cedricbosch

I'm going off to college next year and I'll be racing for the cycling team. For those of you that have been through college while training, where did you keep your bike? Obviously locking it outside is not an option. Thanks for the suggestions!

ShadowGray

It would depend on the dorm/college policy. I know one of the dorms at my college had an indoor basement room for bikes. Still not the safest, but better than locking up outside.

Also, I know that our school lets you keep it inside your dorm room as long as there's adequate room and your roomate agrees.

And for a high schooler... damn those are some nice bikes. Rich kids these days..

bryceepoo

Completely depends on your dorms. Some of them will be big enough but I really doubt it. Mine had locker cages downstairs where I had to keep things I had like a bike or anything big that doesn't fit under your bed.

Maybe your team will have a storage room of their own for all the bikes and gear and what not?

pjcampbell

I would find a stud and hang it from the wall or ceiling or build a bunk and put it underneath the bed.

clichty

I kept two bikes in my small room; you just have to sacrifice some space for the bikes. I fit my mountain bike under my bed and then had the road bike just in the way. I had to crawl over it to get into my bed.

redfooj

hang it upside down on the ceiling, or on the wall, using rubberized C hooks

eb314

I wouldn't keep a nice bike (especially those bikes - damn) in anything but your room. Basement bike lockup places aren't safe, I've seen bikes stolen from them. You should probably look into some sort of rack to keep them up off the ground because space will be very limited. If you can loft your bed, just keep them under there. Some schools don't let you loft your bed because people like to fall off of them and die.

What the guy above me said is a good idea provided you can drill holes into the walls. My dorm had painted brick walls which I guess I could've drilled into and then filled at the end, but they told us we weren't allowed to drill.

save10

If i had a road bike in my college dorm it would have been subject to vomit, food and or beverage residue, and possibly urine (thats right scott you drunken ******* i still remember) and who know what else.

Slackerprince

We built bunk-beds in our room with 4X4's and 2X4's, so we had storage underneath.
Just make sure you trust your roommate, and keep in mind all his degenerate friends
that may be hanging-around when you aren't there!
Good luck, and try to study some.

Slackeprince

gr@sshopper

Bikes in rooms was a big no no @ my school. Fire marshal would do inspections and cite you for them. Apparently they are a fire hazard.

dmb2786

I brought this shelf-kinda-thing (yes I learned that word at college) and that piece of furniture that hold you clothes was about the same height. so i put the rear wheel in the shelf above my head, and the fork on the thing that holds clothes. I had another bike against the wall. your problem is you have too many bikes. i would buy your zipps for $100 if you need the space. nice bikes though. do you sell drugs?

tekknoschtev

as others have said, it really does depend on your school's policy. And even further, it depends on your room and roommate. I didn't have a nice bike while I lived in the dorms, so it stayed outside all the time, even through the winter.

But, most of the dorms have bike rooms with either racks or a chain that you can lock your bike to. They didn't get used as much as they could have been but whatever. Aside from that, some people did keep their bikes in their rooms, much to their roommates dismay. Even with lofted beds, my dorm rooms weren't very big, especially with a couch and TV and such. So I wouldn't plan on keeping it in your room unless you don't mind sleeping with it (literally).

I've gotta imagine, however, that a school with a racing team is going to have a place set aside for bike lockup.

ridethecliche

Both my road bikes stay in my room on a stand or on the trainer. My mtb stays on a rack locked up.

I'm getting a 2 bike rack this year to put the roadies on. It's not a big deal, everything fits in pretty easy. I don't really throw parties in my room though, since I'd hate to see something stupid happen to my bikes

Edit: I should mention that I live in a single by myself. I didn't last year, but it still didn't present any problem.

ridethecliche

You'd be surprised.

rOOster14

do it like this

BlueBrew

Nice, although It would suck if that piping broke and soaked everything in your room :/

LostitoaBianchi

My dorm didnt let me keep my bike inside, but the bike I took to college was a PoS for that reason. Seeing how youre on the cycling team I'm sure you can get some sort of note from your coach asking permission to keep it in your room if they give you a hard time.

Szczuldo

if the piping breaks by having <20lbs on it, the piping fails and the school should pay for the damages. Besides, the pipe has a bend in it which is thicker than the rest and it's also really close to the wall, the pipe should hardly flex.

I wouldn't be going to a college that doesn't doesn't allow bikes in the dorms, especially when they can take up very little room if hung on the wall above your desk.

FlashUNC

Like the above photo, me and my roomie (he was a mountain biker, I was a roadie), we bought some S-hooks at Home Depot, slung those over the pipes, then hung our bikes vertically against the wall. Was a pain space-wise in our tiny dorm room, but we made do. You can do it, but you might be leaving one or two of those rides at home come fall.

urbanknight

Agreed. Universities aren't one organization. The racing team is often a club and is run just like any other club on campus. Even if it was a campus sport, the school would not feel obligated to make provisions for the storage of any equipment.

To the OP: Contact whoever is in charge of student housing. Write their name, the date and time of the conversation, and what they said just in case someone else contradicts it.

projectbike

I'd even lock it up inside the room if possible. Those bikes are nice and light, and dorm rooms aren't exactly high security places.

cyclewolf

I always kept my bike in the dorm room. Never really made it sound like an option to the roomate(s).

save10

is that your facebook page?

permanentjaun

You really need to pay attention to school policy. I was not allowed to hang ANYTHING from the ceiling pipes; not even something that is obviously not going to rip them down. If you take the above approach make sure to keep your door shut or take it down for room inspections.

dmb2786

haha that's key