Idea for Rubbermaid
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Here's a 4' x 7' option from Home Depot.
https://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...24467+10401013
What would you consider the minimum size to be?
https://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...24467+10401013
What would you consider the minimum size to be?
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
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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.
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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.
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Suncast makes one like the Rubbermaid small shed.
https://www.suncast.com/productdispla...?id=463&pid=55
https://www.suncast.com/productdispla...?id=463&pid=55
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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?
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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.
https://www.carcapsule.com/home.htm
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.
https://www.carcapsule.com/home.htm
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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.
https://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2857788
The prices are all over the place. For this Rubbermade shed, I've seen everything from $450- $900.
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.
https://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=2857788
The prices are all over the place. For this Rubbermade shed, I've seen everything from $450- $900.
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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...
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I like the idea of something small enough to go on a balcony or a patio. Maybe 2 bike sized.
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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/event...seshowcase.php
https://www.homeaidatlanta.org/event...seshowcase.php
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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.
https://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid...d=HPProd130011
https://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid...d=HPProd130011
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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.
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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.
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Now you're thinking! And it could float, in case of hurricane!
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Here are some pricey, high security options:
https://www.creativepipe.com/bicycle_storage_lockers.htm
https://www.creativepipe.com/bicycle_storage_lockers.htm
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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.
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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.
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The air bubble is decidedly "non-green."
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