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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: copendriver on 02, August, 2011 - 16:17:10
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Hi All
With my newly purchased C5 still taking centre stage in the Kitchen, as you can imagine I'm under a little pressure from my live in Landlord to find her a better home! EEEK.
Since rear wheel removal is required just to get it in & out of the house & our garden has no rear access, storing the C5 in a standard garden shed is out of the question & the C5 would then be so tricky to get out onto the road I'd not get my use.
So I hit upon the idea of a large wooden bike store for our front garden instead, which would do away with wheel removal & make getting my machine on the road a one person job.
The trouble is that many of them were simply too short or not deep enough.........
I found this 7 foot by 3 foot wooden shed from www.shedstore.co.uk though for £145.95
http://www.shedstore.co.uk/garden-storage/shed-plus-garden-storage/overlap-bike-store-73/shed-plus-overlap-bike-store-73-7-by-3
& wondered what you guys think about it, or do you have any other suggestions? It's got double doors etc but I'm still unsure as to whether I could wheel the C5 inside it with ease.
Cheers Neil
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Hi - I've been searching for some info on here - I know Umpa had a small outside storage shed which housed 2 c5's (one for the Landlord lol) - also someone built one - does anyone recall it im sure it would give Copendriver some ideas ? :)
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Thanks Marty
I'm going to hold off the purchase until I've had some feedback & luckily my Landlord is the easy going type!
Something bespoke would be the ideal solution, but as I'm on a budget I doubt I could afford that just now.
I'm hoping to get as much dry weekend use as possible.
Neil
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The 7ft by 3ft shed should do the job , seems big enough according to the dimensions of the c5;
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1129.0
..seems like a nice cheap solution 8)
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Hi Karl
Hope you are both well?
The 7foot by 3foot dimensions should do it & for £145.95 think it could also swallow my Brompton too, leaving the house vehicle free, yay!
Just wanted you folk to have a butchers 1st, as I was just hoping that the double doors will allow me to wheel the C5 in rear first & give enough nose clearance.
Looking forward to the build & stuff.
Neil
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Just a little bit of a warning that if you have something like that shed in the front of the house, potential theives will think there are bikes or tools in it and bye bye C5. I would play safe and look for a local lockup or a neighbour you can rent a garage from..........
sorry for the dampener.
Lance
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UMPA s was similar to this, B&Q did stock them but i cant see them on there web site.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Keter-Apex-4ft-x-6ft-plastic-garden-shed-ref-A3548-/400232557997?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BMRU-11700%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D130551508699%252B130551508699%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1785529657403068465&_qi=RTM637056
He put a shelf in it which allowed two to be stored one above the other.
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Move out to a B&B or hotel and keep the house as a C5 House for all your future c5's
Sheds, thats old school.
Have you considered a bat cave.
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Now a bat cave could work.
After all I suppose all 3 modes of transport I have aren't normal.
Neil
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This is what i use for one of mine ! 8)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/PLOD11/3947259587_8d3fd9d9e2_z.jpg)
You will still have room for other bits as well above it using Hooks or similar attached to the wall behind.
Perfect fit !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outdoor-Garden-Cycle-Storage-Bike-Cave-Tent-Shelter-/160629538183?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2566443d87
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Hi Plod
Loving that garden tidy tent storage idea.
Alas this is zone 2 in central London & I just know that would go walk about.
I'm lucky in that it's still a peaceful part of London, (there are such gem's left) with great neighbours & people have scooters and motorbikes with covers over them & they get left alone.
Can't help thinking that a C5 looks more valuable than they actually are...
Neil
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Like that tent PLOD11. Not bad for £40. :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
Lance
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We can offer you a breathable outdoor tailored cover for £50 incl P%P and VAT, including padlockable strap..
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Hi Thanks Coverman
Think I will be purchasing a cover too at some stage but this is inner city London and want something I can secure to the house making it more difficult to make off with my C5 and Brompton.
Neil
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Or make a shelf in a closet? or in the shed? Without the battery its simple to lift up.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pe0PKTrg_HU/TOKAQAxxhoI/AAAAAAAABOA/pHVT9Yxiw9I/s640/IMG_2430.JPG)
I even have an electric wench to get it up and down! 8)
greetz
Frank
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I hope you mean winch ? ;D
Retro Andy.
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An electric wench is one of those inflatable women fitted with a battery operated ...................................................................................................
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Hi Frank
Now that's rather sleek and impressive!
Or is this just a cunning ploy so I create space for a 2nd machine? ??? ;D
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Update........
Well chaps the 7" by 3" foot bike store has been ordered from the shed store.
With an 8" by 6" standard shed coming as a back-up & not hanger 2 I promise.......... ;D
Anyways I'd had these two wooden beauties in my online basket for so long, whilst working out all of our storage needs that the prices had gone up! So chancing my arm I wrote to customer services & the nice people there let me have them for the original online price, which I thought was rather nice of them hey?
Shows if you don't ask, you don't get.
Neil
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Or is this just a cunning ploy so I create space for a 2nd machine? ??? ;D
Just so happens I know where there is another nice c5 up for grabs ;D
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1989.0
..as a previous "customer" you'd be eligible for a nice discount and free delivery ;D