Bike Storage: Wall mounts, stands, lock-ups, sheds, etc.

I've recently moved into a house with a shed, I want to use the shed to store my bikes, any tips for keeping it as secure as possible? I'm thinking a ground anchor with a massive chain, a decent lock for the door (any advice on this would be great) an alarm and a motion sensor light. It's not a bad area at all but obviously don't want to run the risk. The shed itself seems pretty flimsy so would rather lock to the floor than the walls.

Demolish it and start again from new!

Had typed a long reply but hit the back button and lost it.

Google shed shackle.

For the door is used u-hasps and discuss locks.

Two part epoxy in any accessible screw heads (hinges etc).

Reenforce the wall corners with additional screws internally to help delay them prying the walls off. Same for the roof.

Or, bin it all, get a concrete base and a "heavy duty" shed with tongue and groove wall and roof panels.

And get one of these in front

^ I loved Goldeneye.

Definitely don't have the free time, skill or cash to knock the shed down and start again! Would the shed shackle be particularly effective on a flimsy shed? More secure than an anchor in the concrete floor? A u hasp and disc lock on the door seems like a good idea, are there particular makes or models that are better than others?

The ground anchor would be your best bet if the floor is concrete and the shed is knackered.

If it's that flimsy then big locks on the door won't really help. A colleagues shed was just pried apart at the corner.

I bought one of these and have it in my front garden, opening out onto the street.
I put a sheffield stand in it.
It says it is for 2 but it can get 4 road bikes in, if you only get 1 out regularly.

I love it.

Ground anchor it is! It's a quiet neighbourhood so I hope that if it gets to the point where someone is prying the roof off somebody will have noticed.

Carriage bolts > screws + epoxy
I did spend two hours filling holes square on the hinges though...

Does anyone have any experience with this shed?
http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/bike-cycle-storage/bike-storage-x4
I think @JT has something similar posted previously...

Hey, I actually got this one when it was in a sale.
http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/bike-cycle-storage/insurance-approved-metal-bike-shed

On comparison the x4 locker is only 4" deeper than the one I got, and getting 3 bikes in mine is very definitely tight.

But otherwise it's been amazing, no rust over two winters and solid as a rock.

I can get four in my one, and it is aesthetically less of a mess...
http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/twin-bike-locker

i think i could get four in mine if i loosened the bars so they could all spin to align with top tube. good for storage, not so much for daily use.

Every time I put my bikes into these they start to fall forward. Can't seem to get them to sit safely without front wheel sliding down the wall. Anyone else have similar experience. I must be doing something wrong.

Am about to resort to that, but noticed that others didn't seem to require support

Ok, turns out we might not be able to fit an Asgard in our front garden.

Does anyone have any experience with building one out of brick?

We have access to a load of London yellow brick and some thick sheet aluminium (but no building knowledge).

I could do with some advice. We are currently relaying the patio in our small garden (an estate agent might label it a courtyard garden). After that, I need to consider where to put two road bikes.

I have two options, mount them on an external wall using something like this and somehow weather-proofing this arrangement with heavy duty tarpaulin. In the diagram attached, this could be either of the two red boxes. Alternatively I could go for an Asgard two bike locker, which would be the green box. I'd prefer the bike locker - it's more weather tight and more secure, plus gives us more outdoor storage. However, in a limited size garden, it uses alot of floorspace and leaves only about 2 feet to squeeze down the side of the house. it is also expensive.

Any other solutions I'm not thinking about? And what choice would others make to store 2 bikes, (one a carbon synapse, the other the wife's bTwin).

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That security of that mount doesn't look good, that wire could easily be cut.

What about a Cycloc Solo for each bike?

http://cycloc.com/cycloc-features-Solo.html

That allows you to use a D-lock to lock the bike up, much more secure, and then a bog standard cycle cover or tarp over it and held in place with a bungee.

It's still only made of plastic though, not much better... You could DIY something much more secure with a pair of these (or even your original suggestion), a ground anchor mounted to the wall and either a tarp/tarp+polycarbonate roof to keep the weather off. If you're happy mounting it directly to the wall then let a proper security product do the job for you rather than trying to combine them.

Anyone any idea whether you'd get away with installing a Clug onto the side of an Ikea Kallax? (http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80275887/)

The plaster on my rented house is not remotely stable enough

A bolt long enough to go through the unit with a washer and nut on the other side would work.

Topeak Dual Touch > Hi. still looking to sell off these stands? I'm interested.

Not the dual touch unfortunately mate, the other one is though