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Apartment dweller here, I can't store it outside and I don't have a garage, I was getting tired of just having it in the living room so I came up with this slightly better idea.

Anyone have any nice setups for keeping your bikes in your living spaces?

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[-] username_1@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Depends. Depends on the layout of the floors. For example, in my case we have 4 flats on a floor, symmetrical 2 flats around the staircase. From my side (we have a lift and project had a garbage shute that never worked) the corridor is rather long so we build a wall with a door. In result I have a small area shared with a neigbour flat where I store... things. But it is MY flat, so I can build things if I need.

[-] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that sounds nice, I'm rented so I can't make permanent modifications. We're on a town home (4 unit building with separate flats top and bottom) and this area isn't great so I can't keep it outside.

Already had my last bike stolen that way (2018 Fuji)

Before when I lived in the bottom flat I used the staircase to store it and that protected it from the elements, and passerby couldn't see it.

https://files.catbox.moe/mu4qgj.jpg

Do you have any pics of your storage nook?

[-] username_1@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It is too narrow to make an overall photo. it looks like

         |----|
         | G  |
--O--|      |
N             |
--M------|

O -- door to the staircase, N -- neighbour flat door, M -- my flat door. G -- unworking garbage shute.

[-] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I get the picture, yeah that looks very tight

... hey, as long as it don't bother your neighbor, that's a good spot.

[-] username_1@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

It is tight. But it is nice to have some "almost safe" place. Neighbour is adequate and stores his stuff there too. But that's my flat and I live there for more than 20 years there. So no problems with a neigbour whatsoever.

In your case... have you considered to nail a rode in the wall and hang the bike in the corridor? It might make things more spatial. Plus less dirt in the winter if you have winter.

[-] EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I thought about it, but not allowed to put holes in the wall or I would lose my deposit.

I got this entryway desk idea from Pinterest, I was going for something like this

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5-practical-bicycle-storage-ideas-for-your-home--774124927286763/

[-] username_1@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well, it is not '90s anymore, so pseudographics doesn't work :)

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