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

I need to keep the size down so that's why I'm leaning that way. Can't have it much taller than the bike itself. I haven't seen many wooden options the same shape size/shape as the bike specific metal ones. But wood would defo be cheaper which is certainly attractive

Found one which looks like it'll do the trick

Link?

Tiger shed pent.

The shop is close to me so I'm going to go check them out later today

https://baumanns.ie/shop/garden-sheds/baumanns-timber-bike-shed/

Okay, moving house soon, my other half is rad and we fix/play bikes in the kitchen, So i just need an outside store for 2 drop bar bikes, and a tandem, and ideally then room for 1/2 kiddy bikes in the future.

Any experiences? - ideally only bike height so what, 4ft? not 6ft full height..

Ta!

https://www.tigersheds.com/garden-sheds/wooden/pent/

What I just posted?

Most places build to order so you could request what height you want.

Yea this is perfect, hopefully my local version is of similar quality.

If you can get a local version, I'd go with trying to get it to match / sit under the height of your fence (obvs) and see if you can get a living roof done.

I was thinking a living roof would be sweet alright. Would help with drainage too? Here's where it will be going

oh yeah! that looks like it could work!

And I have to fit this lot in

For now.

D, if you can pickup from Morden. You can have this on a bosman...

Gear up platinum two bike freestanding rack

https://www.mygearup.com/inc/sdetail/33062___platinum_2_bike_freestand_rack/89/7748

Moving in to new house next week, I want to get cracking on a new shed fairly promptly into the spring.

I'm keen to use a timber frame, for cost reasons, but want to build right up to the edges of the boundary to maximise footprint (PWAs will be sought if needed).

Can anyone think of an outer surface treatment that would be pretty much zero maintenance and weather proof?

I'm thinking possibly metal profiled sheets, fixed to the side frames and slotted into place on footings, then timber structure build in between with more attractive cladding to the front, green/moss roof on top, but keen to hear any other bright ideas.

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Pressure treated timber is virtually maintanence free and will probbaly look A LOT nicer than metal. The only maintanence you could do if you wanted is a coat of wood preserver every few years and honestly it takes seconds, you just slap it on with a big brush.

You want some kind of feather edge cladding, or potentially log lap but I think feather edge will be most cost effective - you can often get it in decent quantities from timber reclaim yards if you don’t mind that route. My dad in law just built his own shed, built the walls out of 3x2 studwork, filled with insulation and then boarded with ply inside and out, he then added some kind of tyvek membrane to totally weatherproof it before adding buttons vertically for the cladding to screw to. It’s ruddy massive but it’ll probably still be there when the house falls down! Obviously building it yourself you can get something considerably sturdier for similar money to the ‘kit’ sheds. I’m planning to build mine the same way next year. I think he spend about £1200-1500 on materials but it’s a big old shed, home to two motorbikes plus storage, plus a big storm porch out the front, it’s the same height as their bungalow.

Nice one, it's less the time it'll take to re-treat cladding than the fact it'll be inaccessible up against fence panels, but that probably means it'll weather less too and thus last forever.

Oh, the other thing is I wouldn't have to look at the metal sides, only my neighbours would!

You’ll have to weigh up the costs and decide for yourself I guess. Obviously anything metal needs to have the right treatment to ensure it lasts outdoors, pressure treated wood is usually guaranteed for 15 years.

The other option for applying wood preserver is a sprayer, so as long as you could get the spray nozzle behind the shed you could probbaly give it a good blast that way.

Metal will be cold - which may or may not be an issue - unless you’re going to insulate it but it’s always going to be colder than wood with like for like insulation.

Yeah I did consider that, half a foot gap would probably be enough to blast some preservative at it once a year.

Yeh I would have though so! Took me about half an hour to spray the roof of a double garage, it took longer to move all the stuff in/out. A shed would be a doddle with a sprayer.

I am debating between the feedback sports velo hinges or the steadyracks, for hanging 4 bikes to a wall. The steadyrack seems like a more robust solution, but costs twice as much. Does anyone have experience with either?

You are looking for an excuse to spend £50 per hook, rather than the already-quite-expensive £25? ;-)
Just bought the velo hinges, not installed yet.

Thought I'd post this wall mounted hanger that grabs the pedal.. quite a common design but this is a nice finish and uk manufactured.
https://www.projection-components.co.uk/stainless-steel-wall-hanger-1126-p.asp
Good value at £11
These guys are geared to motorcycle parts but do quite a bit of stainless steel chain rings sadly it appears not a 130bcd 5 arm that I would be interested in.
https://www.projection-components.co.uk/drivetrain-166-c.asp

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