Bike shed advice please

IrishHomer

I would like to get a shed to store three or possibly four bikes.

Obviously I want it dry and to try and stop moisture and rust during the winter.

I was swaying towards a plastic shed as they are easy to move about.

Any thoughts or advice appreciated.

macnab

I have seen a few light aluminium and plastic sheds blow away in heavy winds so if you do get one then make sure they are bolted down. I have a bikebarn that I use for one of my motorbikes, sometimes I put my bicycle into it too (if I am too lazy to go to my garden shed) might be worth a look, I think they are about €170 delivered and might hold 4 bikes at a push.

Morgan

Sounds like you need a Cycle Vault™

http://www.securicyclevault.com/

Lumen

Morgan wrote: »

Sounds like you need a Cycle Vault™

http://www.securicyclevault.com/

Looks interesting, but no pricing or availability information and not updated since 2009. I assume it's an Irish product?

ashleey

It also is for 'mountain bikes' so you need to wear baggy shorts to use it.

Lumen

ashleey wrote: »

It also is for 'mountain bikes' so you need to wear baggy shorts to use it.

That's because roadies sleep with their bikes.

ashleey

Exactly. Mine are in the house. The kids bikes are outside in a shed from Argos. They aren't too bad. Made by Dieter I think. Worth looking at.

ashleey

Sorry. Keter is the brand

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7058055/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CGarden+and+DIY%7C14418702/c_2/3%7C19285823%7CSheds%2C+greenhouses+and+storage%7C14418827/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418827%7CPlastic+sheds+and+storage%7C14418828.htm

You can lock it and also it can be secured to an outside wall or concrete floor. It depends how expensive your bikes are

Lumen

The problem with Morgan's secure shed is (a) it's damn ugly and (b) it's over 2m high.

I think there are two sane approaches to bike security:

- Lock them to the ground in a weatherproof shelter (e.g. shed).
- Leave them unlocked in an attack-proof shelter (e.g. house, bike fortress)

Defence-in-depth advocates would probably insist on both, but I can't be arsed to go through two sets of locks (and neither could the kids).

With nine bikes in the house and all domestic credit exhausted, I'm thinking of building some sort of sliding-doored brick shelter around the edge of my front garden. Is there a boards forum for building stuff?

macnab

Lumen wrote: »

Is there a boards forum for building stuff?

There sure is
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=875

tomasrojo

Lumen wrote: »

I'm thinking of building some sort of sliding-doored brick shelter around the edge of my front garden.

I like the sound of that. Would be great for the cargo bike that as yet only exists in my dreams. (Since most house-owners seem to have converted garages into something else these days.)

cdaly_

ashleey wrote: »

Exactly. Mine are in the house. The kids bikes are outside in a shed from Argos. They aren't too bad. Made by Dieter I think. Worth looking at.

I read that as: 'The kids are outside in a shed from Argos.' and thought it sounded reasonable enough...

ashleey

Yes. My punctuation was poor but now you have given me an idea