Third Hand coop stores bikes to be worked and frames to be saved in a loft. This forces people to decide that a bike is worth carrying upstairs, vs parting out and hauling to the "to be recycled" pile near the back door.
Tires and tubes are sorted by size and stored hanging on 2x4s extending from the wall. Hang a pair of chains on the wall - one for shifting inner cables, one for brake cables. Put a 5 gallon bucket or a 12" section of 4" PVC to store the housings below the chains.
Bikes are stored along a wall in a two level rack similar to what the LBS use. The front half of the rack (near the entrance) is "ready to go", with prices. In the shop half, there are three sections: next up, being worked, and final checkout. Bikes move from Triage to "next up" (or sometimes final checkout for bikes that are donated in near new condition). When a bike goes from next up to being worked, they get tagged with the work needed. Items are crossed off the list as completed. When done, they go to final checkout, where a coordinator (think shop foreman) runs through a checklist and prices the bike. There are usually two coordinators working a session - one overseeing retail and volunteer check-in, and one overseeing the shop area.
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"I had a great ride this morning, except for that part about winding up at work."
Bikes so far: 2011 Felt Z85,
80's Raleigh Sovereign (USA),
91 Bianchi Peregrine,
91 Austro-Daimler Pathfinder,
90's Trek 730 Multitrack, STOLEN:
80 Schwinn Voyageur (Japan)
