Bicycle storage

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

"Nessa" wrote in message
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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...27159?v=glance
works very well for me. I have three bikes hung from the ceiling with this,
and it's quite easy to use.

On 26 Apr 2004 15:36:45 -0700, (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/...s/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[s] directly
above it; let your husband lift his bike[s].

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

"Nessa" wrote in message
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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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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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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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"Nessa" wrote in message
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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...9676-3127159?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.
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Alex

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:50:35 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
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.

"Claire Petersky" wrote in message
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"Nessa" wrote in message
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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..... :-)
$

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.