Storing bikes in NYC...
10-18-19, 12:05 PM
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Storing bikes in NYC...
My wife and I currently have 16 bikes, and we’ll be moving to NYC within the next year. I have to assume storage will be at a premium compared to Chicago simply because apartments are more expensive for less square footage.
does anyone have any storage tricks for bicycles in small spaces?
I am downsizing, but I would like to hang on to 6 or 7 if it’s possible. She’s better at minimizing and Has picked out her two keepers.
When in NY I plan on keeping our two everyday users accessible for commuting and storing the remaining 6 or 7.
I figure on partially disassembling the bikes, as if I were shipping them, but then what?
If anyone has any thoughts, or better yet pictures, I’d like to see them! Emphasis on “compact storage” rather than “display”.
cheers!
does anyone have any storage tricks for bicycles in small spaces?
I am downsizing, but I would like to hang on to 6 or 7 if it’s possible. She’s better at minimizing and Has picked out her two keepers.
When in NY I plan on keeping our two everyday users accessible for commuting and storing the remaining 6 or 7.
I figure on partially disassembling the bikes, as if I were shipping them, but then what?
If anyone has any thoughts, or better yet pictures, I’d like to see them! Emphasis on “compact storage” rather than “display”.
cheers!
10-18-19, 01:13 PM
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My wife and I currently have 16 bikes, and we’ll be moving to NYC within the next year. I have to assume storage will be at a premium compared to Chicago simply because apartments are more expensive for less square footage.
does anyone have any storage tricks for bicycles in small spaces?
I am downsizing, but I would like to hang on to 6 or 7 if it’s possible. She’s better at minimizing and Has picked out her two keepers.
When in NY I plan on keeping our two everyday users accessible for commuting and storing the remaining 6 or 7.
I figure on partially disassembling the bikes, as if I were shipping them, but then what?
If anyone has any thoughts, or better yet pictures, I’d like to see them! Emphasis on “compact storage” rather than “display”.
cheers!
does anyone have any storage tricks for bicycles in small spaces?
I am downsizing, but I would like to hang on to 6 or 7 if it’s possible. She’s better at minimizing and Has picked out her two keepers.
When in NY I plan on keeping our two everyday users accessible for commuting and storing the remaining 6 or 7.
I figure on partially disassembling the bikes, as if I were shipping them, but then what?
If anyone has any thoughts, or better yet pictures, I’d like to see them! Emphasis on “compact storage” rather than “display”.
cheers!
Most people I know in Brooklyn and Queens have the space for large collections like yours.
10-18-19, 01:26 PM
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My apartment in Brooklyn has a small spare room that's not really big enough to be a bedroom, except maybe for a toddler, so I use that for storage. I have had as many as 6 bikes in there, along with all my tools and lots of other junk. I'd say the room is maybe 6' wide and 9' or 10' long. I'd suggest prioritizing an arrangement like than when you're looking for an apartment.
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Many larger apartment buildings will have a shared basement storage room, so that could be an amenity to look for as you hunt for a home - it's possible you could keep most of them there (and a cable looped & locked through them all if need be?) while the daily riders live upstairs.
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I also wonder what solution the OP finally arrived at.
Moved into a house and everything and bikes are still starting to spill out of the basement...
Moved into a house and everything and bikes are still starting to spill out of the basement...
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1. Take off the pedals. 2. Loosen the stem and turn the handlebars sideways. 3. Pack em in by alternating the direction they face. 4. Use pipe insulation or pool noodles slipped over any places where the frame and/or components might rub together.
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01-07-21, 06:41 PM
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many buildings offer bike storage either for free, or a small monthly fee. I have 4 bikes in our building's bike storage room.
