Advice

I'm an a-level student and I am trying to develop a cycle maintenance and storage unit and need to find out what other cyclists would want so if you have any feedback to the following questions it would be much appreciated!

Are you:

Male

Female

Are you a:

Mountain biker

Road biker

Commuter

Downhill

Jumper

Are you a:

Casual rider

Professional rider

Specialist

Retailer

From a cycle storage and maintenance unit, how important is it to access all around the bike?

How much tool storage space would you require/ what tools would you need storage for in a maintenance unit?

Does the bike need to be upright or can it be upside down/why?

Should the bike be fixed on or not onto the stand?

Are there any features that you can think of that could be put into the product?

How regularly would you use it?

How much would you price such a unit at?

Do you have any further comments or ideas?

If you say Hi to us, tell us a little about yourself and your biking, then give the thread an explanatory title, and say please nicely you might get an answer.

I think he's from Peaslake and his name's Dave, what more do you want to know?

cycle storage and maintenance unit

What is that? I don't really understand what you are on about.

I'm assuming it's some kind of shed / cabinet in which you can store and maintain a bicycle.

I'd be happy to answer the questions, but as TJ says, unless it's clear what we're talking about, it's difficult to answer a lot of them – we could be talking about a large shed that you can walk around, or a steel cabinet with a built in workstand. I'd be willing to pay different prices for those two things.

I'd seek to find out what people want first, then work out what can be made, and then present that to try and find out what people would expect to pay / what items you need to benchmark against.

It's early September, so you've got time coming out of your ears 😀

What is that? I don't really understand what you are on about.

A shed.

I'd like to say I'm a jumper – but I prefer cardigans.
I think you need to decide what it is that you're doing so that you can rephrase your questions as they're so vague as to be almost useless

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Basically you want us to do your coursework for you?

sumthink lik this but xtra storrage spaice wud be wikkid

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That's a nice bike Mark, is it yours?

its a frends bike i fixxed it 4 him but he nevr came bak 2 get it so im useing it 4 a rode bike

Have you not thought about slicks for the road, they'll make a huge difference?

i lik the nois nobs make if u go fast

Do you remember the TV show Pacific Blue where the tyres made the same noise regardless of the surface they were riding on?

my fav tv show aftar niteridder

Come on Mark, you could have found a better picture! 🙄

Hans Rey was cool, wasn't he?

Some great bike skillz (skillz is correct isn't it? I'm not really with the kidz! Twice now, am I cool?)

hans rays got wikkid awsum skilz but hassilhof is way mor wikkid with chiks

2 wikkid skilz 4 hans ray

gota go my moms bak

Be good. 😀

Mark Datz = don simon 💡

Mark Datz = don simon

Errr, no!

PeaslakeDave That is one cackhanded and abrupt demand for help. Just because you know what you mean and what your questions are intended to find out, doesn't mean we do.

You need to start again, small introductory request for help, say who you are, what you are thinking about, explain what you are actually talking about , and then probably better to use surveymonkey or something similar and link to that,

Consider the feedback above a useful part of the learning experience

Laughing at the replys. Me thinks PeaslakeDave is a newbie.

cheers jamie. this is my "research" i will try and make it more clear as to what i mean i'll make another post. can you upload pics or do you have to copy and paste from somewhere?

No uploading of pics – see forum help – you need them hosted elsewhere

thanks.

ok. right. so i am thinking of something on the lines of this stand but instead of having a bottom bike, have storage of equipment and tools for maintenance. it needs to be designed in a way that you can access all around the bike to make it easy to work on.

From a cycle storage and maintenance unit, how important is it to access all around the bike? is it important to get all around the bike at once or is it ok to only access one side and turn the bike round

How much tool storage space would you require/ what tools would you need storage for in a maintenance unit? in other words enough for larger items such as a pump or spare parts or just room for basic tools such as alan keys and spanners

Does the bike need to be upright or can it be upside down/why? which is easier to work on? should it be able to do both? are there any jobs which are easier with the bike being one way up as opposed to the other?

Should the bike be fixed on or not onto the stand? is it important that the bike should be rigidly fixed on or would it be useful if the bike could be moved easier

Are there any features that you can think of that could be put into the product? anything that may be of use or you may want when repairing. something to get it on easily. anything to make it more user friendly

How regularly would you use it? either for storage or maintenance. e.g. after every ride. only for storage or only for maintenance

How much would you price such a unit at?

Do you have any further comments or ideas?

thanks

No use nor interest to me. I have several bikes and one tandem.

Do you have any further comments or ideas?

I'm struggling to see the advantage over a normal bike stand and a box of tools. Plus this has already been done here.

Regarding holding the bike upside down/right side up, both are useful but usually the right way up is best.

How much tool storage space would you require/ what tools would you need storage for in a maintenance unit? in other words enough for larger items such as a pump or spare parts or just room for basic tools such as alan keys and spanners

Still very vague, I need 'enough' space. Bearing in mind I have about a billion tools they're never all going to fit on a stand and be well organised.

Should the bike be fixed on or not onto the stand? is it important that the bike should be rigidly fixed on or would it be useful if the bike could be moved easier

Obviously fixed on but easily moveable. Wheels/cranks need to turn, bars sometimes needs to be turnable.

Are there any features that you can think of that could be put into the product? anything that may be of use or you may want when repairing. something to get it on easily. anything to make it more user friendly

Do your own thinking.

How regularly would you use it? either for storage or maintenance. e.g. after every ride. only for storage or only for maintenance

If it was my main storage (it wouldn't be – I have more than 1 bike) then all the time, with an hour a week fixing bits.

How much would you price such a unit at?

Cheaper than the competition (do you own research on prices…), unless you can make a better one…

thanks for your feedback! this should influence my designs. should probably be a budget version to the one on crc but with more space, maybe with place for helmet. may have a bench type thing for working on to make it easier than it is when it is hung. sorry about the vagueness, I just need enough scope to get a range of ideas