[Closed] Bike storage in your flat, how do you store yours?

I used to use a floor to ceiling stand like this.
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=9725&f_SupersetQRY=C417&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c012372c012369

Saves having to make a permanent mount for something in a rented flat, plus it stops the walls getting covered in handlebar/tyre marks.

Bikebag behind sofa or bed.

When I owned a flat, I used to dismatle the bikes and store them in a large built-in wardrobe in the hhallway.

If left assembled, then carried over the cream carpet, and stored in the spare room with a towel underneath.

I live in a second floor 2 bed flat. The GF's and my road bike live in the hall ballanced on a couple of those ultimate support stands. My MTB is in the living room on a towel between the dining table and back wall. Her MTB is locked up to the railings in the shared stairwell!

I have a pretty understanding missus who also likes bikes luckily! We would use the spare room but have a lodger in there at present.

Saris Bike Bunk leaning against the wall. We manage to get 4 bikes in that space though, three on the bottom - one against the wall, one actually on the stand, then one outside the hanging one.

If it was my own flat and drilling/marking the walls wasn't an issue, I'd go for hooks and hang them vertically.

Leaning up against the wall with a placcy bag between the rear tyre and wall

In the kitchen with an old sock round one grip against the wall.

Aldi currently have a 3-bike stand similar to the one above but less adjustable for £29.99. Looks like a bargain although not actually seen one erected in the flesh.

thanks for the reply's so far chaps.

handsomedog; I don't suppose you have a link to that do you? I couldn't see it when I took a (quick) look on their site.

jt

I use a few bug hooks from b and q. I hang the bikes from their front wheels with the left pedals taken off, the handlebars turned sideways and an old sock over the crank against the wall. Our town bikes then just get propped against the wall. It works well for us.

jt,

Its [url= http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_15619.htm ]this thing here[/url]. Been on sale for a while so may be out of stock in some Aldis. Ours (Sale, Manchester) isn't exactly cycling central so they have loads.

i have one of [url= http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=604&f_FullProductVersion=1&f_SupersetQRY=C288&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003154c003136c003545 ]these[/url] for the wife's mtb which doesn't get used much. Then my commuter sits on two of [url= http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/56696109 ]these[/url] with notches cut so it doesn't jump off if someone leans on it. And finally my mtb sits below my commuter.

bike on old bit of carpet on landing (top floor flat, cream carpets etc).

would love to move to avoid the inevitable destruction my bikes cause, but the time ain't right.

If my frame would fit, I'd probably splash out on one of these fetching little things.
http://www.cycloc.com/cycloc-gallery.html

Edit: Frame doesnt fit, dont have that kind of cash so I'd probably just go for a B&Q hook 🙂

In the Cellar 😉

but still shackled together and behind 2 locked internal doors .......

oh and fastened to wall anchors !

Wall Anchors, absolute genius. I have an Apple G5 Monster shackled to one as well as my bike. But thats for another thread.

Shared space, but got one of the Aldi jobbees ready to build.

They were on old towels over plastic sheeting, but as they're all clean at the moment and the flat is on the market they've been allowed to stand on the carpet (or moved to my sister's garage).

Hopefully be moving fairly soon tho...

I used to put the whole bike into a king size matress bag that I got for free.

road bike outside my door on the landing, unlocked and uninsured, mtb at my rents' house near the trails??

Really liking the idea of the aldi bike stand, the mtb will be for sale when I get around to sorting that out, so it's just the roady bike. (3 flights of stairs carrying the bike post ride is a royal pain, but we're in here for at least 6 months so i got to just get on with it)

I hung mine (2 bikes) from their front wheels (high up) on the wall. Had to make sure that they were clean and dry so they didn't drip on the ex's shoes 😈

Been looking at this too and had my eye on one of the [url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Minoura_Bike_Tower_Stand/-287160690/ ]Minoura ones from Wiggle[/url]

Has anyone used one similar and had 3 bikes on it, one above the other? It does say it'll hold up to 4 bikes but I'm not sure if that means two each side. I want 3 on one side which might make it a bit unstable.

I've done the measurements and 3 bikes will stack one above the other quite happily (9' 8" ceiling height!)

I stopped at Aldi on my way home from work last night. They had 1 stand left! I put it together last night and it seems pretty good. My missus isnt so keen though as it sticks out a bit far to hang a pair of road bikes from. It seems better suited to MTB's. Plenty sturdy enough though.

So, Im going to take it back after today for a refund - unless someone on here would like it and cant find one? Just want £30 back for it, ie what I paid. Im in high Wycombe/Reading.

Bike bag under the bed, another under the sofa, and 2 bikes hanging vertically on one of those stands.

2 people + 4 bikes in a 1bed flat in central London.

We used the Minoura stand as per stuartie_c's post. Found it a superb option and because it doesn't lean against any walls there's no risk of marking them. Now we've got the garage it's moving on, in other words for sale (see classifieds).

[url= http://knifeandsaw.wordpress.com/furniture/bike-shelf/ ]How about one of these?[/url]