Flickr Finds: Ceiling Bike Storage

We never tire of seeing creative ways to store bikes, especially since we gave up on our own after failing to find a good place for them in our tiny apartment. Dusty_pen isn't stopped so easily.

Luckily her ceilings are high enough that the bikes, which we can only imagine are raised and lowered via a pulley system, double as decorative interest. Wall-mounted skateboard decks also confirm her interest in activities of the wheeled variety.

Images: dusty_pen

Comments (8)

OMG...looks like I should be back in college.

posted by ChrisGal on April 13th 2009 at 9:12pm
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no comment about the 40s stacked along the lower wall?

posted by sethshaw on April 13th 2009 at 10:30pm
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Jeez. Recycle much?

posted by EasilyAmused on April 14th 2009 at 1:00am
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I think the Cycloc is the best bike storage solution I have seen in a long time.

http://www.nest-living.com/products/cycloc-wall-mount-bicycle-storage

posted by mixmod on April 14th 2009 at 3:06am
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I've gotten into this before but bikes out in the open never open to mature design - you gotta store them. If you have too many to store in your place, get rid.

If I walked into that apartment, the first thing going through my head would be "What if one of these bikes fell on me?" followed closely by "Ok is this guy just 21 since he looks like he is in a fraternity."

posted by ChrisGal on April 14th 2009 at 5:57am
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I'd rather have my bikes than adhere to someone else's idea of what is "mature" design. Good design is what enables you to live in your home comfortably. For cyclists, good bike storage is part of that.

posted by Juliescript on April 14th 2009 at 11:13am
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That is a pretty good solution. I'll bet my husband wishes he'd thought of that when he was still living in his bachelor loft with eleventy-billion bikes.

My only concern would be that the bikes got hosed off and dried well before being hung above living space. If you're a mountain biker living in a rainy climate, the sheer volume of mud that can get caked on your rig is impressive.

posted by FiatLex on April 14th 2009 at 12:49pm
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what if they fall on your head? eeek.

posted by Fuzzyummy on April 14th 2009 at 3:28pm
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