The Drawer

[Trek420]

tygab "You frame your century t-shirts rather than wear them? What kinds of frames are they in? <<I am picturing frames like those for US Flags>>"

Nope, I use embroidery hoops. Large wooden ones.

Center the graphic part in the hoop, stretch it tight, cut off all the excess fabric and turn it back under. I have this high stairwell up to the bedrooms so thought I'd have these round wooden frames running up it...I do have lots of art but wanted this.

If you like the idea I got it from Spazzdog. If not...it was mine.

[jobob]

That's a really clever idea !

[Trek420]

Thank you! Spazzdog should have her own show on HG TV. That gal's got a sense of design.

The other plan (which I still may do, got lots left) was to have Bikerhen and Bikerchick make a quilt out of 'em. They do that y'know.

[DebW]

The next question is: how does your collection of bike stuff compare to collections related to your other sports or interests? Some of you have such big bike collections, I'm wondering if you have room for anything else.

I have one large under-bed drawer of bike stuff, which has to share space with my sleep clothes and a few other odds and ends (but the odds and ends are losing space). Another similar sized drawer is totally stuffed with hiking clothes (wool socks, mittens, long underwear, etc). The basement has my bike tools and spare parts, either on the work bench or in a cardboard box (spare and old parts) or sitting out (work stand, truing stand). My basement also has a shelving unit and 2 closets full of hiking stuff (stoves, tents, pots, water filters, packs, boots). Besides that, the ping pong table is usually half covered with my hiking stuff and maybe a sewing project related to hiking. So for now the biking collection is smaller than the hiking collection, but neither collection is small. The canoe and kayak stuff doesn't take much indoor space (kayaks outside, paddles in garage, PFDs in garage or attic, wet and dry suits in closets).

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

After reading this thread, I decided my drawers were not obscenely exploding enough with biking clothes. So I just ordered some more!

[mlove]

I feel better about the large number of jerseys hanging in my closet. The cycling shorts, tights, etc. are in the cedar chest at the end of my bed. Socks are in the sock drawer.

Now that retirement is only 11 days away, I am thinking about buying more cycling clothes since I don't need work clothes any more. Seems like a good trade-off to me.

[Blueberry]

Now that retirement is only 11 days away, I am thinking about buying more cycling clothes since I don't need work clothes any more. Seems like a good trade-off to me.

Congratulations!!!!! May you and your bike enjoy lots of time together in the near future!

[DDH]

Pooks, your a step ahead of me. Mine still lie around for now. I have no extra drawer or place to put my stuff. I have some sitting on my dresser, and some are laying across the rim of the bathtub. (where I layed them to dry last time I washed them).
Maybe this should be my insentive to go clean my drawers and closet.
Our bikes are in the living room
I want them in the back spare room, but DH has to set up something so we can put them back there and just hasn't done it yet. He wants to put some hooks on the walls to stand them up, I just want to get them out of the living room. I wish we had a little place outside to put them but yet be able to keep them out of the weather. Would be a lot easier to just go grab and go ride.
My bike shoes are sitting in my living room too.
Just not very organized. Guess since the weather is getting to the point that not much biking is going on, I should organize everything this winter.

[caligurl]

i refuse to talk about how much space is utilized by cycling gear!

[TrekJeni]

Thanks for coming up with it Spazzdog and thanks for telling us about it Trek420!

tygab "You frame your century t-shirts rather than wear them? What kinds of frames are they in? <<I am picturing frames like those for US Flags>>"

Nope, I use embroidery hoops. Large wooden ones.

Center the graphic part in the hoop, stretch it tight, cut off all the excess fabric and turn it back under. I have this high stairwell up to the bedrooms so thought I'd have these round wooden frames running up it...I do have lots of art but wanted this.

If you like the idea I got it from Spazzdog. If not...it was mine.

[inatree]

rich people are funny.

i love my drawer too. it was one of the first things i did. i never bother to keep my regular clothes organized, but i always know where my cycling clothes are.