Storing bikes inside

Lipets wrote:
I speaking about expensive bikes about $6,000 for the two of them, so have to go under or inside.

yes I have about $10k in my race bikes too. They go on a hitch rack under the cover. After all, My mtb's get raced in the mud and rocks, the road bikes get raced in whatever mother nature offers. That's the nice thing about good bikes. They are built to withstand abuse. I cover them when I travel, don't get me wrong, but they can take a hitch rack. (a good one)

Lipets wrote:
I speaking about expensive bikes about $6,000 for the two of them, so have to go under or inside.

Hmmm....I think I would be sleeping with them. LOL!!:W

I speaking about expensive bikes about $6,000 for the two of them, so have to go under or inside.

I like your mounts Fire Up. Great ideas. I want to add some mounts and stuff like this to our Class A storage. I'm about as un-handy as a guy can be, pathetic I am.

As far as bike storage, our Four Winds 34B exterior storage a plenty but nothing big enough for a bike or four bikes (for everybody). I've got a yakima hitch mount rack that we use.

MRUSA wrote:
Effy, where did you get your bike bag? Does it hold up well? I am concerned about ripping or tearing in the wind.

See the link. I have been very happy with it. Covers 2 MTB bikes and has been on the back as far as MD to FL with no issues whatsoever. I would guess it's survived about 5000 miles in all kinds of weather. Easy to put on and take off and minimal expense. Some reviews speak about it being affected by the wind and possibly a consideration on a car. On the hitch rack behind the MH it gets no wind at all so I have no concern with it holding up for a long time.

Bike cover

Effy, where did you get your bike bag? Does it hold up well? I am concerned about ripping or tearing in the wind.

FIRE UP wrote:
Lipets,
It's nice that you want to protect your cycles. Storing them on the inside of a compartment can be a bit of a challenge due to irregular shapes and sizes of them. To actually "build" a mount for them, to me would be fun, I used to do that for an "off duty" assignment on the FD. However, if you don't have any back ground in fabrication, or alteration, construction, modification etc. of tool mounting, compartment organization (truck bed tool boxes etc.) and that sort of thing, it would be a bit hard to create just what you need/want. Keep in mind, you're going to use up a ton of physical space, just with two bicycles.

Nice work, that kinda stuff you did is great.

I have a pretty good shop to make stuff, thinking front wheels off placing the frame w/rear wheels in opposite for the handlebars.

On a slideout stacked perhaps

I bought a nice cover for ours, it can be used while traveling. Easy on and off and has a spot to pass around the hitch rack to completely enclose them. Breatheable but waterproof. Completely surrounds them like a bag to keep anything from coming up underneath while traveling.

Lipets,
It's nice that you want to protect your cycles. Storing them on the inside of a compartment can be a bit of a challenge due to irregular shapes and sizes of them. To actually "build" a mount for them, to me would be fun, I used to do that for an "off duty" assignment on the FD. However, if you don't have any back ground in fabrication, or alteration, construction, modification etc. of tool mounting, compartment organization (truck bed tool boxes etc.) and that sort of thing, it would be a bit hard to create just what you need/want. Keep in mind, you're going to use up a ton of physical space, just with two bicycles.

Home Depot, Lowes, and local hardware stores many times have tool clips for things like shovel handles etc. that are spring loaded to "capture" round handled objects and hold them in place, either for stationary mounting or mobile (in trucks, motor homes etc.). What might be needed is some, what I would call stanchions (items made from wood, plastic, metal etc. that would raise the tool clip off the floor of the tray etc). so the bike frame would be sort of "suspended" but, held in place. Only about two, possibly three of those would be needed for the mounting of one bike.

The problem is the handle bars. They are wide and take up a lot of dimension. You'd have to account for that and just allow space for two of them, due to the fact that you have two bikes. If you take a look at a couple of the pics I'm sending along, maybe you'll get some ideas on what you'd like. Just few thoughts here partner. Good luck.
Scott

I think folding bikes are a great option for RVers. If you buy bags to go with them, you can put them just about anywhere and not worry about transferring dirt/grease/oil to rugs, storage bays, etc. Our Dahon Boardwalk 6 bikes have been great and I'm thinking of a larger Dahon folding bike for use at our new house as it would be easier to store in our garage, especially during the winter (our garage is a little tight for space!).