 I've just moved to a new flat in Cambridge from a house share so no longer have a garage to store my pride and joy in. Being the owner of a road bike too it means I have 2 inside the house. Whilst I can keep the road bike in the entrance hall as it will get more use and is less bulky it means I have to find a home for the mountain bike which wont get used much in flat Cambridge.
The solution I think is to put it in a bike bag which means I can sling it in the corner with pedals off behind a chest of drawers or wardrobe and not have to worry about oil getting places or marking walls. Can somebody suggest a suitable bag which isn't too expensive and should allow me to pack it up quite narrow. I don't mind a separate one for the wheels as I have space to store those under the bed or one that means taking the bike apart to some extent as it will not be a spur of the moment ride these days so will need to prepare anyway. The bike is a 2007 Specilaized Epic if that matters.
Thanks
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 I've just moved into a flat with the girlfiend, and could also do with something very similar, or 4 of them really...
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| Edited: 06/10/09 11:25 |
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 I used to use something similar to this apart from mine used to just lean against the wall and carry two bikes. I think you'll find putting the bike in a bike ag will result in it staying there for good. I personally couldn't be assed building up a bike everytime I wanted to go out for a ride.
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 two of these is pretty cheap option. you need to keep the inside pedal off and loosen off the bars.
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 I'm sure it would lovely on the bedroom wall Klunk! 
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once you got a bike hanging from them all you can see is the bike and if you're out on the bike there nothing to look at.
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not ideal I agree, but no less intrusive than a scaffolding tube costing £128 
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 What could be nicer than having bikes hanging from the walls, and as a bonus stops the girlfriend from filling all the space with pictures of flowers and kittens. I bet some people here think that the kitchen is for food preparation and not bike maintenance.
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yeah the wife does moan about the far of the kitchen table having too many oil stains 
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Hmmm, I think the girlfriend would rather they littered the various corners of the flat than were hung up somewhere she has to look at them! Good suggestion though, ta!
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Should have said, its a rented flat so no drilling holes anywhere which is why I was ocnsidering a bag plus it keeps the oil and dirt from getting places as I don't have much scope to wash it either really.
Thanks so far.
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 Nick dump the girlfreind and stick to the bikes, theyre cheaper in the long run, and dont have moods.
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 Put a sheet of cardboard (against the wall behind your wardrobe, it you wish), turn the bars, remove your pedals and lean the bike against the cardboard. An old sheet over it can hide it better (if you're weird like that...) Takes next to no room and avoid all the ball-ache of dismantling/rebuilding the bike each time you need it... Myself and my neighbour managed to get a MTB on either side wall of a narrow corridor between our flats with room to pass (and we left the pedals on). The cardboard protected the walls and we'd have had lots more space if we'd removed the pedals too. Hope this helps.
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Nick dump the girlfreind and stick to the bikes, theyre cheaper in the long run, and dont have moods.
I can't believe you're single, SB...... Did Maggie T mentally scar you so badly that you now hate women in general?  Or did she spurn your advances to stay with Dennis?
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 My bikes (apart from my BMX which she doesn't mind being downstairs for some strange reason) have to live in the attic/study...everytime I ride them that's 3-flights of stair and one really dodgy corner they have to go up. I can just about do it now without taking off the rear wheel, makes me wonder why I don't get out riding more...
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 Black Heart Billy wrote ( see) I can just about do it now without taking off the rear stabilisers, makes me wonder why I don't get out riding more...
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| Edited: 08/10/09 00:20 |
