Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bike locker designs

[Eris Weaver (erisw]

> A relatively neat and efficient way to 
> organize bikes is to hang them on hooks by their wheel.  In 
> such a system, bikes are alternated handlebar up/down, hooks 
> are marked with the proper orientation, and hooks need to be 
> spaced about 14in minimum w/ 14in on each end of the hooks.  

We have a similar system and it is NOT working for us very well. Bikes
with baby seats on the back or touring handlesbars take up more than the
alloted width; kids bikes and stroller tend to accumulate in FRONT of
the hung-up bikes; some people don't have the strength to lift their
bikes that high; the alternate spaces don't get used because of the
width issue; etc.

It works OK as STORAGE but if you use your bike every day it is a job to
move others out of the way and wrestle your out.

ANybody have any other system that works?

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Eris Weaver                 erisw [at] sonic.net
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