dad...whats on tv

[greenfinger]

 

[perry]

imagine indeed

 

[Andy R]

I've never wanted to keep bikes in the house - I can't understand the attraction. Having to be fussy about not leaving mud everywhere, afraid to lean them against a wall in case you mark the paintwork (on the wall), not having access to a vice, a drill, welding/brazing gear or all your tools (unless you lot keep those in the house as well ??)

No - a workshop or decent shed is where bikes like to live. If you arrive home late from a muddy ride and don't get round to washing them until the morning - no problem. I wouldn't want to have to sit to look at a kacky bike all evening.......

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

Buy a flat screen and pop it on the wall above bike height... Job done.

Better yet go without one for 16 yrs and you'll be a more active creative person.

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

I've never wanted to keep bikes in the house - I can't understand the attraction. Having to be fussy about not leaving mud everywhere, afraid to lean them against a wall in case you mark the paintwork (on the wall), not having access to a vice, a drill, welding/brazing gear or all your tools (unless you lot keep those in the house as well ??)

No - a workshop or decent shed is where bikes like to live. If you arrive home late from a muddy ride and don't get round to washing them until the morning - no problem. I wouldn't want to have to sit to look at a kacky bike all evening.......

I don't know man I just love housing them inside. I hose them down and then run them down to the basement shop and throw them up on the repair stand quick for a wipe down and a shot of lube if needed then throuw them up on a hook hanging from the ceiling all in a nice clean row.

 

[perry]

lounge is nothing , ive got one in the bedroom , one opposite me and a few in the spare room

 

[theboy]

I've never wanted to keep bikes in the house - I can't understand the attraction. Having to be fussy about not leaving mud everywhere, afraid to lean them against a wall in case you mark the paintwork (on the wall), not having access to a vice, a drill, welding/brazing gear or all your tools (unless you lot keep those in the house as well ??)

living in a first floor, city centre, one bed flat means you dont have that luxury... I have a cycle store downstairs, but with 6 bikes and two frames between me and the good lady (guess how many she is responsible for?) I have little choice to have one in the living room, and a frame behind the bed. Well, OK, I have a choice, I quite like having the Salsa to look at in the living room

 

[Andy R]

I don't know man I just love housing them inside. I hose them down and then run them down to the basement shop and throw them up on the repair stand quick for a wipe down and a shot of lube if needed then throuw them up on a hook hanging from the ceiling all in a nice clean row.

Oh well - having a workshop in the basement is a bit different (and a lot better ) than having them taking up space in your living room (and getting crap all over your floors .... :roll: )

 

[scant]

I don't know man I just love housing them inside. I hose them down and then run them down to the basement shop and throw them up on the repair stand quick for a wipe down and a shot of lube if needed then throuw them up on a hook hanging from the ceiling all in a nice clean row.

Oh well - having a workshop in the basement is a bit different (and a lot better ) than having them taking up space in your living room (and getting crap all over your floors .... :roll: )

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this is all just a question of personal tastes & preference. I have several cycling friends who dont have living rooms, but a bike room instead.
I see nothing wrong or abnormal about having bikes around a home.

carsten has one of the best bikes in the house pictures I've seen

 

[trigg]

inside out

thanks for your support on this one. for those of us who are shed challenged it seems like a normal activity to bring your bikes in. i would draw the line at braising in the lounge though, but my tool kit doesn't stretch to such items, so the fire brigade can come off stand by.
i will therefore continue to impress visitors with my hanging bikes, and my scuffed wallpaper.