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

I did this a couple of days ago, hired a SDS drill and bought a 16mm bit, it sook 20-30 seconds per hole for the 90mm depth, make sure you are not set to hammer only!?

was fine until i hit a metal bar and the bit gripped at an angle on the metal and jammed, put it to hammer only and yanked hard and got it free eventually.

oh and it seems that garage defenders do actually work...

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I drilled 60mm deep,20mm diameter holes a couple of times, recently, to secure scaffold loops to provide secure bike locking points.
I used my own Bosch sds drill. It is notionally rated to 24mm into concrete, but I used a series of sds bits so as not to stress the mains electric motor: 6mm, 8mm, 12mm, 16mm, then 20mm.
Someone can do the maths, but this splits the volume to be removed (not equally), across the 5 drill bits.
Using this stepped approach, the drill bits almost pulled themselves into the hole, and there was easy and quick debris removal.

The concentration of the impact with a smaller diameter sds drill bit will sometimes penetrate a piece of aggregate in concrete whereas your 16mm drill bit could be ineffectively spinning on the aggregate surface.

6mm, 8mm, 12mm, 16mm, then 20mm.
Someone can do the maths, but this splits the volume to be removed (not equally), across the 5 drill bits.

6mm: 28.3mm² = pi * 3²
8mm: 22.0mm² = pi * (4²-3²)
12mm: 62.8mm² = ...
16mm: 88.0mm²
20mm: 113.1mm²

Thanks.

Urgent question for Asgard owners - can you remember if it unlocks clockwise or anticlockwise (i.e. the key in barrel?)

Mine has external padlocks rather than a lock in the door, so this may not help, but they unlock clockwise, and lock anticlockwise.

Unlocks anticlockwise on an internal Asgard Annexe

Perfect, thanks!

(And cheers @Samuelson as well)

If one hammers a ball bearing into the slot for a hex allen key on a security bolt, what are the chances of (me) getting the bolt out of the concrete again?

Without having to resort to something much more invasive like a jackhammer drill...

Slim

What are the likely issues of putting an Asgard bike storage thing (probably something like a 3 bike one) on some uneven crazy paving? Or is there a cheap and temporary way to level until the area gets sorted out (can't just put down concrete as there is a manhole cover)?

Could do with getting bikes out of the house but we won't have sorted the area where the bike storage will eventually go for a while. Also, how easy are they to assemble/disassemble?

I’ve used shed bases which you fill with gravel for quick levelling to allow an Asgard. Seemed to work ok, even though it wasn’t exactly level! If it is close to level I’d not bother and see if it works as is…

Cheers. I can't find anything that really says how much they level out, most of the pictures seem to show them on grass.

The front of my house is pretty uneven

A wooden (treated) base will be fine as long as it is ventilated, and pack in some spacers where required, to get it level.

For my shed on grass i used an interlocking plastic crates tiles with a membrane under neath and gravel in the gaps. Been fine for many years but I did have dig it out first.

Hi all - I'm looking for a single bike shed out front but have very little space to play with - about 700mm wide - so the smallest Asgard doesn't work. It also needs to open at the end as it's going in the slot between the house and the front wall. Have had a little flick through the thread and can't see anything so welcome any suggestions (but fear I may have to go bespoke)

With mounting a bike vertical and books, head to toe saves a bit of space. If doing that, is there any need or benefit to putting every other hook at a different height?

Finally putting my @dbr hooks up

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Not unless you want to get REALLY close and the derailleur hits the next fork. Sometimes bars can get hooked on the next saddle which I find is the limiting factor in top'n'tail setups.

Stack em up on the floor and find out. Might get contact with low drop bars and wheels but you'll find out soon enough.

Cheers both. I got a 132cm Alcove
3 bikes

Handlebars + some contingency:
57cm
64cm (bike not built yet)
51cm

Want the wider ones to be bars at top as they’re heavier so easier to move

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It’s only a couple of hex bolts to turn the bars

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Related to above - what are peoples experience of assembling an Asgard? We’ve a 6 bike on the way but was hoping to have my dad about to help assemble but now will be the two of us.

Have a good flat surface already.

2 people will be more than fine, you wont be bolting more than one/two panels on at a time. It's just giant Mechano, very straightforward.

+1 to what @Jameo said

Yup I've done it a couple of times single handed. Not difficult, takes a bit of a while to do all the bolts though

Thank you all! Will report back