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single garage ingenuity required.
swanny - 7/3/16 at 08:54 AM

hello all,

i'm considering getting a 7 again, and so im clearing out the tiny single garage to make space.

the kids bikes will have to go in the shed as they dont use them much, there is just about enough space to get a seven and the kids scooters in the garage.

question is what do i do with my bike. its a pain having it in the shed ass i use it 2-3 days a week for work. i dont want to leave it in the house. and i cant leave a 300 bike at the front of the house even locked.

can anyone think of a way for me to get it into the garage? the garage has an up and over door, and the car i'm thinking about has a full roll cage.

i was wondering about some method of suspending it from the ceiling (it has a high ceiling as its part of a two story extension and wondered about some sort of pulley to be able to pull it away from/towards the door when needed. (the up an over door will get in the way if too close.

any ideas you ingenious lot?

Paul

Chaz - 7/3/16 at 09:06 AM

Yes there are wall brackets etc but these wont help...tried that one.

I used a pulley system for TWO road bikes, needed too as collectively they owe me about £2500. Cut out some of the timber supports (assuming you have a pitched roof on it) and then put some new timber in to retain support. So both my bikes now pulley up into roof space, so that they are above the up and over door when it moves.

If i remember i will take a pic for you!

I used 2x these

linky ebay

Regards,
Charlie

[Edited on 7-3-16 by Chaz]

swanny - 7/3/16 at 09:09 AM

a pic would be very good thanks, i dont have a pitch roof, as there is a bedroom above but there is space to hang a bike. seeing how far away from the door it is would be great.

loggyboy - 7/3/16 at 09:22 AM

7s are tiny. Surely a push bike would just wheel up the side.

Chaz - 7/3/16 at 09:23 AM

Why dont you try this then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J9LcU-1RZs

swanny - 7/3/16 at 09:24 AM

are you able to do any horizontal movement? im just wondering if i'll be able to get the bike down when the car is in place?

swanny - 7/3/16 at 09:29 AM

Just been thinking about it and they would be fine if storing the bike above the car and only getting the bike down when the car was out.
but if i wanted to take my bike our when the car was in i wouldnt be able to do it i dont think

swanny - 7/3/16 at 09:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
7s are tiny. Surely a push bike would just wheel up the side.


not in my garage unfortunately!

loggyboy - 7/3/16 at 09:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by swanny
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
7s are tiny. Surely a push bike would just wheel up the side.


not in my garage unfortunately!

Will you be abseiling in to the car then?

swanny - 7/3/16 at 09:50 AM

pretty much, step over the rear wheel arch, feet next to the car and in

loggyboy - 7/3/16 at 10:08 AM

Go for a reverse trike maybe!

907 - 7/3/16 at 10:27 AM

50mm tow ball, maybe cut from a s/h swan neck welded to a light weight bracket.
A couple of m10's would bolt it to the back of the Seven (or the garage wall) and a Thule single bike carrier
clips to the ball.

Store bike on the back of the Seven, and it all unclips in seconds if you want to take the car out.


OR



Do the sensible thing and build an effin big garage.



OR



Remove bedroom floor. Install 4 post lift in garage. Store car on 4 poster.

If you choose your words carefully you wife will love the idea of a four poster.


Paul G

MikeR - 7/3/16 at 10:42 AM

Couldn't you make something to go on the cage to suspend the bike from during the week? At the weekend remove the 'thing' and the bike and go for a blat.

Basically make the toy car a glorified bike carrier.

mcerd1 - 7/3/16 at 11:02 AM

Could you mount it to the inside of the up and over door ?

(assuming the bike is light enough that you can lift it over your head)




[Edited on 7/3/2016 by mcerd1]

swanny - 7/3/16 at 11:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Go for a reverse trike maybe!


genius!

I had though of something along the lines of using the car, but ive been having a bit of a think this morning following the suggestion of ceiling mounted and i reckon the key may be to use the other door (single door into the kitchen at the back of the garage.)

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so to load the bike you'd attach hook A, pull a pulley to raise it a little, then attach line b to the other wheel. I think i'd need another rope, near the door to pull line b and its hook near to me. then pull on the other end of B and rotate the whole bike up to the ceiling out of the way. then reverse this to swing it back down and out through the door.

would this work?

swanny - 7/3/16 at 11:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
Could you mount it to the inside of the up and over door ?


i thought about that but worried about the extra weight and also whether it would still clear the roll cage.

loggyboy - 7/3/16 at 11:20 AM

How deep is the garage?
Could the bike not just sit between the car and the garage door?
Moving the bike each time the car comes out isnt much of a chore.
A simple wall mounted wheel rack could stop it from tipping.
Door swing is only other consideration with that, but most up an overs have fairly high arc to their swing.

MK9R - 7/3/16 at 01:38 PM

reverse the car in and bike can be suspended above the bonnet, either off the roof or a contraption between the front wheels of the car

nick205 - 7/3/16 at 02:24 PM

Having lived with bikes (mine and kids) and a 7 type car in a single garage I suggest the best way is to keep your bike on the floor next to the car - easiest to get in/out and use.

Wadders - 7/3/16 at 03:34 PM

Maybe knock up a high security bike store for outside ?

myke pocock - 7/3/16 at 04:06 PM

i have one of these and it works OK.

Bicycle Cycle Bike Lift Hanging Storage ceiling Hoist winch pulley hanger hang

907 - 7/3/16 at 06:02 PM

I can't help wondering if we're being given all the information here. A garage can't be that small.


You've not let the other half clutter it up with washing machines and freezers have you?
Come on. Man up. Be honest with us.


Slimy38 - 7/3/16 at 07:27 PM

Not having it as an up-an-over door would help a great deal. We went for one because it seemed like the obvious choice, but it's surprising how much space they take up. Not just roof space, I've had to mark on the wall the arc where I can't put things on the wall.

The neighbour over the road has standard barn doors, he can get his bike out of one fairly easily, and the other one is only used when he has to get the car in and out. Judging by the time he takes to undo that one, I reckon padlocked bolts top and bottom. Certainly seems a lot more secure than my flimsy steel offering! And I doubt they come out much further than our current door, I still have the bins a good two feet or so away so the door can lift.

hizzi - 7/3/16 at 07:42 PM

sorry but wtf do you need a bike for, use the seven bin the bike prob solved