wife wants new bike out of the house -now
12-26-07, 01:47 PM
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wife wants new bike out of the house -now
I was under the impression my new bike would stay in the house-at least for awhile.
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
12-26-07, 01:50 PM
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I was under the impression my new bike would stay in the house-at least for awhile.
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
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12-26-07, 01:52 PM
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What color is this new bike?
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12-26-07, 02:03 PM
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Easy. Every other day the bike is in the garage.
Likewise for the wife.
Likewise for the wife.
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I was under the impression my new bike would stay in the house-at least for awhile.
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
My wife informed that it should be in the garage..today
What is the proper time frame, before the bike moves to the garage?
It is a detached garage and very cold out.
I think my wife is jealous--once again I will consult the experts..
Give me your opinions..
P.S. If it weren't for the wife, all my bikes would be indoors...as it stands now, none of them are.
12-26-07, 03:14 PM
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A wall rack made out of milled wood, some chrome accents, and track lighting. That's what you need. Then you can hang your bike up in the living room as the centerpiece of your interior decor.
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12-26-07, 03:17 PM
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I realize this is kind of a personal question but I think that it's pertinent.
What are the sleeping arrangements at your house and have they changed in any way since you got the bike?
What are the sleeping arrangements at your house and have they changed in any way since you got the bike?
12-26-07, 04:14 PM
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There is no time at which it is appropriate to move the bike to the garage. (But then again, I have a house with a basement.)
12-26-07, 04:28 PM
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To answer some of your questions--
The bike is not in the bedroom--the bedroom is on the second floor. I have an old house, so there is also a landing half way up with a turn-it would be a pain to carry it up there.
I live on the south shore of Long Island near the water--I have a basement, but like most of them in my neighborhood, it is subject to an occasional flood.
The bike is currently in my sun room, leaning against a large radiator.
When I came home from work, the Christmas tree was on the curb- the bike was exactly where I left it.
Maybe she will forget about it-I am not about to bring it up..
by the way--the color is black with white stripes--that is my bike I am talking about not my wife..
she is white with freckles
The bike is not in the bedroom--the bedroom is on the second floor. I have an old house, so there is also a landing half way up with a turn-it would be a pain to carry it up there.
I live on the south shore of Long Island near the water--I have a basement, but like most of them in my neighborhood, it is subject to an occasional flood.
The bike is currently in my sun room, leaning against a large radiator.
When I came home from work, the Christmas tree was on the curb- the bike was exactly where I left it.
Maybe she will forget about it-I am not about to bring it up..
by the way--the color is black with white stripes--that is my bike I am talking about not my wife..
she is white with freckles
12-26-07, 04:29 PM
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Hi,
Attached garage = OK
Detached garage = not OK
Temperature changes and moisture can wreak havoc with the steel parts on the bike -- think corrosion.
Hope this helps, but it probably won't.
Attached garage = OK
Detached garage = not OK
Temperature changes and moisture can wreak havoc with the steel parts on the bike -- think corrosion.
Hope this helps, but it probably won't.
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12-26-07, 04:40 PM
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Hope this isn't a carbon fiber bike. Plastic melts. Can't you just tell your wife to stay out of the sun room? She can have the basement. She won't corrode, but you could offer to spray her off with frame saver anyway. Wives love to be coddled. Gotta think out of the box.
12-26-07, 05:19 PM
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DnvrFox tells me that someone is having trouble storing their bike in the house?
Tell the wife the this is how a bike should be stored and used in the winter time!
Tell the wife the this is how a bike should be stored and used in the winter time!
12-26-07, 05:43 PM
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Nora.....nice to meet you after all this time. Some of us thought Dnvr was an old curmudgeonous bachelor and had made you up. Welcoming you to the forum, where you've always seemed to be a member anyway, seems redundant. Exiling Dnvr to the basement and taking the living room seems just right.
12-26-07, 06:13 PM
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You need to quietly find a copy of the Rolling Stone's "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and play it as loud as possible when your wife is in the house. I mean there are just some things that a man can't put up with.
12-26-07, 06:38 PM
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Bikes stolen from sheds or garages:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...28#post5866428
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...1&postcount=26
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...2&postcount=31
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...1&postcount=60
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ge#post5797961
Detached garages are a real temptation to thieves. If they see a nice bike being wheeled into the garage, it could also attract a thief to the house.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...28#post5866428
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...1&postcount=26
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...2&postcount=31
https://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...1&postcount=60
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ge#post5797961
Detached garages are a real temptation to thieves. If they see a nice bike being wheeled into the garage, it could also attract a thief to the house.
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My wife gave her new bike a week in the living room before moving it to the attached garage.
Seriously, get a good lock and use it, no matter where you live or how nice your neighborhood is.
Seriously, get a good lock and use it, no matter where you live or how nice your neighborhood is.
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I have 10 bikes in the house 5 road bikes, 3 mountains bikes, one touring and my original 10 spd from 1968, BTW 3 of the bikes are my wifes. The only ones in the garage are the ones I want stolen, well not really!
12-26-07, 07:12 PM
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One of my bikes is steel, the other is a Madone. There is no way either of them is going outside. So I changed my decor to modern and used the color of my Bianchi (Celeste, of course) as an accent throughout the living room. then I put the bikes on the wall. Believe me, it works.
12-26-07, 07:29 PM
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Don't have that problem .................... wife that is. My daughter did complain about the bike in the living room, so I moved it to her brother's room when he moved out. We don't have a garage, or basement, only a tiny shed with a really loud metal door.
BTW my real tree stays for another 2 weeks.
BTW my real tree stays for another 2 weeks.