Bike storage

Kieran_Burns

I need some help here and it's going to decide whether I move house or not, so I could really do with some ideas.

I'm looking at a new rental property and frankly it's stunning. I could really see myself living in this place and it's 2 doors up from one of my cycling mates!

The big problem is that there is nowhere to store my bikes. There's no rear garden (this is a plus for me!) and no shed / garage available.

I had a chat with the landlady and she's happy for a ground anchor to go in (need to do some checking on this as well) but there is still no enclosed area for the bikes.

There is however a 3' wide passage that runs the length of the house at the back behind a lockable gate and the landlady is amenable to putting another gate in front of a covered area at the far end. The covered area is open to the elements but does have a sloping slated roof running water off onto the adjoining properties roof and into a drain. This means that there is a gap though which means the elements can get in.

This is a show stopper for me as it obviously means the bikes will be permanently exposed to the cold / damp / etc depending on the weather.

So... would something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weatherproof-Ou ... pd_cp_sg_3 work?

Could you run a ground / wall anchor through it? Does it actually keep the bikes dry?

Anyone got any other ideas? Inside is not possible and I don't want to build a bike shed at the front as this would just advertise where to go.

bails87

You sure you couldn't fit one or two adapted Stolmen racks inside? It's pretty neat, and seems very sturdy.

Kieran_Burns

Inside? Rental property so that kind of work is a non starter unfortunately

rick_chasey

Any chance you can just keep your bikes inside, away from any windows?

spasypaddy

why not just keep them inside?

Kieran_Burns

The inside option is a non starter as there is no room internally,

Kieran_Burns

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bike-Locker-Sec ... 33&sr=8-14



wow!

spasypaddy

what you cant just put them up against a wall in the flat/house?

just use something like this
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/min ... d-ec020487

EKE_38BPM

Time for a property N+1. Get a lock-up?

bails87

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Inside? Rental property so that kind of work is a non starter unfortunately

Nope, I've got one in our rented flat. doesn't require drilling or owt that would mark the floor/ceiling.

rjsterry

If you've got room for one of those tent things (which I'd give a year at most if outside constantly with the UV degradation), then haven't you got room for something from Asgard?

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL6

Not cheap, but then neither is replacing the Madone and Tricross when the insurance decides that a ground anchor on its own isn't sufficient. When the padlock jammed on my 4-bike version (freak occurrence - may be linked to litt'un playing with sand), it took a locksmith 2 hrs to get in. Admittedly he was trying not to damage it, but was still impressed at its robustness.

EDIT: This one might be better

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL3

Kieran_Burns

rjsterry wrote:

If you've got room for one of those tent things (which I'd give a year at most if outside constantly with the UV degradation), then haven't you got room for something from Asgard?

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL6

Not cheap, but then neither is replacing the Madone and Tricross when the insurance decides that a ground anchor on its own isn't sufficient. When the padlock jammed on my 4-bike version (freak occurrence - may be linked to litt'un playing with sand), it took a locksmith 2 hrs to get in. Admittedly he was trying not to damage it, but was still impressed at its robustness.

EDIT: This one might be better

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL3

Just found those myself - they're so good I think that they could go in front of the house. There's a high fence at the front hiding a seating area - it could go there in the corner.

optimisticbiker

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I need some help here and it's going to decide whether I move house or not, so I could really do with some ideas.

I'm looking at a new rental property and frankly it's stunning. I could really see myself living in this place and it's 2 doors up from one of my cycling mates!

The big problem is that there is nowhere to store my bikes. There's no rear garden (this is a plus for me!) and no shed / garage available.

I had a chat with the landlady and she's happy for a ground anchor to go in (need to do some checking on this as well) but there is still no enclosed area for the bikes.

There is however a 3' wide passage that runs the length of the house at the back behind a lockable gate and the landlady is amenable to putting another gate in front of a covered area at the far end. The covered area is open to the elements but does have a sloping slated roof running water off onto the adjoining properties roof and into a drain. This means that there is a gap though which means the elements can get in.

This is a show stopper for me as it obviously means the bikes will be permanently exposed to the cold / damp / etc depending on the weather.

So... would something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Weatherproof-Ou ... pd_cp_sg_3 work?

Could you run a ground / wall anchor through it? Does it actually keep the bikes dry?

Anyone got any other ideas? Inside is not possible and I don't want to build a bike shed at the front as this would just advertise where to go.

If you looked a little harder on Amazon youwould have seen that the Bike Cave tenty thingy has this option...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-Point-Fi ... m_sbs_lp_4



Although that bracket looks as secure as swiss cheese, it shows the tent has a hole in it through which a more secure arrangement could be achieved...

DrLex

Kieran_Burns wrote:

wow!

Cripes! Must be getting old - policemen look so young nowadays.

edds

OptimisticBiker wrote:

If you looked a little harder on Amazon youwould have seen that the Bike Cave tenty thingy has this option...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-Point-Fi ... m_sbs_lp_4



Although that bracket looks as secure as swiss cheese, it shows the tent has a hole in it through which a more secure arrangement could be achieved...

In that picture would it not be possible to just extend that coil and take it over the handlebars of the bike? Whoever tried to lock that up needs teaching how to put the lock *through* the frame.

rjsterry

Kieran_Burns wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

If you've got room for one of those tent things (which I'd give a year at most if outside constantly with the UV degradation), then haven't you got room for something from Asgard?

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL6

Not cheap, but then neither is replacing the Madone and Tricross when the insurance decides that a ground anchor on its own isn't sufficient. When the padlock jammed on my 4-bike version (freak occurrence - may be linked to litt'un playing with sand), it took a locksmith 2 hrs to get in. Admittedly he was trying not to damage it, but was still impressed at its robustness.

EDIT: This one might be better

http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/detail.php?pro_code=BL3

Just found those myself - they're so good I think that they could go in front of the house. There's a high fence at the front hiding a seating area - it could go there in the corner.

Indeed, they are the business.