Idea for Rubbermaid

[solveg]

Now, with everyone buying bikes, Rubbermaid needs to come out with a chest that holds 2 bikes. 4 feet high, 25 inches deep. It has a little shelf at the top for helmets and gloves. It has a latch you can lock and a loop on the outside so you can lock the whole thing down. It should retail for $135. It should be in earth tones.

[stringbreaker]

Write em an e-mail

[cranky old dude]

I'll try one out for free and let them know how I like it!!!!

[kamalster]

Try this (http://www.bikeparking.com/btwlockerp/index.html)

No idea what it costs, though.

[Artkansas]

Not quite my taste. You should tell Rubbermaid.

You'll still have to lock the bikes to something. I wouldn't trust the security of anything I can dismember with an Xacto knife.

[PrairieDog]

If you make it four bikes, I'll sign the petition.:)

[solveg]

Try this (http://www.bikeparking.com/btwlockerp/index.html)

No idea what it costs, though.

$1750!!!!

See, Rubbermaid makes one already in that price range, but it's a bit too short for a bike. They just need to modify an existing design.

Yes, I suppose theft would still be a problem, but it would be a solution for the huge part of the population which lives outside of urban areas, has a semi-secure location for it, and keeps their lower end bikes in it. You'd still keep you main baby in the bedroom!

[solveg]

They could call it the "fixie foyer" or the "vintage vault" or the "Beater bedroom".

[cranky old dude]

They could call it the "fixie foyer" or the "vintage vault" or the "Beater bedroom".

Bike Butler.

[kamalster]

$1750!!!!

See, Rubbermaid makes one already in that price range, but it's a bit too short for a bike. They just need to modify an existing design.

Yes, I suppose theft would still be a problem, but it would be a solution for the huge part of the population which lives outside of urban areas, has a semi-secure location for it, and keeps their lower end bikes in it. You'd still keep you main baby in the bedroom!


I think those people already have a solution available: a garden shed.

[stapfam]

Have to admit that with this title -I had to look- but what are you going on about? Rubber-maids and chest has a different connotation over here.

[solveg]

I think those people already have a solution available: a garden shed.

Too big. Or conversely, too small. It should be something for limited space, like the half shed they make. You can lean it against the side of the house. The half shed would work if you stacked the bikes. But they should make a lower version just for bikes, more like the patio bench/storage things they have.

Stapfam! Too funny!

http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/product/category.jhtml?cat=HPCat100670

They just need a bike specific one for their line-up.

[Billy Bones]

Have a buddy who once posited that Rubbermaid should market caskets, similar idea (well, kinda). We had a good time over some Cold Duck along the lines of "burping" the lid repeatedly (for freshness sake).

[dbg]

http://dbg.home.att.net/PA270037.JPG

This is rubbermaid. I think it was ~$400.

[solveg]

Yes. I like them a lot. But that's too big.

Maybe I will write them a letter.

[dbg]

As the Richie Rich's in my neighborhood all upgrade and mansion-i-fy their homes I'm left wondering how to get myself some more play space without maxing out the home equity loan (and thereby relegating all my kids into huge student loan repayment schedules for the prosperous bulk of their lives). I analyzed the building codes and discovered brick patios and up to 150 sq ft "sheds" are exempt from building permits and restrictions. Hmmmmm. I can build a nice big cabana...

That's where I'm coming from.

[Tom Bombadil]

http://dbg.home.att.net/PA270037.JPG

This is rubbermaid. I think it was ~$400.

That's nice. I've been thinking about getting a shed and your pic leans me more in that direction.

[Siu Blue Wind]

Agreed. That one is very nice. My concern is heat in the summer. I had a helmet in the tool box of my pickup truck and the shell had melted. I'm wondering how bad it radiates inside.

[oilman_15106]

These guys will sell you a 20 ft ocean shipping container. Steel is real. http://www.awolcontainers.com/page_main.html

[Hobartlemagne]

Just get a Rubbermaid Shed
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Slide Top Storage Shed
Model#H-1228

www.Uline.com (http://www.Uline.com) $559

[DallasSoxFan]

I'd rather them make a hard case rack trunk with an integrated rechargable 12V battery pack and a blinkie.

[TromboneAl]

I'm a big fan of hanging things, to take advantage of the unused space in the garage. I've got room to hang a few more bikes here, which isn't necessarily a good thing.

It really isn't much bother to take off the water bottle, lift up the bike and hang it on the wall or ceiling.

74691

[solveg]

The idea I'm exploring, though, is the smallest footprint possible for bike protection. I've had one of the rubbermaid sheds that Hobartlemagne has. It's great...but if it has to go on, say an existing deck or patio, or maybe an apartment balcony, it would be nice to have the smallest thing possible. Mine would go on a deck/porch situation, and the shed above would be like an elephant in the kitchen.

In other words, there are plenty of cool options that are large, but there's no smallest possible solution yet. Even for 1 bike, I can see people having a need for it. I see a lot of bikes chained up in front of apartment buildings, when they could instead tuck a little 40" high, 25" wide locker against a building.

[fthomas]

Try this (http://www.bikeparking.com/btwlockerp/index.html)

No idea what it costs, though.

It does double duty as a Port a Potty!

Park and Poo

[Tom Bombadil]

Here's a 4' x 7' option from Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100072804&N=10000003+524467+10401013

What would you consider the minimum size to be?

[solveg]

Here's a 4' x 7' option from Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100072804&N=10000003+524467+10401013

What would you consider the minimum size to be?

I saw that one! It would be perfect, except that it's metal. It would do in a pinch, but I thought I read elsewhere that metal sheds promote rust...

I ended up commandeering one side of an existing shed up north, but I still think there would be a big market for rubbermaid if they made a self-contained (4 wall) bike version. Even this design would be great--you could even stack them if it had built in bike holders

[Tom Bombadil]

Galvanized steel is rust resistant. Depending upon how galvanized it is, it can go for many years without rusting. This particular one does have a 12 year warranty.

[Rober]

Now, with everyone buying bikes, Rubbermaid needs to come out with a chest that holds 2 bikes. 4 feet high, 25 inches deep. It has a little shelf at the top for helmets and gloves. It has a latch you can lock and a loop on the outside so you can lock the whole thing down. It should retail for $135. It should be in earth tones.

That's a good idea. Kind of like a bike garage. At our house the cars go in the garage and the bikes are in the house - but I think that's not too uncommon with this crowd. Our bike garage is in the furnace room. It has a bike rack (built of wood), a shelf with hooks above it for all the bike stuff, and a place for the pump, water bottles, shop towels, lube, Allens, packs, and extra sets of tires (and a "to be patched" tube box). In winter, shoes and jackets can be dried above the boiler and in the summer the bikes (and tires) are kept cool and dust-free. The whole thing cost maybe $20, including the hooks (an old hat rack). I even got fancy and painted the hooks and shelf white.

[Tom Bombadil]

Suncast makes one like the Rubbermaid small shed.

http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=463&pid=55

[solveg]

http://dbg.home.att.net/PA270037.JPG

This is rubbermaid. I think it was ~$400.

dbg, I've decided to bite the bullet and get maybe two of these. One will keep all my bike/camping stuff, and the other for the stuff in my garage that I don't have room for anymore. I have a narrow but deep garage and there's no room on the sides of it even for shelves if I want to be able to open the doors of either vehicle. I can have one "active" and one "parked" car the way it was set up before.

I checked the prices, and remarkably, the cheapest was Ace Hardware! They deliver for $20.

But questions: can one person assemble this, or should I call over some friends? Can you lock it? How did you attach the helmet hangers? How heavy is it when it's unassembled?

[solveg]

Beverly, I see you have the same shed, but replaced the locking mechanism.

Look what else I found as I was digging around! This is kind of a goofy air-bladder for cars. Would be great* against Kansas hail, but it looks like a pain to get the car in and out, and would be useless if the electricity went out.

http://www.carcapsule.com/home.htm

[solveg]

Wait. Beverly, yours looks way* better than the ones I saw. Which model is it? Is it Rubbermaid Brand?

This is the one I was looking at, and I like the roof on yours. Yours looks like a real shed instead of a box.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2857788

The prices are all over the place. For this Rubbermade shed, I've seen everything from $450- $900.

[solveg]

Well, if I need 2 of them, I could get this for the same price, and it's cute:

linkie (http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2857796&cp=2568444.1260414&pg=3&parentPage=family&clickid=topnav_lawndrop_12&parentPage=family)

Wow! Selling at Sam's Club for $863!

[nivekdodge]

My father in law wanted to install a thing that was like a lean to. had 2 walls and a door on the end. you put it against an existing building. A local carpenter should be able to build something like the garbage can hiders...

[Boudicca]

I like the idea of something small enough to go on a balcony or a patio. Maybe 2 bike sized.

[BengeBoy]

Would be a great fundraiser for a bike club to auction off a custom-made bike shed. Lots of charities around the country do these "Project Playhouse" auctions...

https://www.homeaidatlanta.org/eventsplayhouseshowcase.php

[surfrider]

I've got one of these Rubbermaid horizontal shed. Bought it to store the patio furniture and BBQ, but a bike would fit in it if you just turn the front wheel (similar to what happens when you support a bike with a kickstand). Two bikes would fit in, but might be a little snug. You could hang gear on the handlebars, or buy some hook attachements that Rubbermaid sells. Bought it at Home Despot.

http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/product/product.jhtml?prodId=HPProd130011

[Dchiefransom]

Go vertical. Stand the bike up.

http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/ecommerce/product.jhtml?prodId=HpdProd190062&catId=HpdCat190054

[big chainring]

Bike Butler.

Cycle Safe

[waytoomanybikes]

Now, with everyone buying bikes, Rubbermaid needs to come out with a chest that holds 2 bikes. 4 feet high, 25 inches deep. It has a little shelf at the top for helmets and gloves. It has a latch you can lock and a loop on the outside so you can lock the whole thing down. It should retail for $135. It should be in earth tones.

I'd to have buy, like 14 of them !!!! :eek:

[rraabfaber]

On the University of New Mexico campus, they have bike lockers you can rent (for a semester, iirc.) They are sort of wedge shaped. It SEEMS like they are made of rubbermaid plastic and metal, but may be all metal. Anyway, they are modular, and several of them can be connected into a round sort of... thing. Nothing I would leave a bike in overnight, but for commuters with pricey parts on their rides, I can see it.

[rraabfaber]

It has a latch you can lock...

It needs to have something better than a latch. More like a bomb-proof built in locking system. Maybe instead of Rubbermaid, it needs to be Halliburton (like the cases.) Of course, that blows your $135 pricepoint out of the water, eh?

[solveg]

It needs to have something better than a latch. More like a bomb-proof built in locking system. Maybe instead of Rubbermaid, it needs to be Halliburton (like the cases.) Of course, that blows your $135 pricepoint out of the water, eh?


Now you're thinking! And it could float, in case of hurricane!

[Tom Bombadil]

Here are some pricey, high security options:

http://www.creativepipe.com/bicycle_storage_lockers.htm

[Road Fan]

They could call it the "fixie foyer" or the "vintage vault" or the "Beater bedroom".

Or the "Solveg Securer."

How have you been, haven't seen you here for a while!

Road Fan

[Road Fan]

Now you're thinking! And it could float, in case of hurricane!

For my old old garage I bought a construction-grade Master lock with a n excellent sealing system, and a latch hasp. The hasp screws to each "barn door" and a big flat lever folds across the break between doors to cover the screws when locked - it can't be undone with anything but heavy tools. If that can be mounted to a hollow blow-molded door like on a plastic shed, it will be a good weatherproof locker-upper.

[solveg]

Or the "Solveg Securer."

How have you been, haven't seen you here for a while!

Road Fan

Oh, I'm lurking!

Say, what did you guys think of that air bubble thing? I think there's a good market for a bike sized version so people could store their bikes on balconies.

[Tom Bombadil]

The air bubble is decidedly "non-green."