we finally decided how to go about storing our bikes! some of you may remember i was asking for ideas, suggestions, opinions.. how you all store yours!

well we decided on the leonardo bike holders http://www.performancebike.com/shop/....cfm?sku=17340... seven of them lined up on one wall of the garage! since we were trying to best utilize space.. we didn't want to just hit studs for each rack... so hubby bought a board and attached that to the studs... then measured and attached the leonardo's.... we put closet mirrors between each bike (for checking position when doing weight workouts)

getting the expanse of wall space meant getting rid of two more shelves.... i work out in the garage... so we also had to keep that in mind... we used to have 2 old dressers across another wall of the garage for storing stuff and holding the tv and dvd player, etc.... well.. we moved two shelves over.. one for fitness stuff and the other for more cycling stuff... got ride of the old cycling stuff storage shelf and replaced it with the white closet maid stacking thingies http://www.closetmaid.com/Look/Produ...em_number=8501 so we have cubbies instead of messy shelves for gloves, helmets, shoes, etc..... (plus the other shelf for tubes, trainers, misc bike stuff) got a wall mount for the tv and dvd (like what they use in hospitals)...

we've now covered the whole floor with puzzle mat instead of just 75% of it!

it's surprising how much more room we have with the bikes up off the floor

now we just have to clean off the remaining wall of shelves (as hubby likes to ask: "if you haven't used it for 10 years... do you REALLY think you need it?" uh... YES! lol! ok.. not really... i'm going to declutter! i promise!)

now if it just wasn't so cold out there at 4:30 in the morning when i'm working out!

bike wall



bike stuff storage (i need a couple more baskets!):



workout wall (i haven't figured out where to put my dry erase board!)