keeping bikes in the house

[bugslop]

The majority of people i talk to are astounded that i'm 'allowed' to keep a couple of my bikes in the house, some of my friends wives think it's hilarious, is anyone else as paranoid as me?

 

[ttcycle]

indoors all the way - the rain can rust bits if you have a bike that can rust and bike theft is a massive concern- not paranoid, just wise!

This is a question..are they cyclists you are talking to?

 

[Ranger]

The majority of people i talk to are astounded that i'm 'allowed' to keep a couple of my bikes in the house, some of my friends wives think it's hilarious, is anyone else as paranoid as me?

Where else would you keep them?

No, not in a shed in the cold and damp when they is a nice dry, warm, centrally heated house for them to live in. Have you any idea what could happen to them out there?

 

[Chris Sirrus]

keep them in bed with you. Very secure and um.. satisfying.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

my wife dislikes the fact that at least one bike is in the dining room (unless said bike is out on the road), but it does mean:

• less buggering about if commuting

• room for the other two bikes in the cellar

• at least it's not kept in the bedroom, like a mate of mine's.

 

[Crankarm]

It might seem strange but in a dry warm secure garage and for the pride and joy of your fleet, the spare room?

 

[Gareth]

I keep two bikes in the living room of my flat: I've no where else to put them,

 

[GrasB]

Let's see
1) garage... no two cars & all the tools are in there.
2) Shed... £1700 worth of bikes in something wooden with out a secure way to lock them up? forget it.
3) Conservatory (a proper one not an extended sitting room)... a) it's full of plants see above but substitute glass for wood.
4) Spare bedroom/utility room... it's on the ground floor, it's warm & dry plus can be alarmed. Yeah I'll take it thanks.

Oh and if the other half complains I just remind her who is actually paying for this house out of their own salary with no contributions from her.

 

[Corvette chic]

It's the only place to keep them if you haven't got a secure dry garage/shed. We keep all 4 of ours in the house although the 2 older ones may get relegated to the shed as it's getting a wee bit crowded, we have a small bungalow. I'm all 4 putting some sort of racking in the front room to keep them organised (i did see a really smart rack on here a couple of weeks ago but forgot to take the details down

The neighbourhood also has some bearing on this too some right little thieving gits around

 

[Lisa21]

Well im a woman, and an OCD-esque tidy one at that, and my bike lives in the house.

 

[jig-sore]

this is my little set up in the corner of the kitchen.

bike, tool box, track pump, helmets on the wall etc.

the hybrid does live in the shed

 

[addictfreak]

A friend of mine recently bought a motorcycle, a yamaha R6 to be precise. Anyway when he arrived at the house to look at it, he was invited into the sitting room and the bike was behind the sofa!

 

[mad al]

Well im a woman, and an OCD-esque tidy one at that, and my bike lives in the house.

Faultless

 

[mad al]

I keep two bikes in the living room of my flat: I've no where else to put them,

Hey Gareth, since you two stayed at our gaff, two more bikes have moved "indoors"

 

[Mr Pig]

Two sheds, five bikes in them but if my bike is wet then it lives in the hall until it's dry. Putting wet bikes in a shed is how you get them to rust.