As I await the arrival of The Bike (happydancehappydance), I'm wondering where everyone puts their bikes. Where do you keep yours?
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As I await the arrival of The Bike (happydancehappydance), I'm wondering where everyone puts their bikes. Where do you keep yours?
In my garage, which sometimes gets some water in it and which I can lock, except when it's inside on my trainer. (It helps not to have a car ;)
I live in a condo. My bike hangs on a Minoura bike tower (Topeak has a similar one) in the spare bedroom.
One is in my living room, two are in my dining room, one is in my basement (not used much).
My Klein sits in my entryway. I ride it the most. My Lemond is in our den. My hybrid, mountain bike, dh's commuter that he does not commute on, and dd's bike are in a mini barn. We ride those only a few times a week and they will be hung up in that barn once cold weather hits for good. My Klein will go to the basement for the winter. It is never banished to the barn. ;). I'll ride the Lemond over the winter.
Ummm....everywhere? ;)
The commuters are on the back enclosed porch/mudroom. The mountain bikes are in the garage, and the road bikes are in the basement. Between DH and I, we have a lot of bikes....
Mine lives in the living room. I have a 1br apartment--it takes up the space that normal people would put a couch in. I'm trying to figure out where I'd put the hypothetical (right now) MTB and new roadie...
In a separate little building that is really a gardening shed, except that it matches my house. I guess the person that built this house was into gardening, but the first thing we said we said when we saw the house was, "Oh look, a little house for our bikes!" Right now, there's just 4 in there, but at one time there were 7 or 8. In the dead of winter, my Kuota comes into the house and goes up in our loft, on the trainer. If it's nice enough to ride outside, I ride my Guru, with wider tires.
this is a timely thread- we were just lamenting the fact that we have a two car garage we can only get one small car in! All 4 kids are also into biking (mountain, downhill, BMX and road!!!!!) It is a bit ridiculous (: in a good way (:
One in the mudroom/entranceway. A couple in the garage. There are 3 bikes in one of the sheds out back and I keep one in a utility room at work. (If I leave work on my lunch hour, there is never a parking spot when I get back so tend to ride if I go out!) Not even sure where my new bike will go when it arrives. It will probably mean getting rid of something to make room!
My husband's Trek 5500 and my Specialized Sirrus stand next to each other in our living room in our small condo. I'm glad to read that other people have bikes in their living rooms, too.
We spent the better part of yesterday rearranging the garage, finding a good place for the bike. I'm looking for good gear to arrange the bikes, especially if we attempt to resurrect dh's old bike ('cause we can ride together once again!).
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Originally Posted by crankin
6 are on a custom built bike rack in our dining room. One is against the wall in the dining room. One is on the trainer. Two are in suitcases under the bed (Bike Fridays). One is in the barn in our backyard (rarely ridden). We couldn't find something that would store most of our bikes in the space we had, so DH and a friend built something. We're currently renting, and it 1) doesn't require drilling into the wall and 2) can be disassembled and moved.
Mine hang from my garage ceiling using an inexpensive and easy-to-use pully system we purchased. It keeps me (yes, me) from accidentally pulling in too far and hitting my bikes (yeah, it's happened), and saves tons of space.
Yep! In teal! Should be in this week!Quote:
Originally Posted by Muirenn
That was the whole reason I asked. I'm thinking . . . gorgeous new bike - should I really put it in the garage? Well, I at least want a place to put it if I can't keep it in the house - you know, if we have friends or family over.Quote:
Back on topic.
I put my bikes in my bike room. It used to be the master bedroom, once-upon-a-time.
But now I must have a little house just for my bikes! Well, wouldn't even put the newest bike there.
I have 7 bikes. My bf has 7 bikes.
Sooo....
We have a large apt with 2 living rooms. The front living room is really a terrible living room. It's cold in the winter and hot in the summer in there. I don't know what we would do with it if we didn't have 12 bikes to store in there: road bikes and commuter bikes. We also have a walk out basement that the boy has made into his own personal bike shop (with a shop quality repair stand - gear swap score). 2 mtn bikes are stored in a room off the bike shop.
Sounds perfect! Something for everyone in the family. Bikes too! :) Mine is in the garage right now. I'm thinking about taking apart my rusty old mtn bike and replacing some parts but the parts might be more expensive than the bike itself at this point! It's been very trusty in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
We have a two car garage with all the family bikes in, the cars are on the drive.
Storage lockers and communal caged bike locker
We just added on to our garage and it will have a dedicated bike area for 8 bikes.
When motorhoming, the road bike is broken down and put in a compartment. Pita. The hybrid sits outside with a bag over the seat. Wish I had a better system. Probably eight months a year this is the routine. Sometimes I am lazy and leave the road bike outside, which isn't a great idea.
In summer when we are at home base for a month or so the road bike sits in the spare bedroom and other bikes in the "shop" part of the garage.
In shoulder seasons bikes are in the garage of our condo.
There is a total of 5 bikes in my home + my girlfriend is getting a new Hybrid in a few weeks. I keep me Roadie in my room ...the commuter by the patio door in a corner and the other 3 in a deposit/storage room by the kitchen big enough for the 3. There is an extra room upstair that I keep for when my Mother comes visit... She is not coming anytime soon so I was thinking on putting the roadie and the hybrid and all the accesories ...helmets ,bags ,hydration packs etc etc in that room , planning on gettin a trainer as well for the winter . Not sure yet though.
Both of my bikes live in my bedroom, though if I am planning on a ride the next day I will often bring out the appropriate bike to the living room where there is better light to air the tires and so forth. It also makes me smile to see either of them in my living room ready to go, quite enticing :) I do have a trainer for the winter and that will be set up in the living room.
Hanging in the basement or in my car. :) Although we do keep bikes in the garage too.
MTBs and CX bikes live in the garage exclusively. Road bikes Summer in the garage, but during the Winter months come to live in the living room...we push the sofa back to make room in our small living room for 2-3 bikes on trainers (so we can do Sufferfest workouts or bike while watching movies).
Both of my road bikes are in the basement. The hybrid is hung up in the storage room off the garage and the hauler is on the storage room floor. DP's bike is in the garage where we also fit both of our cars, and a snow blower. :)
My Ruby and my husband's commuter and recreational road bikes (both about 1993 era) live in the storage /laundry room by side door entry from the carport. DH's Trek Navigator (alternate commuter- aka "The Elk") hangs locked on the front porch. My son's unused bike is locked to the security bars in the back and there are a couple of other bikes (my mixte and an old Miyata in a storage shed in the back. There might be some more bikes back there too.
My bike also comes inside in the winter but not because she's put away for the season, or is hanging out on the trainer. Starting out warm gives me a few extra minutes before the brake cables freeze over in the morning.
In the living room. The kids' bikes are under the stairs. The retired bikes are down in the wine cellar.
I have three bikes and a trike. three bikes are in spare bedroom. It is also where my big computer resides. A very secure room. Spare bedroom is upstairs so the thief would need a lot of hutzpa... Only one of my bike is worth anything Specialized transition-pro with SRAM force. One is a carryover from the '80s bike and a third bike is an entry level after I decided to stop riding and sold my Litespeed racing bike. After realizing error of my ways, I bought an entry level bike. Still I hate to see my possession stolen no matter how cheap it is.
The trike must weigh over 60 pounds. It is a recumbent delta style trike. Not much interest and definitely not something you want to ride away or even try to load it into a car. Pkup yes but not a car. Too long and too big.
I never felt safe with my bike in the garage. Proof of it was when my sister and BIL's bike were stolen from the garage. Guy used a bolt cu
tter to defeat the locks on the bike.
In our attached garage - which is not actually for vehicles - that's what the driveway is for; rather for 5 bikes, 2 kayaks, 2 sets of golf clubs and various other items mostly related to recreational activities.........
The utility bikes (commuting bike, touring bike) are hanging in the garage for quick access, the road bikes are inside. The old road bike has a more or less permanent position on the home trainer.
Murienn, are you making fun of my garden shed turned into a bike house :)? I didn't design this house, but it's a good thing we have this option, as the lower level of my house is living space, not a real basement. There are storage closets down there, but much more of a pain to take the bikes out from there. Our garage is not attached, is 30 years old and is not tall enough for DH's car to get into (yes, he has the evil SUV everyone here makes fun of). So, my car is in there, along with various things like the huge snowblower, ladders, leaf blowers, and my ever growing collection of therapy toys.
Garage now that we have a house, but when we were in a condo two bikes hung over the tub in the extra bathroom.
Therapy toys, as in play therapy, expressive therapy for kids, teens, and some adults. Yea, that did sound a little off.
Garage.
This thread reminded me of this photo someone posted on facebook.
I learned the hard way not to leave mine in the kitchen, leaning up against the wall, where it could be seen from the back door. Went away for a long weekend last November and came home to a kicked in back door and a missing bike. My new bike (no thanks to my insurance deductible) stays in the house, not the garage, but not where anyone can peer in and see it. When I go out of town without it, I lock it to my iron staircase and remember to set my alarm system. I'm gonna make the #*()@&()@'s work for it next time.
Yeah, I can understand that. We had a car stolen from our driveway, which is why we were so bent on having the cars in the garage when we moved into this house and had a little more room. AND, we do leave the garage door open during the day at times (I had a talk with the kids about not mentioning how much the bike is worth!). So I can see the security aspect of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amira
Friday! Friday! Friday! I get it Friday! :D
So, what are you getting? I must have missed that earlier. So exciting to have a new ride!