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  1. bill
    Member

    We bought a small house a few months ago but it has no garage or shed. The bike lives inside for now but that makes the corridor quite narrow. We have a decent size paved front yard and was thinking about getting some bike storage for that (and perhaps all the bike tools, parts). Something that I can easily use every day without causing much noise in the morning.

    Anyone here has anything like that?
    The height up to 1.6m, no particular restrictions on the width and depth so far as we haven't put anything else here yet.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  2. Morningsider
    Member

    I bought an Asgard Annex a few months ago so we could get the bikes out of the house. Pricey, but very sturdy. Two person job to put it together (expect cursing) but I'm very happy with it. Steveo has one as well.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  3. bill
    Member

    Thanks @Morningsider. Did you bolt it down?

    Posted 3 years ago #

  4. toomanybikes
    Member

    I've been looking recently for one. I thought the asgard annex design would be a pain to get the back bike out by itself? I.e. Using alternate bikes at different times.

    Been looking at this one here

    Posted 3 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    The reviews of the last one aren’t that inspiring!

    How hard can it be to put a small shed together??

    Posted 3 years ago #

  6. Morningsider
    Member

    @Bill - no, I didn't think it was necessary.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  7. steveo
    Member

    As morningsider says I've got an asgard one it's a 3 bike one though with a lot of persuasion I managed to get 4 in.

    My 29er mtb needs the front wheel removed but it's not a big deal. I've found it best suited to having one bike that is used all the time as its a bit faffy getting at the bikes behind.

    https://www.asgardsss.co.uk/bike-storage-x3

    Posted 3 years ago #

  8. cb
    Member

    I have an Asgard 29er shed.

    https://www.asgardsss.co.uk/large-metal-bike-shed

    Did manage to assemble it on my own although certain steps were very tricky as I recall.

    It was broken into a year or so back. They cut through the right-hand locking point. That enabled them to open the lid enough to see that none of my bikes were worth stealing. Or perhaps they were disturbed. I was able to get replacement parts from Asgard.
    So although these sheds are quite strong they can still be broken into.

    Possibly useful:
    https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25397/quick-guide-to-sheds-and-ancillary-buildings

    Posted 3 years ago #

  9. edinburgh87
    Member

    I dream of this - could go all out and electrify the all metal exterior, too (once bitten, etc..):

    https://www.asgardsss.co.uk/motorbike-garage-plus

    Posted 3 years ago #

  10. Roibeard
    Member

    I went for the Trimetals one, in their slightly uprated version (floor, ground anchor, extra locks):

    https://www.trimetals.co.uk/product/protect-a-cycle/

    The D-locks they supply aren't brilliant - we replaced them with van style puck locks. These completely cover the shackle, which is an obvious weak point (already exploited in Edinburgh threads passim).

    Even then, the locks could be cut out easily, so the four locking points just delay the power-tool equipped thief - we only use two unless we're away from the house, relying on the ground anchor instead.

    A kryptonite cable was supplied to "secure" the bikes to the ground anchor, which I replaced with the biggest chain that would go through the anchor (Almax). The current version may come with a better cable, since it's now a "Loss Prevention Board tested" cable.

    I did bolt it to the ground.

    It takes three adult bikes relatively comfortably, and extra fluids, etc.

    The base took longer to prepare than the shed, but I wanted to ensure easy installation of the shed - any unevenness tends to twist these light metal sheds, such that the bolts and holes may prove difficult to align in assembly. But then I also started from bare earth rather than have existing hard-standing I could use!

    Happy for you to take a viewing.

    Robert

    Posted 3 years ago #

  11. Greenroofer
    Member

    +1 for Roibeard approach: don't rely on the bike shed to secure the bikes inside it, just use it to keep the weather off https://securityforbikes.com/metal-shed-security-advice.php

    I've got some of these people's 13mm chain and a Shed Shackle, which will need an angle grinder to open:

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    I've also wired my shed into the house alarm. I think @resurf was recommended that solution.

    Spokes says that you no longer need planning permission http://www.spokes.org.uk/documents/advice/bike-storage-gardens/

    Posted 3 years ago #

  12. steveo
    Member

    I've never bothered with additional security beyond the box. You'd want something powered to cut the box quickly enough and if they've got away with that then the extra minutes it would take for even a decent chain wouldn't make much difference. Vs the time I would waste every day locking and unlocking the bikes.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  13. toomanybikes
    Member

    I'm surprised so many are designed with the bikes stacked side on to the access point. Doesn't seem great for a household of utility cyclists with multiple bikes and independent journeys.

    A half width cycle hoop hanger would maybe be ideal but they don't seem to exist.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  14. chdot
    Admin

    Might suit some people -

    https://www.cyclehoop.com/product/lockers/double-locker/

    Posted 3 years ago #

  15. steveo
    Member

    I'm surprised so many are designed with the bikes stacked side on to the access point
    Asgard do a couple of end on ones but I suspect its not as easy to access, trying to pass bikes past each other with cables and hoses in the way vs just laying them up beside one another. The pictures in chdot link speak to that. I reckon that has the same foot print as my 3 bike shed but only really holds two.

    I'd have preferred an end on access but the space I had available suited the side on. I'd have needed to put hard standing down and it would have been much more visible to the road.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  16. bill
    Member

    Thanks all for your suggestions and opinions.
    We will probably go for Asgard Annexe.

    @cb thanks for drawing my attention to the planning permissions for front of the house sheds. So glad that as of April 2021 we don't need a planning permission (thanks @Spokes).

    Posted 3 years ago #

  17. Dave
    Member

    Is it a condition of the PDR that you have to put bikes inside? I'm wondering about installing a front garden shed that would be filled with things to make room for the bikes to be (more securely) stored in the garage...

    Posted 3 years ago #

  18. Dave
    Member

    Might suit some people -

    https://www.cyclehoop.com/product/lockers/double-locker/

    It doesn't seem like the PDR is restricted to only one bike shed, so as long as you kept them from being adjoined, seems like you could have multiple of these as they are individually small enough.

    Posted 3 years ago #

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