Where do you keep your bike?

[smilingcat]

I have three bikes and a trike. three bikes are in spare bedroom. It is also where my big computer resides. A very secure room. Spare bedroom is upstairs so the thief would need a lot of hutzpa... Only one of my bike is worth anything Specialized transition-pro with SRAM force. One is a carryover from the '80s bike and a third bike is an entry level after I decided to stop riding and sold my Litespeed racing bike. After realizing error of my ways, I bought an entry level bike. Still I hate to see my possession stolen no matter how cheap it is.

The trike must weigh over 60 pounds. It is a recumbent delta style trike. Not much interest and definitely not something you want to ride away or even try to load it into a car. Pkup yes but not a car. Too long and too big.

I never felt safe with my bike in the garage. Proof of it was when my sister and BIL's bike were stolen from the garage. Guy used a bolt cu
tter to defeat the locks on the bike.

[Serendipity]

In our attached garage - which is not actually for vehicles - that's what the driveway is for; rather for 5 bikes, 2 kayaks, 2 sets of golf clubs and various other items mostly related to recreational activities.........

[nuliajuk]

The utility bikes (commuting bike, touring bike) are hanging in the garage for quick access, the road bikes are inside. The old road bike has a more or less permanent position on the home trainer.

[Crankin]

Murienn, are you making fun of my garden shed turned into a bike house ? I didn't design this house, but it's a good thing we have this option, as the lower level of my house is living space, not a real basement. There are storage closets down there, but much more of a pain to take the bikes out from there. Our garage is not attached, is 30 years old and is not tall enough for DH's car to get into (yes, he has the evil SUV everyone here makes fun of). So, my car is in there, along with various things like the huge snowblower, ladders, leaf blowers, and my ever growing collection of therapy toys.

[malkin]

Garage now that we have a house, but when we were in a condo two bikes hung over the tub in the extra bathroom.

[Crankin]

Therapy toys, as in play therapy, expressive therapy for kids, teens, and some adults. Yea, that did sound a little off.

[Sylvia]

Garage.

This thread reminded me of this photo someone posted on facebook.

[Amira]

I learned the hard way not to leave mine in the kitchen, leaning up against the wall, where it could be seen from the back door. Went away for a long weekend last November and came home to a kicked in back door and a missing bike. My new bike (no thanks to my insurance deductible) stays in the house, not the garage, but not where anyone can peer in and see it. When I go out of town without it, I lock it to my iron staircase and remember to set my alarm system. I'm gonna make the #*()@&()@'s work for it next time.

[luvmyguys]

I learned the hard way not to leave mine in the kitchen, leaning up against the wall, where it could be seen from the back door. Went away for a long weekend last November and came home to a kicked in back door and a missing bike. My new bike (no thanks to my insurance deductible) stays in the house, not the garage, but not where anyone can peer in and see it. When I go out of town without it, I lock it to my iron staircase and remember to set my alarm system. I'm gonna make the #*()@&()@'s work for it next time.

Yeah, I can understand that. We had a car stolen from our driveway, which is why we were so bent on having the cars in the garage when we moved into this house and had a little more room. AND, we do leave the garage door open during the day at times (I had a talk with the kids about not mentioning how much the bike is worth!). So I can see the security aspect of it.

Friday! Friday! Friday! I get it Friday!

[Amira]

So, what are you getting? I must have missed that earlier. So exciting to have a new ride!

[ClaireNYC]

two in the dining room and one hybrid in the basement

[luvmyguys]

So, what are you getting? I must have missed that earlier. So exciting to have a new ride!

If all goes according to plan, a 2012 Ruby Apex. My first (non-Target special) bike!

[Amira]

If all goes according to plan, a 2012 Ruby Apex. My first (non-Target special) bike!

SUH-WEET! I looked at a lot of bikes when I was buying last November and it came down to a Ruby and the Amira. The Ruby was very nice ride indeed and the one I'd had my eye on going in (based on internet research). Once I narrowed it down to those two remaining, I literally rode them both for over an additional hour, jumping off and on both of them over and over to compare and then compare again. The Ruby was the more comfortable of the two I thought, while the Amira was a touch peppier in terms of handling. But, of course, eeryone's mileage may differ. You won't regret having it follow you home.

[luvmyguys]

SUH-WEET! I looked at a lot of bikes when I was buying last November and it came down to a Ruby and the Amira. The Ruby was very nice ride indeed and the one I'd had my eye on going in (based on internet research). Once I narrowed it down to those two remaining, I literally rode them both for over an additional hour, jumping off and on both of them over and over to compare and then compare again. The Ruby was the more comfortable of the two I thought, while the Amira was a touch peppier in terms of handling. But, of course, eeryone's mileage may differ. You won't regret having it follow you home.

The thing that complicated life for me was that I had part of a disc shlurped out of my neck in March, and a health care provider (not a cyclist, and the "hide in a padded room to stay safe" sort) tell me not to ride more than 30 miles or so. So somewhat by necessity, comfort trumped for me.

Glad you're enjoying yours, though!

[Amira]

I think you made the right choice. My brother-in-law, who has a lot of back issues, loves his Roubaix, but he'd be miserable on the Tarmac. Funny, after I posted my earlier comment, I had a question on my food/fitness forum about the ruby/Amira comparison. Can't wait to see pictures. Are you getting a '12 or '13? And color? Pictures!!!!! They've, of course, changed all the graphics/colors.