Bike Storage - Front of house

budhabob

Hi All,

My wife has just started a job in Dublin which will allow her to cycle to work. She is a fan of cycling anyway so looking forward to it.

We live in a terraced house, and need a new shed to the back. Does anyone know, or can recommend a secure, tidy, waterproof storage solution for the driveway. Just want to make her commute as simple as possible, and dragging a bike through the house each day would be far from ideal. We wont be storing any decent bikes out front, just cheap commuting bike.

Ive seen some options online, and some older threads on here with some options shown below:
http://www.key.co.uk/en/key/bicycle-store?v=2
http://www.baumanns.ie/shop/garden-sheds/baumanns-timber-bike-shed/

Any feedback, recommendations etc appreciated.

schemingbohemia

I'd be interested in this too, have seen these online which look like a good option for us but would love any opinions on this or alternatives

http://www.mcldirect.com/bike-storage-s/1970.htm

cdaly_

There's an Irish company BikeShel.

poochiem

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I'd be interested in this too, have seen these online which look like a good option for us but would love any opinions on this or alternatives

http://www.mcldirect.com/bike-storage-s/1970.htm

You can break a padlock with a belt of a hurl so I'd avoid that anyway.

CramCycle

Maybe I am naive but they all seem stupid money. Some of them I could hire a person to build as a once off for less money.

budhabob

CramCycle wrote: »

Maybe I am naive but they all seem stupid money. Some of them I could hire a person to build as a once off for less money.

They do seem expensive for what they are, but for an element of peace of mind, and removing the hassle of dragging a bike through the house the idea of them seems a good one. I dont fully understand the cost though if im honest, hence the thread.

Dardania

800 installed mightn't be the worst. presumably it includes delivery, and screwing down to the ground. I have planning permission recently awarded to turn my front garden into a driveway - and I have a space allocated for bike storage.

If I go ahead with the driveway option, I could happily buy one of these, installed for that amount - the utility it would offer would be excellent (and hell, maybe I wouldn't need the car parking space, for a second car, at all...)

endagibson

Leave bike in hallway?

Dardania

endagibson wrote: »

Leave bike in hallway?

Possible, but can be undesireable:

dragging wet into the house
tripping over the things when walking past it
damage to doors and walls when trying to back out of house
if you have steps, extra hassle

Personal opinion of course...

budhabob

Dardania wrote: »

Possible, but can be undesireable:

dragging wet into the house
tripping over the things when walking past it
damage to doors and walls when trying to back out of house
if you have steps, extra hassle

Personal opinion of course...

Agreed, 2 steps and 2 doors to get to hall. Then the additional clutter of it

07Lapierre

Another option?

https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=160725;menu=1000,5,224;mid=0;pgc=0

budhabob

07Lapierre wrote: »

Another option?

https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=160725;menu=1000,5,224;mid=0;pgc=0

Possibly, although we are currently renovating and trying to declutter the place. Food for thought though.

CramCycle

Moving myself soon and want to but a shed or similar, but even a basic shed seems to be a decent whack of money, although a full shed means I could make a cave to hide my precious things in.

budhabob

CramCycle wrote: »

Moving myself soon and want to but a shed or similar, but even a basic shed seems to be a decent whack of money, although a full shed means I could make a cave to hide my precious things in.

I'll be putting a decent shed out the back to store the usual suspects, and the OHs road bike. I'm just looking for compact secure storage out the front for bikes.

tomasrojo

The BikeShel would be considerably improved by removing the picture of a bike from the exterior.

budhabob

tomasrojo wrote: »

The BikeShel would be considerably improved by removing the picture of a bike from the exterior.

Haha, Took me a minute. Ya, its a simple idea, but the imprint really does nothing for either its aesthetics or security.

ThisRegard

Seems like lots of us in the same boat. A couple of years ago I looked at something solid, had a wooden shed at the time which a kid could pull the door off, and found any of the specialist bike storage units too expensive, so just used the attic. Now the solution will not longer fit so back to looking for something outside, and secure.

Maybe we can get a group buy going.

07Lapierre

Some interesting options here:


https://www.nousdecor.com/blog/apartment-bike-racks-genius-cant-even

CramCycle

I think I will be going with the a typical garden shed, with a few extra locks on the door. Bringing it into the house on a rainy day will not be a tolerated option so that is that.

I do wonder are there any reasonably priced garden furniture builders I could hand over plans too who would build to spec for not much difference in price. i would expect it to be more exensive but if it does more with the space, might be worth holding off to get the job done right.

ThisRegard

Are you thinking about typical as being wooden? I've found the biggest weakness on them is the locking mechanism. You can put the best locks on them but the slidey/closey thingy can just be pulled off.

Googling what those things are called brought up a pic of what I'm talking about, and a potential solution, a garden shed locking bar. I used to have a step ladder in the shed so I'd lock the bikes to the upright step ladder so without causing an almighty amount of noise trying to break the locks, you weren't getting the bikes out of the shed attached to each other and the ladder.

budhabob

Im looking for something smaller and less obtrusive than a garden shed as ideally this would be to the front of the house in the front drive.

ted1

budhabob wrote: »

Im looking for something smaller and less obtrusive than a garden shed as ideally this would be to the front of the house in the front drive.

A cheap shed with a ground anchor embedded in a limp of concrete will do, the shed is tokeep the bike dry, the ground anchor is to secure it

budhabob

ted1 wrote: »

A cheap shed with a ground anchor embedded in a limp of concrete will do, the shed is tokeep the bike dry, the ground anchor is to secure it

True, must take a spin around a few places and see whats on offer. The opportunity to commute via bike only became an option in the last few weeks, so just looking at options to save the hassle of dragging the bike through the house (terraced).

Dardania

ted1 wrote: »

budhabob wrote: »

Im looking for something smaller and less obtrusive than a garden shed as ideally this would be to the front of the house in the front drive.

A cheap shed with a ground anchor embedded in a limp of concrete will do, the shed is tokeep the bike dry, the ground anchor is to secure it

The massing (I think that's the technical term for it) caused by the height of a shed would be offputting, in my opinion

budhabob

Dardania wrote: »

The massing (I think that's the technical term for it) caused by the height of a shed would be offputting, in my opinion

Massing is a term in architecture which refers to the perception of the general shape and form as well as size of a building.

Bang on by the looks of it.

ted1

Dardania wrote: »

The massing (I think that's the technical term for it) caused by the height of a shed would be offputting, in my opinion

It dors not need to be a full height shed. Just cut a hole in the floor to let the ground anchor stick up

http://www.ballyfreegardensheds.ie/index.php/bicycle-sheds

jb2007

friend of mine got a bike shelf for the hallway and its working out well it seems, dublin made. my bike shelf .com