OBRA: OBRA Chat: Outdoor bike storage

Brady Brady

2010-05-30

Elevate bed, park bikes underneath...

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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Dan Grabski
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:53 AM
To: OBRA@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Outdoor bike storage

Unfortunately moving out isn't an option right now...the housemates
are letting us live here without paying rent for a few months - I got
laid off last year and my wife and I moved from the Midwest to
Portland, and they welcomed us with open arms and said we could stay
as long as we needed until we find jobs.

So the ideal solution is to find a place of our own of course, but
until at least I find work (anyone looking for an engineer with
mechanical and electrical degrees with motorsports experience?), it's
not feasible. I really do not want to put the bikes outside, but I
have been trying to get creative and find a secure and sheltered way
to make it work.

Dan

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On May 28, 2010, at 21:45, "halfwheelhill@yahoo.com" wrote:

> I think I would tell my housemate to live with it, or move out.
> Bikes are not meant to be stored outside.
>
> Scott
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Dan Grabski

2010-05-29

Unfortunately moving out isn't an option right now...the housemates
are letting us live here without paying rent for a few months - I got
laid off last year and my wife and I moved from the Midwest to
Portland, and they welcomed us with open arms and said we could stay
as long as we needed until we find jobs.

So the ideal solution is to find a place of our own of course, but
until at least I find work (anyone looking for an engineer with
mechanical and electrical degrees with motorsports experience?), it's
not feasible. I really do not want to put the bikes outside, but I
have been trying to get creative and find a secure and sheltered way
to make it work.

Dan

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On May 28, 2010, at 21:45, "halfwheelhill@yahoo.com" wrote:

> I think I would tell my housemate to live with it, or move out.
> Bikes are not meant to be stored outside.
>
> Scott
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
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> From: Dan Grabski
> Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 21:16:38
> To:
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J M PACKER

2010-05-29

I second the new housemates suggestion! Life is short.

Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 21:33:53 -0700
From: kevin97116@yahoo.com
To: dgrabski@gmail.com; OBRA@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Outdoor bike storage

Hmmmmmmm....... secure outdoor storage?
......... new housemates.
.......secure outdoor storage?
.......new housemates.

I suspect new housemates might be easier to find than secure outdoor storage.

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What is happening in Kevin's corner of the bike world?
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com
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From: Dan Grabski
To: OBRA@list.obra.org
Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 9:16:38 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Outdoor bike storage

Hey folks

I am looking for suggestions on secure outdoor bike storage. Our housemates have decided that three bikes in the garage is unacceptable, and I have to find some way of locking them up in the backyard without them getting stolen or overly soaked with rain (I'll save that for when I'm riding).

I thought about telling them that I had *only* three bikes, but the point would have been lost...

Dan

Mike Kerkmann

2010-05-29

Agreed.
Do they have pets? Or musical instruments?

I don't know what your garage situation is, but maybe you could meet halfway by hanging a couple from the rafters?

Hell, I have been known to run a hook into the ceiling in my bedroom to keep the best of my bikes indoors.

You could have some fun with them too, and start parking them in the house in totally random places, like laying under the dining table, in the shower, behind the TV, etc.

At last count, between mine, my wife's, the kids bikes, and my various projects I had 20 frames around. A few have found new homes in the mean time, and all but a couple each (an 'exciting' bike and a commuter) will have to be gone by the end of summer when we move from Bend to P-town.

Anyone in the market for a '97 Ibis Alibi 17 inch with most of the original parts? An '05 Intense 5.5 size medium with high end parts, or a large '09 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro with a mix of decent parts?

--- On Fri, 5/28/10, halfwheelhill@yahoo.com wrote:

From: halfwheelhill@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Outdoor bike storage
To: "Dan Grabski" , obra-bounces@list.obra.org, OBRA@list.obra.org
Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 9:45 PM

I think I would tell my housemate to live with it, or move out. Bikes are not meant to be stored outside.

Scott
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Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 21:16:38
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halfwheelhill@yahoo.com

2010-05-29

I think I would tell my housemate to live with it, or move out. Bikes are not meant to be stored outside.

Scott
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Kevin

2010-05-29

Hmmmmmmm....... secure outdoor storage?
......... new housemates.
.......secure outdoor storage?
.......new housemates.

I suspect new housemates might be easier to find than secure outdoor storage.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What is happening in Kevin's corner of the bike world?
http://the-whir-of-spokes-in-air.blogspot.com
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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From: Dan Grabski
To: OBRA@list.obra.org
Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 9:16:38 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Outdoor bike storage

Hey folks

I am looking for suggestions on secure outdoor bike storage. Our housemates have decided that three bikes in the garage is unacceptable, and I have to find some way of locking them up in the backyard without them getting stolen or overly soaked with rain (I'll save that for when I'm riding).

I thought about telling them that I had *only* three bikes, but the point would have been lost...

Dan

Dan Grabski

2010-05-29

Hey folks

I am looking for suggestions on secure outdoor bike storage. Our housemates
have decided that three bikes in the garage is unacceptable, and I have to
find some way of locking them up in the backyard without them getting stolen
or overly soaked with rain (I'll save that for when I'm riding).

I thought about telling them that I had *only* three bikes, but the point
would have been lost...

Dan