Bicycle storage

[Nessa]

My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.

thanks

 

[Dave Thompson]

"Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
> have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
> the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
> bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
> am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.
>
> thanks

This bicycle hoist:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051XJ2/104-7489676-3127159?v=glance
works very well for me. I have three bikes hung from the ceiling with this,
and it's quite easy to use.

 

[Rick Onanian]

On 26 Apr 2004 15:36:45 -0700, [email protected] (Nessa) wrote:
>My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
>garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
>have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
>the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My

Rubber-coated hooks of appropriate sizes are found very cheaply at
hardware stores, Home Depot/Lowes, and discount stores of all sorts.
A single such hook in a wall will hang a bike by a wheel. Two hooks
in the ceiling may hang the bike by it's top tube (need long hooks!)
or by the handlebar (or stem) and saddle. There's a few different
shapes and sizes of hooks, and myriad configurations possible.

Another cheap option is shelf brackets with hanger-rod-hooks. Wrap
something soft on the hooks, or dip them in Plasti Dip rubber
coating. See http://tinyurl.com/jwe8 or
http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/161684_3.jpg

Stick a shelf board on top of them for a nice place for your helmet,
gloves, etc.

>bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
>am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.

Keep your heavy bike on the floor, and hang other bike directly
above it; let your husband lift his bike.

Your husband gets the nice new lightweight road bike, and you're
stuck honking around on a bike that you can scarcely lift?
--
Rick Onanian

 

[Claire Petersky]

"Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids.

While you're at it, can you make a recommendation for storing two kids'
bikes, two tandems, two mountain bikes, a hybrid, two road bikes, and a
beater? Oh, and the trailer, too...

My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have to
have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall


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[loki]

"Claire Petersky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%Tjjc.27655$YP5.2212539@attbi_s02...
> "Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> > garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids.
>
> While you're at it, can you make a recommendation for storing two kids'
> bikes, two tandems, two mountain bikes, a hybrid, two road bikes, and a
> beater? Oh, and the trailer, too...
>
> My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have to
> have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall

Considering how screwed up the world and it's people are these days it's
nice to see someone who knows what's really important in life; knows what
their priorities should be.

Damn shame you're already married.....

*sigh*


--
'Kewl! Mom's on drugs!
We can turn her in and get
a form letter from **** Cheney!' -Bart Simpson

 

[[email protected]]

Nessa wrote:

> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
> have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
> the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
> bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
> am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.

How about a couple of small pulleys, hooks and rope?


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[David Kerber]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
> have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
> the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
> bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
> am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.

Screw a couple of pulleys into the rafters, connect some ropes to your
bike, and lift them up. Just tie the ropes off to a convenient nail or
hook on the wall. Works for our kayak, which is a lot heavier than any
bike.

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[Alex Rodriguez]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
>
>
>"Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
>> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
>> have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
>> the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
>> bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
>> am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.
>>
>> thanks
>
>This bicycle hoist:
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051XJ2/104-7489676-3127159?v
=glance
>works very well for me. I have three bikes hung from the ceiling with this,
>and it's quite easy to use.

Check ebay for these, I've seen them going for about half the amazon price.
--------------
Alex

 

[Zippy the Pinhead]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:50:35 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have to
>have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall

The obvious solution is to move someplace where cold weather doesn't
start in the Fall.

Tie a snow shovel to the front of your U-Haul truck. Drive South
until somebody says, "What the hay-yull is THAT deal?".

Buy a new house there.

 

[Gooserider]

"Claire Petersky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%Tjjc.27655$YP5.2212539@attbi_s02...
> "Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> > garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids.
>
> While you're at it, can you make a recommendation for storing two kids'
> bikes, two tandems, two mountain bikes, a hybrid, two road bikes, and a
> beater? Oh, and the trailer, too...
>
> My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have to
> have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall

You mean you don't keep your bikes indoors, like in your bedroom? And you
call yourself a cyclist.....
$

 

[Claire Petersky]

"Gooserider" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Claire Petersky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:%Tjjc.27655$YP5.2212539@attbi_s02...
> > "Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> > > garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids.
> >
> > While you're at it, can you make a recommendation for storing two kids'
> > bikes, two tandems, two mountain bikes, a hybrid, two road bikes, and a
> > beater? Oh, and the trailer, too...
> >
> > My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have
to
> > have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall
>
> You mean you don't keep your bikes indoors, like in your bedroom? And you
> call yourself a cyclist.....

Here's what I would propose:

In garage, for easy access:
o the road bikes
o my old mountain that bike my older daughter is riding as her primary bike
o the larger of the two kids' bike for the younger daughter
o the two tandems (hang these from hooks, as they take up the most room)

In the snug, warm basement:
o my husband's mountain bike or the hybrid

To be sold:
o the trailer
o the beater (or given away, or chucked)
o the smaller of the two kids' bikes
o my husband's mountain bike or the hybrid -- they're too close in function
to retain both. I personally nominate the hybrid, as I believe it has a
decent resale value, and the mountain bike just needs some minor
repairs/maintenance to be functional (it isn't now).

Warm Regards,


Claire Petersky
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[S o r n i]

Nessa wrote:
> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
> have any recommendation for bike storage racks the you can raise to
> the ceiling or other space efficient ways of storing your bikes. My
> bike is pretty heavy so I can't see myself lifting it very high but I
> am sure there must be some good products out there to help with this.

I thought someone would suggest the obvious solution, but no one has.

Give the kids sleeping bags and floor space in the garage, and store the
bikes in their rooms.

Bill "no more problem" S.

 

[Nessa]

" S o r n i" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Nessa wrote:
> > My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
> > garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids. Anyone
...
>
> I thought someone would suggest the obvious solution, but no one has.
>
> Give the kids sleeping bags and floor space in the garage, and store the
> bikes in their rooms.
>
> Bill "no more problem" S.

Thanks for all your helpful and (not) suggestions. My husband actually
arrived home with a few hooks and hung his two bicycles from the
celing while I was in the chat room so now all I have to deal with is
mine which is not a problem......

 

[me]

On 2004-04-26 22:50:35 -0400, "Claire Petersky"
<[email protected]> said:

> "Nessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> My husband just got a new road bicycle so we now have 3 bikes in our
>> garage and it is fast becoming a hazardous place for our kids.
>
> While you're at it, can you make a recommendation for storing two kids'
> bikes, two tandems, two mountain bikes, a hybrid, two road bikes, and a
> beater? Oh, and the trailer, too...
>
> My husband says we'll park the car in the driveway for now, but we have to
> have the problem solved before cold weather starts in this fall

Anyone have any recommendations of where to store a wife and a daughter
? I keep tripping over them while getting to 2 road bikes, a trail
bike, a trainer, nordic skis, a kayak, a canoe, 2 sets of roller
blades, some golf clubs, a couple of tents, camping equipment, and some
fly fishing equipment.

 

[David Reuteler]

me <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone have any recommendations of where to store a wife and a daughter
> ? I keep tripping over them while getting to 2 road bikes, a trail
> bike, a trainer, nordic skis, a kayak, a canoe, 2 sets of roller
> blades, some golf clubs, a couple of tents, camping equipment, and some
> fly fishing equipment.

send them to me. i'm in dire need of one of each, or at least my parents
call me weekly and tell me that i am.
--
david reuteler
[email protected]

 

[Rick Onanian]

On Thu, 13 May 2004 11:05:01 GMT, me <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone have any recommendations of where to store a wife and a daughter
>? I keep tripping over them while getting to 2 road bikes, a trail
>bike, a trainer, nordic skis, a kayak, a canoe, 2 sets of roller
>blades, some golf clubs, a couple of tents, camping equipment, and some
>fly fishing equipment.

Store them on a tandem, on the kid-trailer, in the canoe, in the
tents, and in hip waders at the stream. If you're lucky, all you
need to do is buy additional equipment; if not, you'll need to
gather them as easily as one herds cats.

Unless the kid is a teenager yet, she should be easy to bring
biking, camping, etc. The wife may be a more difficult project.

You think that's bad? How about this:
http://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/forums/viewreplies.asp?TopicID=3206
People posting that they _love_ roofing, the hard dirty work makes
them feel good, so much so that they must make a conscious effort to
spend Sundays with their family...
--
Rick Onanian

 

[Hunrobe]

>me [email protected]lid

wrote:

>Anyone have any recommendations of where to store a wife and a daughter
>? I keep tripping over them while getting to 2 road bikes, a trail
>bike, a trainer, nordic skis, a kayak, a canoe, 2 sets of roller
>blades, some golf clubs, a couple of tents, camping equipment, and some
>fly fishing equipment.
>
>

Why does this bring to mind the John Belushi line from "The Blues
Brothers"?....
"How much for both? The leetle girl and the wife?" <g>

Regards,
Bob Hunt