Bike Storage / Shed

[mjcneat]

I've currently got a 7x5 shed in my garden. Along with all the usual junk in there, I have my 2 bikes. It's very cramped in there and a real pain to get my bikes out.

I'm looking to buy a separate bike shed but struggling to find something decent online. My options seem to be a cheap wooden shed (Billyoh Pent 6x3 shows up a lot) or a mega expensive super secure metal bike storage unit.

I will be setting a ground anchor in concrete but looking for any recommendations. It's not an option to keep the bikes in the house, they have to be stored in the garden.

[mjcneat]

Forgot to add: budget around £200 for the shed.

[barker22]

Only you can answer what the crime rate or the area is like regarding bike theft in your area. If it's not too bad then the wooden shed may well be adequate but not as secure as something more robust.
Can you not make a bit of a project out of it and build something more secure yourself perhaps?

[rog007]

Just bought an Asgard 3-bike unit; secure, very secure! They even asked if I wanted it bolted to the ground. I said dont bother; if anyone can lift it, they deserve it!

[DrMekon]

I have the motorcycle + coming in a couple of weeks - weighs 334kg before putting bikes in it.

[essayer]

I have a small garden so bought a 7x3 shed from some cheap online shed place and it fits two bikes just great (along with the bbq, chairs, several hundred paint tins, a roof rack.. etc)

Our bikes are worth buttons so I just lock them to each other in the shed and lock the door with a padlock, but if I had anything nicer I would cut a hole in the (OSB) floor and cement one of those posts or ground anchors into the ground below and lock them up with a hella big chain.

[Accelebrate]

I got a nice wooden bike shed from a local fencing/shed supplier, much sturdier than similar sheds in B&Q and similar. Was about £150 from memory.

Worth replacing a couple of the screws in each hinge with coach bolts. I fitted a 'Kasp' hasp and staple like this...



...with some repair washers behind the bolts.

[.Adam.]

I've just got one of these, have yet to assemble it, but looks to be good quality. Also going to fit a Shed Shackle.

[robpearson]

if you go for a traditional shed, or anything where they might getr through the door, i'd suggest a ground anchor concreted in. i had a chain cut to length to go around both of my bikes and through the anchor, it's not easy to get it locked, but there's no space to get cutting tools in there, so I'm happy.

[JQ]

robpearson said:

if you go for a traditional shed, or anything where they might getr through the door, i'd suggest a ground anchor concreted in. i had a chain cut to length to go around both of my bikes and through the anchor, it's not easy to get it locked, but there's no space to get cutting tools in there, so I'm happy.

This.

I wouldn't dream of putting a bike in a shed unless there was a concrete base and secure ground anchor. My bike is in the garage where there's a ground anchor.

[80quattro]

I have a 6x8 shed without glass with two kids bikes and my MTB inside. I have a heavy duty hasp and staple on the door with a 52mm all weather Yale padlock. I've also swapped all the screws in the shed for pin type security screws. Oh, and a 500w motion sensor lamp opposite the shed, that covers quite a high percentage of the garden perimeter. All cheap measures, designed to keep a chav busy enough to give me enough time to greet him in my pants.