Heavy-duty Bike Tree Storage Rack

We've had this for a few months now. It was pretty easy to put together and is sturdy. It's holding a man's and woman's mountain bike with no issues (we have them facing opposite directions). Would definitely recommend.

I bought this 3 months before moving to a smaller apartment and although I opened the box to check that all parts were there, I never fully assembled it. Now that I have assembled it I found that the drill holes on the main pole are out of alignment with the base, so it does not sit flush against the wall as intended. I now have scuff marks on the wall from the rubber tip on the upper pole and from the tires as the bikes are angled against the wall.. Some examples on how to place the actual support arms would have been useful as I had several attempts before getting the angles right for my angled bike tubes. Overall this rack probably works beautifully when properly aligned, but mine is not and will probably end up in the trash. A lesson learned: if you don't plan on using it straight away then fully assemble it anyway to make sure it sits flush against the wall. I still recommend it ~ just check the parts!

I ordered 2 of these. The first one was arrived safe and sound. The second one had a split red rubber covering on the end of the metal hanger where the bike hangs. I called and got a new replacement cover. Getting the replacement was easy but the while putting on the new red rubber cap, it too started to split like the first one. The metal bar is simply cut perpendicular and has sharp corners. While pushing it on, it is easy to make the red cover split when it hits the end of the bar. If anyone else does this, you want to push it on but leave an 1/8th of an inch gap so the metal bar DOES NOT MAKE CONTACT with the end of the rubber cap. For a better experience, manufacturing should have rounded the corners after cutting the metal and made the red rubber covers a little thicker (than paper). The red rubber covers are extremely thin. I didn't use this device as advertised. I used the basic design but I modified it and attached it to the side of the garage without the base. This allowed me to have a bar which held the 4 bikes on the side of the garage under the eves and off the ground. The eves of the garage prevented rain from hitting them but I used tarps as well to cover the rubber tires from the sun. I bought these because they met the basic design without completely designing my own. I wasn't too concern with the red covers since I used rubber water pipe insulation for better protection.

I'm not sure whether it's our floors or the rack, but we have to put books underneath one of the legs to level it. We tried different rooms and ended up with the same results, so I don't think it's the floors.