multiple bike storage?

[DirtDiva]

The place is a mess. We've got five bikes in there, six if my flatmate's girlfriend rides hers over. Usually my bike is locked to the gas inlet, my flatmate's good bike is locked to the sewage outlet (gf locks hers to his), his beater bike is locked to itself and leaned against one wall, as is my other flatmate's bike, plus there's some random bike (former resident's?) unlocked and leaning against the other wall on top of a random bunch of crap. Just as well none of us have a car - there's not room for anything more in there! Actually, there wouldn't be room for more than a little hatchback even if we cleared it out completely. Noone in our street actually uses their garage for their car.

[caligurl]

lol! no cars in our garage eigther! they sit in the driveway! we do have the bikes... a tv... a dvd player... and nice cushy puzzle mat pieces on the floor to cushion my knees and butt and back when doing my workouts! also this bohemoth HUGE weight thingy that hubby HAD to have that takes up too much room! (i told him i didn't want it.. i have my own weights and barbell, etc!) plus all my other workout equipment (we need another house that has 2 extra rooms: one room for my workout stuff and one room for bikes! lol!)

we were doing good with the two mtb and 2 road bikes.. but when we added 2 more road bikes... *sigh* (even with that rack of a weight rack thingy )

i do like the idea of a bike rack... that's my fave idea... except for the bikes sticking into my workout floor space! *sigh*

[tatormc]

We have the Sports Solutions Floor To Ceiling OakRak from Performance with 3 bikes on it. Mine goes on bottom, then hubby puts the one he rides most in the middle, then the one he hardly ever rides on top.

[caligurl]

you must have high ceilings! i don't think we could stack 3 bikes in our garage???? i'm gonna give it a look when i get home... cuz if we can... that'a definitely a good idea, too!

[bcipam]

After having a bike stolen from our garage, my roommate came up with a nice way to organize the bikes. Didn't cost that much. He took 2 X 4 X 10 and basically built a bike rack that hold 3 road bikes and two mountain bikes. The stand, although made of wood, looks like something you would see outside a store or in a park for bike storage. He cut shorter lengths of wood, 3 sized for road tires nad 2 for moubtain. This way we can run locks under the slats and secure the bikes. Think railroad tracks - thats sortof what this looks like. No more bikes hanging from the ceiling or leaning across the wall.

[caligurl]

do you have a picture of that, pam?

and you'all are starting to worry me... talking about locking your bikes in your garage???? we don't lock our bikes in our garage! (or anything else that's in there... i mean... the door is down.... heck.. i'm so bad i forget to lock the door that goes from the garage into the kitchen

we never ok... rarely leave our garage door open though.... since we don't park the cars in there... so maybe that's why you lock them? for when the door is open?

*cali is nervous now about the garage!*

[SadieKate]

bcipam, kind of like this?

http://www.branfordbike.com/storage/storage5.html#item1

We made a one-sided version in wood that takes 5 bikes. And, oh yeah, a lock and cable through all the bikes in the garage.

[skibum]

I started off with a stacking two bike holder like yours caligurl. That is up against the wall of the garage and usually holds my two bikes. When my BF moved in along with his 5 bikes (plus a frame that isn't built up), I told him that he needed to find a way to store them that still allows the cars to be in the garage. The frame went in the attic and an old, beater commuter bike is leaning against the fence outside. For the other 4 bikes, he put hooks in the ceiling and hangs them from the back wheels. He even re-arranged things so that his workbench, etc is along the back wall of the garage underneath the bikes. It's a pretty impressive set-up... looks like a mini bike mechanic shop.

Of course, you can't ever have enough bikes. He just bought another frame off e-bay that he wants to build up. He is struggling with how he will store it or what bike he will give up to make room for it.

[CorsairMac]

I bought a standing bike rack for 4 bikes - similar to the 4 bike rack on SK's link and I've devoted pretty much a whole room just to the bikes. It's hilarious coz the cats use the bikes to hide under so the dogs can't chase em - take about dual purpose! If I get a 5th bike, I'm not really sure what I'll do - get another house maybe? lol

[caligurl]

now see... i LIKE that idea! a bike room and a workout room! i've wanted a workout room ever since i saw a gorgeous one posted on one of my fitness boards *drool*

and now i want a bike room/garage!

ok..... maybe i need to go house shopping instead of bike rack shopping!

p.s. coach jasmine hangs out by the bikes a lot too.. but not to hide from the dogs.. just always thought it was cute she ended up next to the bikes (coach jasmine cuz she ALWAYS comes in the garage with me while i'm working out! so she was dubbed my coach!)