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Home Improvements - For Bikes!?
"Andrew Swan" wrote in message
... Hmm, let's see... A garage with room for a bike rack so I don't have to hang them up alongside the car (yes, I have a car, shock horror). How about a conveyor belt bike parking machine? A retinal scanning opener for the garage door so I don't have to fish around in my pockets for keys or a remote control while juggling bike, mail, helmet, etc. THIS is what I'm talking about! You've watched me try to open my door before haven't you!? :-D A spare room for the (nubile Swedish) masseuse and bike mechanic to live in (this could be one person or two). A spa, sauna, and massage table (see above). Drool. An air-conditioned training room with rollers, huge video display, and that funky computrainer (?) system that simulates countryside and fellow riders. If it's good enough for Jan Ullrich (or "Ullrish", if you're Stephen Hodge) to train in one, it's good enough for me. This room could double as a TdF viewing lounge once a year. Just say home theatre.. you know you want to! I'll excuse that because you have a computrainer in there! :-) A fully-equipped bike workshop for me to use once my partner has got rid of the mechanic/masseuse. hehe.. I just though of another nice addition. Voice controlled compressor to rapidly pump tyres up to the vocalised pressure. Instead of the Internet Fridge, how about an Internet workshop that lets you know when you are nearly out of grease/tubes/tyres/etc? hip |
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"Luther Blissett" wrote in
message news:bi4ogi$9a3 I just throw my bike in the door .. no worrying about carrying it upstairs, or down the hall past various flatmates' piles of garbage. My problem is the "throw bike in the door" bit. I tend to connect bike to door frame. Of course, I _could_ try turning on some lights in the morning.. nah! But my dream home for my bike: A garage, with a heater and a good security system. The ute can live outside. Unfortunately such a setup is hard to come across in the inner city. Except the ute living outside bit. I work on my bikes inside my unit. The shed contains a car (damn I wish I could sell that!) and is freezing! The carpet is also quite dodgy inside so I feel no need to be careful with oil/grease/parts. (Hey Hippy - is my snipping improving?) Tis! hip |
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"Luther Blissett" wrote in
message news:bi4ogi$9a3 I just throw my bike in the door .. no worrying about carrying it upstairs, or down the hall past various flatmates' piles of garbage. My problem is the "throw bike in the door" bit. I tend to connect bike to door frame. Of course, I _could_ try turning on some lights in the morning.. nah! But my dream home for my bike: A garage, with a heater and a good security system. The ute can live outside. Unfortunately such a setup is hard to come across in the inner city. Except the ute living outside bit. I work on my bikes inside my unit. The shed contains a car (damn I wish I could sell that!) and is freezing! The carpet is also quite dodgy inside so I feel no need to be careful with oil/grease/parts. (Hey Hippy - is my snipping improving?) Tis! hip |
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Home Improvements - For Bikes!?
hippy wrote:
"Iestyn" wrote in message ... To start the wheel rolling, the first design feature of my new house would be double-width doors and hallways! How about a ramp up the middle of the extra wide staircase, for riding up or down. Of course for variety you have the option of riding the rough line. ;-) Of course, landscape gardening would be taken to new levels, with gardeners struggling to come to terms with "berms", "doubles" and "the flow"... Unlimited funds eh? How big is a velodrome again? I heard of a guy who was building his own track on his rural property near Perth. A standard 250m track needs too much banking (~45 degrees) for a DIY'er to handle I think, but the Midland track is 400m, bitumen and looks to be about 5 degrees banking, (which is plenty for sprinting). 400m track goes around a football field, needs about 1.6 hectares of land. You should do that |
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hippy wrote:
"Iestyn" wrote in message ... To start the wheel rolling, the first design feature of my new house would be double-width doors and hallways! How about a ramp up the middle of the extra wide staircase, for riding up or down. Of course for variety you have the option of riding the rough line. ;-) Of course, landscape gardening would be taken to new levels, with gardeners struggling to come to terms with "berms", "doubles" and "the flow"... Unlimited funds eh? How big is a velodrome again? I heard of a guy who was building his own track on his rural property near Perth. A standard 250m track needs too much banking (~45 degrees) for a DIY'er to handle I think, but the Midland track is 400m, bitumen and looks to be about 5 degrees banking, (which is plenty for sprinting). 400m track goes around a football field, needs about 1.6 hectares of land. You should do that |
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"Luther Blissett"
I live in a gound floor apartment with tiles on the floor. I just throw my bike in the door .. no worrying about carrying it upstairs, or down the hall past various flatmates' piles of garbage. Great. I too live in a ground floor appartment, with a no-step entry to the kitchen. I have hardwood floors, which I find equally convenient. Just make the kitchen door a bit wider so I can roll in easily with the child trailer. There is a "bedroom" that is used for bike storage and maintenance. I would add a grille and a water drain underneath so the snow can melt off the bike without any interference or problem. Right now, I use a rubber mat and wipe if a few times while snow melts. When it snows outdoors, I pick up anything from 0,5 L to 5 L of water which comes from snow melting off tires, rims, brakes.... BTW, this comes from a Canadian who likes these ideas, but who lives in a real 4-season climate. It's now +30 C, but this Winter, we might go down to -30 C. Great for cycling! Regards, Michel Gagnon |
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"Luther Blissett"
I live in a gound floor apartment with tiles on the floor. I just throw my bike in the door .. no worrying about carrying it upstairs, or down the hall past various flatmates' piles of garbage. Great. I too live in a ground floor appartment, with a no-step entry to the kitchen. I have hardwood floors, which I find equally convenient. Just make the kitchen door a bit wider so I can roll in easily with the child trailer. There is a "bedroom" that is used for bike storage and maintenance. I would add a grille and a water drain underneath so the snow can melt off the bike without any interference or problem. Right now, I use a rubber mat and wipe if a few times while snow melts. When it snows outdoors, I pick up anything from 0,5 L to 5 L of water which comes from snow melting off tires, rims, brakes.... BTW, this comes from a Canadian who likes these ideas, but who lives in a real 4-season climate. It's now +30 C, but this Winter, we might go down to -30 C. Great for cycling! Regards, Michel Gagnon |
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"hippy" wrote in message
... I was thinking right? (yes, THAT's what that noise was!) With all that home improvement rubbish on TV, what would cyclists do if they had to design a house, given unlimited funds? I'm talking about cycling related design ideas and improvements only! To start the wheel rolling, the first design feature of my new house would be double-width doors and hallways! Why? Because I am sick to death of banging my bikes into door frames, doors and walls! So, does anyone have any nifty ideas for making a cyclist's dream home that little bit better? I'd have the back entrance (with ramp, as needed) open into a large area with space and equipment for maintaining and storing my bikes (as well as coats, boots, etc). |
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"hippy" wrote in message
... I was thinking right? (yes, THAT's what that noise was!) With all that home improvement rubbish on TV, what would cyclists do if they had to design a house, given unlimited funds? I'm talking about cycling related design ideas and improvements only! To start the wheel rolling, the first design feature of my new house would be double-width doors and hallways! Why? Because I am sick to death of banging my bikes into door frames, doors and walls! So, does anyone have any nifty ideas for making a cyclist's dream home that little bit better? I'd have the back entrance (with ramp, as needed) open into a large area with space and equipment for maintaining and storing my bikes (as well as coats, boots, etc). |
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On 22 Aug 2003 06:51:07 -0700, Luigi de Guzman wrote:
A lot of houses have them--garages. Pity they're usually full of automobile... I've never seen a garage full of automobile. They're always full of other stuff. "In Manila," he said, "the thieves will cut through a wall like this to get inside." I've always wondered why thieves don't do that here. We put heavy steel locks on doors, then leave the wall right next to it made of the following layers: Plaster or wallpaper or paint Sheetrock / drywall 2x4 or 2x6 studs every 16 inches Insulation, wiring, plumbing inside 1/2" plywood Siding -- Vinyl, wood, etc. Seems to me, under a minute with a cordless reciprocating saw, or 20 seconds with a sledgehammer, and you've got a hole you can reach in and unlock the door. At my house, we have a deadbolt that uses a key on both sides instead of having a handle on one side; when that's locked, you'll have to break a window to come in. Like that's so hard to do... So for maximum home/bike security, I'll go with solid brick or stone walls.... A brick veneer over the first floor of a standard stick-framed house ought to suffice. Those stone veneers sure are pretty, though... http://www.dukeconcrete.com/images/D...Veneer%202.jpg -Luigi practical pig -- Rick Onanian |
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