the picture. Check for pics I posted to see the new wider hook design.

for my small apartment, this set up is the most appropriate. it came with all necessary screws and mollys. its holding up my road bike without ripping a hole in the drywall yet!

with a bit of style. Easy to put up and makes it easy to hang your bike completely off the ground, saving your back tire and rim a bit of wear. The included tire tray is a nice addition, keeping your wall free from tread marks.

This hook (or rack) and accompanying tray are fantastic, instantly transforming my space after installing and hanging up my road bike. A few pointers:

1) You do not necessarily need a stud to install the rack. You can hang it on drywall with the right hardware. I used the Toggler brand "Snaptoggle" toggle bolts, able to support about 300lbs in 1/2 in. drywall. These toggle bolts required a half-inch hole to install. This made it tricky to determine the exact distance between the two screws. I ended up drilling three holes before I got it right.

2) The mounting instructions on the packaging say (2b) "mark the spot where the front tire touches the wall," and (2c) "measure 12" above that spot to mark the top screw hole of rack." I found the 12" to be off. 6" is more like it. Having to drill an extra hole below the second turned out to be a blessing, because the top hole was way too high, following the 12" direction.

3) Note that the tip of the hook is roughly 4" above the top screw. I have a 700x23c wheel, and the top of the wheel is 5" above the hook when the bike is hung. Thus, my bike ends up about 9" above the top screw.

4) It's extremely helpful to hold the bike up against the wall, as the manufacturer suggests, and take appropriate measurements before drilling any holes. I did this all by myself, but if you can get an extra hand, that may save you a lot of time and effort.

5) Something I consider to be a design flaw on this otherwise beautiful and functional rack: the screws are not flush with the rack. In my setup, the lower screw juts into the wheel right close to where it rests on the rack. Not sure if my tire will lose pressure faster because of this (probably not), but I wish the screws were flush with the entire rack surface.

I would post a picture if I had a camera, but I have to say for 15 bucks, this is an excellent apartment solution for my road bike (one-bedroom in my case), and it holds it in a spot that seems to have been made just for this.

For the negative reviews from people with mountain bikes: A lot of mountain bikes will range from 35-60lbs - which is probably not the target market for this bike rack. This rack is meant to hold 40lbs or less - it is after all attached to your wall with 2 screws (stud or brick).

As for comfort bikes, beach cruisers, and especially road bikes - this rack is just fine. Took me less than 5 minutes to have it on the wall and the bike hanging. I have attached 2 photos of the rack in action. Suitable and convenient. Its light weight and the 2-screw attachment is low impact damage to the wall, easily patchable upon removal. The addition of the tire tray for the bottom/rear tire is great, can be attached via the double sided tape that comes on the back of it, or with 2 screws.

If you are looking to hang a heavy bike you might want to check out some other products.

I was pleased with the sturdiness and overall construction of hanger but problem came with type of bike I have. My bike is a hybrid. A cross between a street and mountain bike. Even though it has an aluminum frame. It still has some wt. I could not hang the bike off the floor as instructed which is fine since I was only looking for space in my room. I live in an apt. with plaster walls (another problem). Get good wall anchors (don't use what is included) and be careful how thick the plaster when hanging on outside wall (before you go through plaster to brick wall). I also found getting my tire into hanger difficult once vertical. So if you have a bike like the picture (i.e. a light racing bike) great. But if a serious one. Be warned. May not work as advertised.

I was a bit bummed when I first bought this bike rack and noticed that none of the places I wanted to hang my bike had studs in the range I needed.

So in an attempt to hang the bike without a stud, I went and bought some 50lb rated plastic anchors. They seemed awesome... until I hung my bike up and it nearly pulled the top bolt out of the wall.

My bike is only 30 pounds, but I had forgotten that wall anchors are rated for vertical weight, not weight prying away from the wall.

So my second (and much more successful) attempt was to replace the top bolt with a Toggler brand 3/16" toggle bolt. These are rated at 238lbs on 1/2" drywall. I drilled a bigger (1/2") hole, popped the toggle bolt in, and my bike is now hanging from it with ease.

As for the tire tray, I'd recommend hanging it with one of those 3M stretch adhesive strips (the ones that come with those little plastic hooks) as the adhesive that comes with the tray is insane and will probably rip a substancial chunk of paint/drywall off when you remove it.

That said, with just a couple modifications, the da vinci bike rack and tire tray are working out great for me. Spending an additional few dollars allowed me to hang my bike from the wall in the location I wanted, regardless of whether or not a stud was there.

I'd like to see how these hold up in the long term, but so far so good. Typically, your average utility hooks tend to loos their rubber coating after prolonged use. Hopefully this doesn't happen here. I used to cut up old tubes and slip them over the hook - that works quite well. I wasn't able to find this online so I wanted to share some more important dimensions:

1. Hole-to-hole for mounting: 25mm
2. Metal base length of flat part: 90mm (extends another few mm but doesn't contact surface)
3. Metal base width: 12mm
4. Hook spans interior diameter of 60mm