Any innovative bike storage solutions

manic111

manic111

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Hi all

I moved into a new flat recently. Annoyingly I have a garden, but no side access, so in order to store my bike in the shed I'd need to traipse it into and out of the flat every day, which is a faff. So I'm looking at wall storage. I have plenty of wall space, and a spare bedroom which I pretty much only use as my office except on the rare occasions a guest stays over, so I don't mind my "ugly" bike being in there. I'm just trying to work out how to store it best to minimise it sticking out.

I think in terms of the layout of the room, storing it horizontally (i.e. wheels at the same level) would work better than vertically, but the main thing I don't like is that the handlebars and pedals will stick out pretty far. Does anyone have any innovative ways to deal with this, or should I just live with it? Thanks!
 
manic111 said:
Hi all

I moved into a new flat recently. Annoyingly I have a garden, but no side access, so in order to store my bike in the shed I'd need to traipse it into and out of the flat every day, which is a faff. So I'm looking at wall storage. I have plenty of wall space, and a spare bedroom which I pretty much only use as my office except on the rare occasions a guest stays over, so I don't mind my "ugly" bike being in there. I'm just trying to work out how to store it best to minimise it sticking out.

I think in terms of the layout of the room, storing it horizontally (i.e. wheels at the same level) would work better than vertically, but the main thing I don't like is that the handlebars and pedals will stick out pretty far. Does anyone have any innovative ways to deal with this, or should I just live with it? Thanks!
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Live with it or just take the front wheel off when you mount it on the wall and stick it somewhere else.
 
I have two of these in my garage, one above the other. Work well as can keep all the helmets, bottles, lights and other bits and pieces all together. Mrs on the bottom, mine above it.

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Vandle said:
I have two of these in my garage, one above the other. Work well as can keep all the helmets, bottles, lights and other bits and pieces all together. Mrs on the bottom, mine above it.

www.stasdock.com

The Premium Bike Wall Mount | Stasdock® | A Piece Of Art

Browse premium bike wall mounts from Stasdock. Our collection of bike hangers and wall bike racks are a way to turn your bike into a piece of art. Buy a high-quality wall mount bike rack from Stasdock today.
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I also have two in a small space under the stairs (More like a narrow passage as the stairs turn twice) and as my headsets are never over tightened I twist the bars before racking them.

Totally worth the money.
 
aVdub said:
I also have two in a small space under the stairs (More like a narrow passage as the stairs turn twice) and as my headsets are never over tightened I twist the bars before racking them.

Totally worth the money.
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Save the money for new forks and repairs to your steerers from the damage caused by regularly twisting them and having them too loose. Sensible!

You do know they're meant to be tight - so you can steer don't you?! Crazily unsafe if they're that easy to twist, but if they're not that easy and you're riding with them, you're likely damaging your stem clamps and steerer tubes by doing so. They are not designed to be rotated! :o
 
aVdub said:
as my headsets are never over tightened I twist the bars before racking them.
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:eek: :eek: :eek:

Anyway OP, would this suit you?
www.dennyshop.co.uk

Bicycle Lift Stand Garage Storage

An efficient way to save storage space in your garage is to use this heavy duty bike lift rack, which hoists the bike up from the ground and holds it up until it is next needed. The lift is easy to use, as you just simply attach your bike and pull on the rope which raises and locks the bike in...
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Roady said:
Save the money for new forks and repairs to your steerers from the damage caused by regularly twisting them and having them too loose. Sensible!

You do know they're meant to be tight - so you can steer don't you?! Crazily unsafe if they're that easy to twist, but if they're not that easy and you're riding with them, you're likely damaging your stem clamps and steerer tubes by doing so. They are not designed to be rotated! :o
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Behave and quit talking to me like I'm a 5 year old and while you are at it, check out how many ride with a not so fully tightened (see what I did there. I informed you, rather than you taking a rough stab in the dark and assuming) headset, which is copied by many that ride more extreme styles and helps to avoid serious damage to the controls and brakes in the event of a crash. :rolleyes:

Seriously you are very special if you assume I ride my bikes with a headset that can turn with ease and have been doing so since the late 90's


ps If you knew what you were talking about, you would fully understand that the surfaces being turned are probably smoother than your shaved legs ;) ie Nothing to cause issues!
 
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