Solutions for apartment living and multiple bikes.. Pics please!

[Scrappy]

Hello Everyone,

Due to a divorce and a *drastic* drop in income I will be moving from a 1500 sq ft house w/oversize 1 car garage into a 662sq ft efficiency 1 bedroom apartment. I have thinned the herd down as low as I am prepared to go = 5 bikes that get ridden regularly and are all completely different purposes. There are bike racks in the garage, so theoretically I can lock up one or two outside the apartment, but that still leaves 3 to "decorate" with ;-) My question is, what solutions are there for storing multiple bikes in small apartments and still make them accessible? I'd love to see pics of creative solutions or just solutions in general.

Thanks so much!
Scrappy

[Eden]

i'd think something like the Minoura bike tower would be the best solution - no mounting hardware, but gets bikes off the ground - looks like you can get it through Nashbar
here's their website - http://www.minourausa.com/english/st...ower10-e2.html this looks really cool... attachments for holding all kinds of stuff, shoes, accessories, trainers - if you can walk around it, it can hold up to 4 bikes - 2 per side. - several other types of stands too

[Scrappy]

Thanks Eden! That looks like it will work :-)

Scrappy

[OakLeaf]

I have the wood version. Sturdy and attractive. Be sure you put it under a ceiliing joist and cushion it with some felt or something so it doesn't mar the ceiling.

[Jordyne]

I have this in my laundry room and no problems so far: http://www.amazon.com/Swagman-Hang-I...ke+rack+indoor

[Atlas]

Not nearly as attractive as the ideas already mentioned, but we have a wood pallet leaned up against the wall that works as a bike rack. We have one of those floor mats - like retail stores have right inside the door - underneath them. Our cat would never leave alone bikes hanging up anywhere so this was the best we could get (plus it was free). It fits four bikes. We plan on moving again soon to a bigger place so this works for now. If you're going to be there for a while those towers would be nice.