Chance of a lifetime 3! Build a bike shed

[bogan]

So my flatmate/house owner reckons there too many bikes in the garage so thinks we should build a bike storage shed. Obviously security is a big priority, also keeping them in top condition.

How would you do it, and or what awesome security features would you want. So far I'm thinking bury some anchor type structure with a pipe eyelet to chain bikes to, fill the pipe eyelet with waste oil just in-case someone tries to torch or grind their way through it.

[JimO]

so your not worried about all those chained up bikes getting burned and the no insurance aspect as soon as they find out about the oil

[shrub]

These days theft isn't the issue it used to be, and without being cruel the bikes you have listed would be relatively low in the average thief's priority list.

My shed has a nice carpeted bit for my bike, a fridge, a good stereo and a couple of comfy chairs so I can sit in my chair, drink beer and look at my bike. My security is a couple of heavy chains to a floor mounted anchor which I figure will keep all but the most committed bike thief at bay, and my bike just does't warrant that kind of attention - if I had a Vincent Black Shadow or similar things might be different, but the Lotto fairy hasn't blessed me yet.

[Headbanger]

My bike shed is my home theatre.

[Smifffy]

My bike shed is my home theatre.

Mine is the bat cave

[bogan]

so your not worried about all those chained up bikes getting burned and the no insurance aspect as soon as they find out about the oil

isn't it like chaining your bike to an lpg cylinder though?

These days theft isn't the issue it used to be, and without being cruel the bikes you have listed would be relatively low in the average thief's priority list.

My shed has a nice carpeted bit for my bike, a fridge, a good stereo and a couple of comfy chairs so I can sit in my chair, drink beer and look at my bike. My security is a couple of heavy chains to a floor mounted anchor which I figure will keep all but the most committed bike thief at bay, and my bike just does't warrant that kind of attention - if I had a Vincent Black Shadow or similar things might be different, but the Lotto fairy hasn't blessed me yet.

True, just those thieving fucks will nick anything that isn't locked up well enough, but I suppose well enough is relative to their perceived worth. Still, if a jobs worth doing, its worth overdoing!

My bike shed is my home theatre.

and the sound system is symphony in triplicate?

[Wannabiker]

probably the CR is the most attractive of them.... How about buying an old shipping container and get it delivered on-site as a bike shed.... You can weld anchor points to it and they are pretty secure....

[Wannabiker]

.... or rent a secure storage facility close to your place. Mine has pin entry to the secure compound and lockable units... $40 a week or less depending on the size....

[Headbanger]

and the sound system is symphony in triplicate?

Onkyo amp and Infinity speakers. Serious power.

But I'm not joking, I converted half my shed into a home theatre, and the bike lives in there,anchored to the floor in front of a row of lazyboys.

[bogan]

probably the CR is the most attractive of them.... How about buying an old shipping container and get it delivered on-site as a bike shed.... You can weld anchor points to it and they are pretty secure....

yeh, that'd be the easiest way, any idea how much and where to get em from?

[Wannabiker]

I dont really know offhand.....try the shipping companies. They often sell off older ones cheap. Maybe mainfreight? Or you could try P&O Needloyd or Maersk shipping companies....

[Smifffy]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Sear...ch_suggested=0

HTH

[bogan]

so there was no suggestions of underground bunkers or other such lairs, I expected more from KB

[madbikeboy]

Nice one.

I converted my dining room into bike storage - polished wooden floors and a nice race bike on a paddock stand. It also doubles as wife repellent, it's working admirably.

[tigertim20]

I would have steel pipes buried in the concrete floor, all linked to each other, and figure a way of making the pipes to which you chain your bikes live when you close the place up, so anyone trying to steal your bikes gets a nice big shock. bet there are some heavy legal implications for such a set up though.
camers would be a must, that feed to an external source, so that breaking the cameras would not destroy what they record.

Cameras IN the shed, and at least one outside watching the entrance.
also, two cameras outside the property, one facing each way up the road in case some cunning wanker decides to park a vehicle on the road to load stolen bikes into.

four cameras wouldnt be too pricey i wouldnt think.