The first issue was the very high position I hung the bikes from. Maybe I got weaker of the last 3 years (no shock there) but lifting the bikes over a pile of rarely used boxes of bike and house hardware was getting ridiculous. The wall mounts were staggered, but this only put some bikes higher than others. Also, the hooks on the wall mounts were not friendly to MTB's, so they just hung on some hooks anyway.
Removing Wall Mounts
A vision from my younger son was to add a second floor to the shed, Lego-Movie dual level couch style. Some inspiration from GMBN videos too added to a "pro-hook" vision. The combined result was a serious 2x6 beamed "floor", at a height supporting the SC Hightower and Scout 290 - each about a foot LONGER than the road bikes.
We were able to purchase lumber during the plague, thank you Ashby Lumber and get lots of big hooks from the re-opened "Osh", both oh so essential businesses.
I also started collecting miscellaneous bike parts and hardware to sell on Nextdoor. My Covid-Safe(?) process was to put stuff out on the porch to air, let people pic up the loot and put money through the mail slot or Paypal.
Sort of an eclectic list, here mostly for my own documentation.
- Ultegra Crankset
- Electric weed whacker
- Kids Bike Helmets (free)
- Small shop vacuum
- 10 wall mount bike hooks
- 9 Speed SRAM cassette, once intended for B, its own tail to write about someday
- Shimano 10 speed bar-end shift levers
- A commuter fender (still avail)
- A 20mm Yakima Bike adapter (still avail)
No one broke the process or promise, not that I cared, it was sort of exciting and lightening to see some of this stuff go away.
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