Garden shed bike home?

[steelestring]

Has anyone used one of those tin sheds you can buy a type Mitre 10 store to store bikes in? Whats the best type and size you reckon? Insurance matters require me to have my bike in a securely locked building. Its either that or I have to move flat.

I have very limited space also around the house and the landlord might not agree with it being built on a deck...

So if anyone wants to rent me a room and a garage park with walking distance from town in Wellington, I might be keen haha

[portokiwi]

I was told as long as the shed was secured to the gound and the door can be locked it would classed ok under my cover.

[vifferman]

The best type is one that will allow you to easily get your bike in/out, so it needs a door wide enough for you to walk alongside the bike while pushing it. My experience (admittedly from a few years back) was that many of these sheds are very flimsy, so they offer minimal security (and don't last long - like sliding doors fall apart or off). You're best to not scrimp on spending if you can, but if you can't afford much, and have to buy something cheap, then you can reinforce it with some extra steel and/or timber.

[MaxCannon]

Get one with a hinged (swinging) door

I have two sheds. One large one that the bike goes in and a small one that is full of odds and ends.

Both were in place when I bought the house.

The sliding doors on the small shed are rubbish, keep falling out of the slots and don't close properly.

[mashman]

My ideal bike shed would have a turntable floor... yes i'm a lazy cnut!!!

[laserracer]

My ideal bike shed would have a turntable SHED

[laserracer]

What about a small container,? i think you can get some smaller type containers like the type they use on planes

[short-circuit]

Has anyone used one of those tin sheds you can buy a type Mitre 10 store to store bikes in? Whats the best type and size you reckon? Insurance matters require me to have my bike in a securely locked building. Its either that or I have to move flat.

I have very limited space also around the house and the landlord might not agree with it being built on a deck...

So if anyone wants to rent me a room and a garage park with walking distance from town in Wellington, I might be keen haha

Are you looking to protect your bike from the elements also?

Cause you may want to consider lining a metal shed. You can get wooden sheds with building paper etc and more secure double doors (with internal hinges etc) for close to the price of high quality tin sheds too!

[steelestring]

I was told as long as the shed was secured to the gound and the door can be locked it would classed ok under my cover.

Cheers dude
I have just insured with kiwibike and this was my last option.

[steelestring]

The best type is one that will allow you to easily get your bike in/out, so it needs a door wide enough for you to walk alongside the bike while pushing it. My experience (admittedly from a few years back) was that many of these sheds are very flimsy, so they offer minimal security (and don't last long - like sliding doors fall apart or off). You're best to not scrimp on spending if you can, but if you can't afford much, and have to buy something cheap, then you can reinforce it with some extra steel and/or timber.

Thanks vifferman. Yea I know they wont protect it much... just that its accepted as an alternative safe way to store it when at my home address. I usaully just park it in our great car port we have, which is well off the road. I use an xena alarmed chain rear and a additional disk lock for the front.
The shed is just a temp thing aslong as it doesnt go over 500 in price and it lasts a year or two, that will automatically save me some coin.
Thanks for the experience on the sheds, seems to be hinge only if I go looking.

[steelestring]

Are you looking to protect your bike from the elements also?

Cause you may want to consider lining a metal shed. You can get wooden sheds with building paper etc and more secure double doors (with internal hinges etc) for close to the price of high quality tin sheds too!

Hey,
Yea thats a great idea actually! maybe some old pink batts maybe?
A wood one would be great, though money is very short. Maybe I could try to whack one together myself hehe.

[steelestring]

What about a small container,? i think you can get some smaller type containers like the type they use on planes

Hey that sounds like a plan too! Would you reckon they would weigh much?
Where do you think I would find one? hmmmm

[Winston001]

In my experience, the wooden sheds are much nicer - and much pricier, than the tin sheds. Which are ofen zincalume anyway. Of course you can always take it with you or sell it when you leave. Peg it down in the corners with steel reinforcing rod - easy.

You should be able to find a shed for about $299 on special but might take a bit of hunting around. Alternatively look on Tardme or in your local paper - secondhand sheds aren't hard to find. Here y'are - plenty big enough... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...-189098228.htm

Most sheds aren't designed for bikes so if I was you, I'd look at modifying whatever you get. That way a small shed will be fine.

Make the whole of one wall a door so you can swing it open. You can put a small wheel at the base to make it easier if you want - Supercheap have them for trailer and caravan towbars. I'm intending to do exactly this with a short wall in my garage which currently prevents me wheeling my bike into the garden.

[boman]

Just make sure you get one you can stand up in. Some sheds have only 1.70 m high roof on them. Most impractical IMHO

[bladerider97]

I have one of these at home with a bike in it

http://www.versatile.co.nz/index.cfm/1,75,417,html/Maxi

It has double doors, I could fit more in if it wasnt for all the dam garden equipment in there.
Not that good for bike though as it gets quite damp in the winter. they are not that well sealed.

We paid about $400 for it but that was 5 or 6 years ago.