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Center of the Universe

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From: Everett, WA
Bikes: Bianchi San Remo, Norvara Intrepid MTB , Softride Solo 700
where are you storing them? there are several different options out there from racks you can mount to the wall, racks that don't need mounting (for us apartment dwellers) and racks like what you see at stores that go in your garage.
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#5
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Okanagan Valley, BC
Bikes: Too Many
Originally Posted by moesch
I hang my bikes up during the winter but they are a pain to get down when I want to bike. Any suggestions? I need easy access.
#6
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From: New York City
Originally Posted by moesch
I hang my bikes up during the winter but they are a pain to get down when I want to bike. Any suggestions? I need easy access.
#7
totally louche
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: A land that time forgot
Bikes: the ever shifting stable loaded with comfortable road bikes and city and winter bikes
Dude, you take the front wheels off them when you hang them? I'm trying to think of a good reason for that but am only coming up with anal retentive reasons, no logical ones. Why aren't you just parking them on the ground like normal people?
#8
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From: Okanagan Valley, BC
Bikes: Too Many
Originally Posted by Bekologist
Dude, you take the front wheels off them when you hang them? I'm trying to think of a good reason for that but am only coming up with anal retentive reasons, no logical ones. Why aren't you just parking them on the ground like normal people?
Primarily - because it gives me more headroom under the bikes. Thy tend to hang slightly nose down, if I take the wheels off, I get more headroom and thet are easier to lift up.
I don't keep 'em on the floor because at any one time i have between 11 and 20 bikes in my garage. The picture is of one side.
#10
Center of the Universe

Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Everett, WA
Bikes: Bianchi San Remo, Norvara Intrepid MTB , Softride Solo 700
Originally Posted by PaddyBeer
I just got what for me is my first "good" bike, a SPecialized Sequoia Pro. Is there any harm to the bike of I routinely store it from a hook in the garage, hanging it by one of its wheels?
Thanks
Kevin
Buffalo, NY
Thanks
Kevin
Buffalo, NY
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#11
Recovering Retro-grouch

Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Some call it God's country. I call it Acton, Maine
Bikes: Too Many - 7 or 8
The only way to properly store a bike is to completely disassemble it after every ride, wrap all the tubes in bubble wrap, stuff it in a box, and store it in a humidity nuetral local out of reach from nosy and prying trouble making hands. Or you can do what I do and stuff where there's room for it.





