MINOURA BikeTower10 User Manual

bicycle storage stand

BikeTower10

instructions manual

(ver.1.4 2015/4)

Thank you for choosing Minoura
BikeTower10 is a very convenient and easy-to-setup bike
storage stand that can be installed in the room which
ceiling height is between 1.7 and 3.1 meters.

BikeTower10 comes with two bike cradles, and it can
be expanded up to 4 bikes and other items by installing
optional bike cradles and attachments.

Read this instructions manual carefully before use for
your safety, and keep in hand for future reference.

BikeTower10

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Part Name

Upper Rubber Cup
(with spring inside)

Top Pillar
(40mm diameter)

Clamp on Upper Pillar
(with Plastic Shim)

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Bike Cradle

• For standard 2 wheel bike only. Not for use with
tandems or long wheel base bicycles.

• Each bke cradle is rated to hold 25 kgs.
If mounting heavy bikes, check the bolts often to
make sure they are not loose.

• The pillar is supported by the internal spring
applying pressure to the ceiling.

Make sure that the pillar comes in contact with

a stud or other reinforced area of the ceiling
otherwise the pressure may cause the break
through dry wall or other non supportive
material.

• Adjust the pillar length correctly. If the red plastic
appears in the upper rubber cup, the pillar is
not adjusted properly (too short). Remove the
BikeTower and and extend the pillar slightly
more.

• Do not use BikeTower upside down. The larger
diameter pillar must be on the bottom.
NEVER use BikeTower horizontally. It is for
vertical use ONLY.

• The ceiling and oor must be parallel and level.

If not, it cannot hold BikeTower safely.

Pillar Joint

Recommened Tightening
Torque: 5 – 8 N.m

Clamp on Lower Pillar
(without Plastic Shim)

Arm

Cradle Hook
(universal on both sides)

Bottom Pillar
(45mm diameter)

Lower Rubber Cup
(without spring inside)

• The pillar must not be set at any angled.

If the pillar has been slanted, BikeTower may

become loose and fall.

• The rubber cup material may leave a mark on
some ceilings and/or oor. We recommend
placing a small piece of fabric or paper between
the rubber cup and the ceiling. Do not use slippy
Vinyl sheet.

• The hook material may stain on your bike frame,
especially in light color such as white, depending
on the top nish condition.

We recommend placing a piece of bar-tape

between the hook and the frame or wrapping
the hook with bandage in order to avoid direct
touching each other.

• The clamps for installing the bike cradles are
pre-installed on the pillar and you don't need
to remove it basically. However, if you need
to disassemble and install the clamp onto the
pillar again, carefully follow the instructions
described in page 4. Wrong clamp direction will
cause serious problem that the clamp cannot
hold the pillar properly and the bike will slide off
suddenly. It's really dangerous.

Important Notes

• Keep the recommended tightening torque
(5 – 8 N.m) on every bolt.

• It's your duty to hold the top pillar to the ceiling

or wall by using the supplied plastic tie in order
to avoid falling down accident.

Minoura will not be responsible to any accident

caused by not using this plastic tie.

Warranty Period

Minoura offers
from the date of your purchase.
Any natural wear and the problems caused by miuse
or unapproved modification will not be covered by this
program.
For more details, read the enclosed

Warranty Policy

Also please regularly check our Minoura web site for the
latest information.

1-year limited warranty

card in the kit.

to this product

Minorua Limited

How To Set Up Pillar

1) Extend pillar, 2) Adjust pillar length, then 3) Install in room.

Touch

Please be aware both bolts on Pillar Joint are

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intentionaly loosened in the package condition.
Your first job is loosening the lower bolt, push
down Pillar Joint until the bracket reaches the
Bottom Pillar end, then tighten the bolt firmly.

Loosen the upper bolt, extend Top Pillar, attach to

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both ceiling and floor to measure the length, then
tighten the bolt temporally to keep the pillar size.
Remove the pillar and lay down on the floor.

Extend 20mm more

Loosen this
upper bolt

Keep tightening
the lower bolt

only

Look

Tightening
Torque:

5 – 8 N.m

Push

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Touch

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Use either

M3.5x16 or 25

self tapping screw

To avoid any chance of
the pillar falling, hold Top
Pillar to the ceiling or the
wall by using the supplied
plastic tie. It's not just
a recommendation, but
your duty.

Loosen the upper bolt again and extend Top Pillar

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, then tighten the bolt firmly (

more

5 – 8 N.m

That is the correct pillar length.

1. Place the upper rubber cup against the ceiling then

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push up to compress the internal spring.

2. While keeping the spring compressed, slide
Bottom Pillar and align it correctly while bringing it

in contact with the floor.

If you see red plastic part in the upper rubber cup when you setup

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BikeTower, it's the warning sign that the pillar is not extended
enough. Remove from the ceiling, adjust the pillar length properly,
and try to install again.

Schematics of Cradle

Supplied 2 Bike Cradles are
exactly same, except the
plastic shim

Hook Fixing Bolt

Left side Arm (front side)

Metal Collar
(Left side only)

Left Arm Angle Fixing Bolt

Base Plate

20mm

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Pivot-Pin Fixing Bolt

Lift up
and place

2

Clamp Band
(universal)

Clamp

Tightening

Bolt

Wrap the tie around the
pillar just beneath the top
rubber cup and wring it,
put the screw in the hole
on the tip of the tie, then
screw it to the ceiling or
wall.
Make sure the screwing
area is reinforced solidly.
Just the panel will not
work.

Hook

Cradle Cap

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Arm Connecting
Bolt

Right side Arm
(back side)

Pivot Pin

Plastic Shim
(for upper pillar only)

Right Arm
Angle Fixing Bolt

How To Install Bike Cradle

1

Bike Cradle is pre-installed
on each pillar and the
clamp band is temporally
tightened.
Change the clamp position
to your favorite location after
extending Top Pillar.
Bike Cradle can be set at any
height and any angle on the pillar.

To change the clamp position, loosen BOTH
Tightening Bolt and Pivot-Pin Fixing Bolt
by the supplied M5 hex wrench, then slide gently.

Just loosening Clamp Tightning Bolt

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should not work. Loosen BOTH bolts.

Top pillar is narrow and must require

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Plastic Shim to be kept properly.
Do NOT remove the shim.

Clamp

make the job easier. Conrm you tighten both
bolts rmly after installation.

3

Arms are independently angle adjustable in the
range of +/- 35 degrees in order to fit to various
types of bike frame as
perfectly as possible.

The lower clamp band touches the

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pillar directly, so it may cause scratch
problem on pillar surface if you operate
roughly. Loosen widely.

After changing the clamp position, tighten both
bolts firmly.

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Install the hooks to the pre­assembled bike cradle arm. Attach the
hook from the foreside of Arm.
Next, install the bike cradle to the clamp body.
Make sure there is a rectangle hole on the backside
of Base Plate. It will be connected to the clamp
body. Every load will be supported at this point.
Tighten Arm Connecting Bolt (hidden in the plastic
cap) through the center hole on Cradle Cap until
the bike cradle is rigidly installed.

To change the arm angle, loosen Arm Connecting
Bolt through the center hole first, loosen the
backside fixing bolt on each arm, then change the
arm angle by hand.
After adjusting, make sure you tighten both center
and backside bolts firmly.

We do not recommend you to set both

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arms upright.
You should set Arm which supports
main load to horizontal or lower angle.

If it's hard to screw the arm connecting

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bolt to the clamp, loosen both arm
xing bolts on the back slightly and set
the arms horizontal. It allows to adjust
the bolt position correctly and will

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If the bolts are not rmly tightened,

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Arms may move and cause the bike to
all off the hooks. Make sure the bolts
are tightened correctly.

How To Mount Your Bike

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To mount your bike on BikeTower, place the hooks
under the crossing sections of the frame tubing.
Normally, you will hook the top-tube with both
hooks, but in the case of sloping frame, you can
change to another point such as behind the seat­tube.
Choose the most stable section for maximum safety.

If your bike has been to have the front

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wheel higher than the rear wheel, the
front wheel may move side-to-side.
This could cause incidental damage to
your bike if the handle bars or brakes
or other parts come in contact with
your frame.
Adjust the bike accordingly to avoid
incidental contact.

How To Re-Install Clamp Band

The clamp bands come pre-installed and they
should not need to be removed. However, there may
come time when adding options to BikeTower that
you will need to remove them.
The band direction is absolutely fixed. You must
install the clamp band in proper direction.
Failure to do so will cause serious trouble that the
bike will slide down or the parts will be damaged.

Put Pivot Pin through all 3
holes on the clamp band from
bottom side, and screw Pivot-Pin
Fixing Bolt with a flat washer
temporally.

Make sure to insert

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Pivot Pin from the
bottom. If you don't,
you will not be able to
tighten the bolt using a
hex wrench.

Do not tighten Pivot-

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Pin Fixing Bolt rmly
yet. The next job will
become difcult.

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Turn Pivot Pin to align the thread
hole to the side hole on Clamp
Band.
Screw Clamp Tightening Bolt into
Pivot Pin.

To fix the clamp band firmly,
tighten the clamp side pin first
then tighten the pivot bolt later.

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Stand to the front of the
pillar first, wind Clamp
Arms around the pillar.
Make sure the single side
arm is on YOUR right, and
the double side arm is on
YOUR left.

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When installing the
clamp band to the
smaller diameter Top
Pillar, you must put
Plastic Shim between
the band and pillar as
a spacer.

Make sure the dual
ribs are located on the
single arm side.

Dual arm

Single arm

Bottom Pillar
(larger
diameter)

Top Pillar
(smaller
diameter)

Put the Shim

Contact

If you have questions or request, please contact the
shop where you originally purchased this product or the
distributor in your country first.
Only when you cannot get enough service from them,
you can contact us directly. However, please be sure we
don't sell any parts and product to consumer directly.
Get any necessary items through the authorized dealer.

MINOURA North America

(for U.S. residents only)

Hayward, Califormia, U.S.A.

Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]

[e-mail]

MINOURA Japan Headquarters

(for ALL customers)

1197-1 Godo, Anpachi, Gifu 503-2305 Japan

Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]

[e-mail] / www.minoura.jp

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