Remote garage opener for cycling
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Remote garage opener for cycling
For those with automatic garage doors (I live in a condo complex with a remote controlled garage), do you use a garage door remote? I hate stopping at my garage where we have a hedge and it's always awkard slipping the bike through between the hedge and the garage gate.
I'm thinking of getting a Craftsman Remote 3-Function Security+. It's compact and fits on a keychain, so I'd stick it in my back pocket and could whip it out on approach. Anyone use one of these?
https://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00953680000
I'm thinking of getting a Craftsman Remote 3-Function Security+. It's compact and fits on a keychain, so I'd stick it in my back pocket and could whip it out on approach. Anyone use one of these?
https://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00953680000
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I have a Genie garage door and mounted a wireless keypad controller next to the door. I don't need to carry anything and simply punch in the code to open the door when I return.
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I've got a key fob style remote. Like the previous poster I just use the keypad for the bicycle. I do use it for my motorcycle and have the thing velcroed in the 'cockpit' area for ready use. You could velcroe the thing on your stem or maybe under your seat (use a safety string in case of bumpy roads). Check your local Home Despot for an extra remote. No new opener system needed.
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Like two of the other posters I just use the remote keypad mounted on the outside of my garage door. My problem is that when I go out on my bike I never carry any keys with me and one day I came back from a ride and found out that there was a power outage so the door opener wouldn't work and I was stuck outside till the power came back on. Now I have a hide-a-key outside. (At least I hope it's still there, I guess I should check.)
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Originally Posted by sunninho
For those with automatic garage doors (I live in a condo complex with a remote controlled garage), do you use a garage door remote? I hate stopping at my garage where we have a hedge and it's always awkard slipping the bike through between the hedge and the garage gate.
I'm thinking of getting a Craftsman Remote 3-Function Security+. It's compact and fits on a keychain, so I'd stick it in my back pocket and could whip it out on approach. Anyone use one of these?
https://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00953680000
I'm thinking of getting a Craftsman Remote 3-Function Security+. It's compact and fits on a keychain, so I'd stick it in my back pocket and could whip it out on approach. Anyone use one of these?
https://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00953680000
It's very James Bond-ish if you have a very secure but old looking garage and have a few nice bikes hidden in it. Kind of like hiding the Aston Martin in an old barn in the mountains overlooking the Riviera just in the nick of time, as the French Police cars rocket past with the siren blasting! eee OWWW eee OWWW....
Well not exactly......but it's as close as I can get.
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Yeah, the keypad idea works well for me too; otherwise you're just filling up the wedge pack with unnecessary stuff.
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I'm in a community garage since it's part of my condo complex, so the wireless keypad won't fly with the HOA. I like the idea of having the remote either velcroed to the stem or keeping it in a sandwich bag (to keep sweat off). I'll hit the button from across the street and time the approach.
I think the Craftsman should be programmable with (or store the infrared signal of) the building's garage system.
Which brand fob/remote do you use?
I think the Craftsman should be programmable with (or store the infrared signal of) the building's garage system.
Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I've been using a small one for a few years.
Originally Posted by CastIron
I've got a key fob style remote.
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
It's very James Bond-ish if you have a very secure but old looking garage and have a few nice bikes hidden in it. Kind of like hiding the Aston Martin in an old barn in the mountains overlooking the Riviera just in the nick of time, as the French Police cars rocket past with the siren blasting! eee OWWW eee OWWW....
Well not exactly......but it's as close as I can get.
Well not exactly......but it's as close as I can get.
Dum dadadumdum dadadum, dum dadadumdum dadadum, doodoooooodoodoodooooooo
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Which brand fob/remote do you use?
How about picking up the phone when you're 1/4-mile away and calling the wife??
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
How about picking up the phone when you're 1/4-mile away and calling the wife??
I'm not married But, I guess I could teach the dog a new trick
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Originally Posted by Cyclaholic
I do more or less the same thing with my garage remote, but I love your take on it never thought of how cool the humble garage door is untill now.
Dum dadadumdum dadadum, dum dadadumdum dadadum, doodoooooodoodoodooooooo
Dum dadadumdum dadadum, dum dadadumdum dadadum, doodoooooodoodoodooooooo
No man, don't hum the song. You need a speaker mounted outside that plays the Bond theme song when you approach
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Originally Posted by Cyclaholic
I do more or less the same thing with my garage remote, but I love your take on it never thought of how cool the humble garage door is untill now.
Dum dadadumdum dadadum, dum dadadumdum dadadum, doodoooooodoodoodooooooo
Dum dadadumdum dadadum, dum dadadumdum dadadum, doodoooooodoodoodooooooo
Now you've got the idea !!
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<laughs pathetically> You're not married, are you?
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
You mean if I marry her, she'll stop opening the garage door for me???
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When I use to keep the bike in a garage I carried an extra remote with me all the time and just kept it in the saddle bag. Now I keep it the basement so I just carry a house key.
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Originally Posted by froze
When I use to keep the bike in a garage I carried an extra remote with me all the time and just kept it in the saddle bag. Now I keep it the basement so I just carry a house key.
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