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Hiding bikes around the flat
My better half is passed tipping point having several bikes and many
more wheels in the flat. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and whether there are some little steps that can help to keep things tidier, for e.g. brackets for hanging wheels on, mounts to hang bikes from - covers to hide them etc. Many thanks, Duncan |
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"Duncan Smith" wrote in message ... | My better half is passed tipping point having several bikes and many | more wheels in the flat. Just wondering if anyone else has had this | problem and whether there are some little steps that can help to keep | things tidier, for e.g. brackets for hanging wheels on, mounts to hang | bikes from - covers to hide them etc. I have a flat that makes a Barrett house look positively capacious - but in Edinburgh, it's de rigeur - I also have 3 bikes (one recumbent), and the usual spares, wheels, panniers, and so on... Whilst I may be short of floor space, I'm blessed (cursed in winter when I'm trying to heat it) with 4m ceilings - the recumbent now hangs on a pulley device purchased from Lidl for about a fiver, mounted on a large shelf about 60cm below the ceiling, I replaced my normal roadbike with an Airnimal, which I now fold up and put on the shelf I built - along with my spares, wheels, panniers, and the like (I now have the problem of 4 differing tyre and tube sizes...more clutter). I just have my day to day bike filling up the flat, but 2 minutes with an Allen key to swivel the bars, and it is relatively discreet, in front of the windows in the bedroom, behind the curtains. Unfortunately, this is not a solution that would be practical for others. In your case - get your XYL hooked on cycling...and then wait for her to start filling the house as well... Cheers, pOB |
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Duncan Smith writtificated
My better half is passed tipping point having several bikes and many more wheels in the flat. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and whether there are some little steps that can help to keep things tidier, for e.g. brackets for hanging wheels on, mounts to hang bikes from - covers to hide them etc. Getting rid of the other half frees up oodles of space for the bike, and opens up previously off-limits areas to dual use - why freeze yer knackers off in winter hosing the bike down in the garden when there's a perfectly good bath inside? |
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On 22 Apr 2008 16:11:33 GMT, Mark T
pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_ reply*.com.invalid wrote: Duncan Smith writtificated My better half is passed tipping point having several bikes and many more wheels in the flat. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and whether there are some little steps that can help to keep things tidier, for e.g. brackets for hanging wheels on, mounts to hang bikes from - covers to hide them etc. Getting rid of the other half frees up oodles of space for the bike, and opens up previously off-limits areas to dual use - why freeze yer knackers off in winter hosing the bike down in the garden when there's a perfectly good bath inside? Because the shower does a better job. |
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In your case - get your XYL hooked on cycling...and then wait for her to start filling the house as well... If only! It's a nice thought, but I don't think it will ever happen... |
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, Duncan Smith says... In your case - get your XYL hooked on cycling...and then wait for her to start filling the house as well... If only! It's a nice thought, but I don't think it will ever happen... Mine has three bikes[1], but they hardly ever get used these days. :-( [1] Actually one is a new Chopper that I advised against, but she was convinced it would be fun and cool. Then she rode it ... |
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Duncan Smith wrote:
My better half is passed tipping point having several bikes and many more wheels in the flat. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and whether there are some little steps that can help to keep things tidier, for e.g. brackets for hanging wheels on, mounts to hang bikes from - covers to hide them etc. Not with bikes, but with tools, pinball machines and assorted bits of test equipment. I find that the more there is, and the less tidy it's kept, the less the new acquisitions stand out .. to the point where they may not be noticed at all. -adrian |
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