Bike Haven

My goal for the winter break was to finally get my bike room up and running.  Up until now it's been a room with bikes in it (among other things) but has not been super functional other than as a storage area.  It was time to remedy that.

I enlisted the help of my father while he was visiting to construct a work bench.  After that I hung bikes up and set up a mini fridge (that my dad brought down) and set up speakers and a stereo.  I will admit that I have a few more minor additions/organizing to be done yet, but it is looking pretty damn good if I do say so myself.  Having a dedicated space for all things bikes is pretty kick ass, and I apologize in advance if you aren't so lucky... enjoy!

Bench completed and installed

Getting set to hang bikes (already had speakers up!)

View from the hallway - 2 bikes (sscx and Glow Worm)

As you enter - a clutter free area complete with flamingos!!  (Students at my last school decided for me that I like flamingos...)

Turning left as you come in - 4 bikes (Georgia, 4300, Annie's Wahoo, HiFi)

Once I had everything done it was time to celebrate... I only had one beer in the house, luckily it was a good one!  Tasted so good after a job well done!

View from outside.  It is so nice coming back to an organized space after a ride.

Heaven

Or rather, bike HAVEN.

It could wait no longer. Yesterday after work I got into the bike room and moved some things around so I could get to the task of cleaning out the Glow Worm's bottom bracket. Some grime had worked its way down there and I was starting to get that EBB groan.

With a wall full of leaning bikes and a double sink vanity that has no place in my bike room I set to work. As my buddy stated, I had everything I needed to make it a successful bike room.

Bike, stand, sweet toolbox, and possibly a cooler on top of it?  Looks perfect to me!  And that is all very true.  I should be so lucky to just have that space, the fact that I have an entire room to dedicate to such tom foolery is outstanding!

I had a lot of fun getting my hands dirty, and my bottom bracket clean. I don't know if it was the simplicity of the singlespeed, or the fact that I've already seen the Glow Worm as a frame, but I was very confident with the whole process. And, although the room is a mess currently, I know I'll enjoy spending time in my bike haven. I even started organizing the room a bit by going through boxes of "stuff" and utilizing the closet space in there to store bottles, tires and parts.  I even put a little art up!