The Drawer

[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!

[Kimmyt]

My house is filled with my gear. I luuurve it. However, it is running a bit rampant and I am feeling the need to do some winter cleaning.

Living room: two (formerly 4 before The Boy took his bikes out to CO with him) bikes and a regulation size ping pong table.

Dining room: Climbing shoes, chalk, chain lube on a pile on floor. A fleece, usually my Timbuk2 messenger bag from work sitting next to them.

Closet in living room: bike helmets, gloves, cycling gym bag(s), more chain lube, bike locks

Another closet in living room: ski pants, jackets, more chain lube (we have bottles of this stuff EVERYWHERE!)

My room: One broken drawer (it won't go back into the tread) full of miscellaneous clothing, cycling shorts/jerseys, mesh shorts, all wicking tank tops and t-shirts. Another drawer of warm layers, base layers, synthetics, dirty grungy pants for climbing. Another drawer for tanks with built in sports bras. That leaves me 2 drawers for regular clothes, and my closet.

But my cycling gear doesn't take the cake.... this, my friends, is my Pretty. The Boy and I built it in our basement a few months ago. It is 8 feet long and 4 feet tall, and there are backpacks and more gear piled on the floor below it that you can't see. It is soooooo pretty innit?

[tygab]

oh man, if there's ever a gear sport, that'd be rock/ice climbing. Congrats on the nice collection! I haven't gotten into it but I know some who are devotees.

I feel so much better now about having 4 tubs and two shelving units of outdoors sports gear, to which biking got added this year. Our bike collection is a small drop compared to our kayaking gear (for example, we currently have I think six paddles for 2 people), but steadily gaining. Hey as long as we're out there enjoying it, tis all good.

-T

[Trek420]

mlove Congratulations!!!!!

10 days now