"Tenex" <
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> Cicero wrote:
> > =============
> > I had a small shed made to measure by a local shed maker. It sits on a paved area at the front
> > of my house and it's painted to blend in with the house colour. It cost me about £100-00 and I
> > added a steel security bar on the floor to which I can secure the trike using a cable lock. I
> > notified my house insurance company and they added a clause to my policy to cover the trike at
> > little or no extra cost.
> >
> > You can buy 'utility' hooks at Focus which attach to a wall or door. My mountain bike hangs on
> > two of these by the handle bars with the saddle and handle bars facing the wall. It's quick and
> > easy and does no harm to bike or wall.
> >
> > Cic.
>
> What I have in mind is a -vertical- "cupboard" as narrow as possible as it will attach to a side
> wall abutting the house (front garden falls away steeply and this would be at the bottom). So I'd
> like to make it as slim
as
> possible say 15-18" (?). I expect I'll pop off the front wheel and chain
it
> with the rear (so I can turn the bars sideways - if that makes sense?) and hang the bike from the
> rear wheel. Putting anchors for security in the
wall
> shouldn't be a problem together with a padlock outside.
>
> Still think it's viable/OK?
>
>
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Yes, it's certainly viable. What we're discussing is after all only an unusually shaped shed. I
believe B&Q sell an upright garden store made from plastic which you might be able to use. The only
minor drawback with your requirements is having to remove / refit the front wheel every time. Are
there such things as folding handlebars which (if they exist) would allow you to hang the bike
without dismantling anything?
Cic.