Shit, where am I gonna put this thing?

DoubleEagle

I'm probably going to be moving into some sort of house or apartment some time soon, and the chances are it won't have an outside shed or any other kind of useful storage. Any of you folks have top tips for stashing/looking after bikes in flats in cities like Bath? Ideally I don't want to drip mud all over the carpet.

Cheers

DoubleEagle

Also, whoever changed the title of this, cheers/sorry!

turnerjohn

I keep my bikes in my the house as I dont have a garage etc.. sit them on some old carpet ; does good job of more drips.
if you have a porch or small garden on the front entrance you could use this to clean the bike. other idea would be a bike bag to sling it into...get some old towels inside to catch the cr*p...try to get rid of as much muck before you head home; bucket and brush outside the front door for when you get back.
No real easy option tho am affraid !

CraziScot

I used one of these to store two bikes in my spare room of my old flat, just stuck an old sheet under it to catch light mud/water drops. It helps to get into the habit of washing it off when its a real mess which is why I also bought a Mobi washer.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28862

Phillw454

I think someone on here has talked about a *bike bag*?

Seemed all you had to do was loosen the bars, put it in the bag and slide it under the bed.

No idea where you could get one but sounded a good idea for tight flats from what I picked up.

diddyfunk

I had a post for this a week or two ago.

I have sorted the problem by buying 2 large wheel covers from wiggle (£22 for both) and putting these over my wheels while the wheels are still attached to the bike - do up the zips as much as possible and bobs your uncle.

I had just put down new carpet and this seems to cover up all the drive chain (except front cogs) as well!

Works for me

ThePriory1978

I used to live in a two storey flat. I bought a wall rack which i customised shorter and mounted it at the height of the second floor in the high vacant space above the staircase.
It was practical for storage but not practical for accessibility.

What it did do was a great job of showing off my old retro build as a piece of wall art. It hung the bike right over your head as you came up the stairs and to access the bike you lent over the staircase railing upstairs to dismount the bike from the wall.

It looked awesome and i got loads of good comments from it but as i say lugging the bike upstairs after a ride to mount it on the wall wasn't the most userfriendly thing but it was perfect man pad coolness.

nozzac

When I lived in London I kept my bikes outside the front of the house. I got a ground anchor and chains and covered it all with a waterproof cover.

ABZ_Shire_MTB

Sorry for the cheek but what sort of accomodation are you moving from?

CitizenLee

I live in a block of 6 flats in the city centre and keep 2 bikes (soon to be 3) in my kitchen.

I'd much rather clean up the odd bit of mud from the floor than have to worry about them being damaged if locked up outside. Just about every bike you see locked up in Aberdeen has taco'd wheels, missing QR bits or other kinds of damage.

Remember, you can also clean the bike before you bring it inside... or do what I do and give it a wash in the shower

warpcow

I have 2 bikes (occasionally 3) in my flat. You can buy rolls of plastic kitchen-draw liner from IKEA for about £1 each. One of those under each bike means no dirt on the floor.

njee20

I keep mine in a bike bag, doesn't need cleaning that way and can go wherever there's a bit of space.

DickBarton

Why not just clean the bike before taking it in the house/flat? Means no dirt gets dropped...although it might drip water so you'd still need something on the floor - I broke down a few old cardboards boxes then chucked an old piece of carpet on the floor - cardboard was a second barrier in case it was more than just drips on the carpet.

nwmlarge

or find a mate with a decent shed or garage that you can store it in and get a key for.

DoubleEagle

Cheers folks!

In anwers to a few questions, I'm moving from a shared house to another shared house but this one doesn't have a shed. Bikes are not allowed in the house according to the contract so I think I'll have to be sneaky and give it a good scrub and sneak it in when nobody's looking.

Having said that, I'm now part of a riding group in the local put so I could just leave it there :-)