I would be worried about theft leaving a nice bike outside....
I guess it depends on the area though.

I keep mine inside...sitting near the dining room lol

I remember someone saying they took the front wheel off, turn the handlebars & slide it under the bed....I think it was in a dorm room or something....might be an option but you'd have to keep the bike pretty clean.

 

I keep the bike chained up in my carport. I was more concerned with rust than theft, but theft is always a possibility. It sounds like I need to find a spot inside for the bike...

 

Sometimes on the carport but most of the time locked in my shed/workshop. Protected from the elements, prying eyes, and sticky fingers. Also by locking it up I should have less trouble from my insurance company if someone actually did break into the locked shed and stole it.

 

I keep the bike chained up in my carport. I was more concerned with rust than theft, but theft is always a possibility. It sounds like I need to find a spot inside for the bike...

Keep it somewhere lockable, chains don't last long against someone with big arms and a set of bolt croppers, even the good ones.

Also, anything that isn't bolted on is vulnerable, I used to live in flats with a bike store in the bottom. You needed a key to get in but that didn't stop some enterprising feckers just smashing the door in with a sledge and then taking anything they could that wasn't chained down. They got away with a few hundred quids worth of wheels, seatposts/saddles and the like. People are bastards.

I keep mine in the basement, which happens to have a door to ground level.

 

In the foyer, after it's washed of course. Best peice of art in the house

 

basement AKA man cave

 

The moisture alone would be enough for me to bring it inside.

I am single and rent a one bdrm apartment so the bike goes in my foyer and kayak in the bedroom....oh and the beermeister in the living room

 

The humidity in North Carolina can be damaging to your bike over time. A bike mechanic told me to always keep your bike inside. I asked him if covering it would help and he said no. I continued to carry it up the stairs to my apartment everyday.

One of my bikes is in my bed room cause I am working on something and the other is in the garage. They normally are always stored inside.

I let a cruiser go and left outside. I did not have any room for. It was never the same. Not going to do that again.

 

i keep all three of my bikes in my barracks room or most of the tine i have one or two in my jeep if i randomly decide to ride

 

i keep all 3 bikes in my house, even though i have plenty of room in the garage. i've had a bike stolen from the garage (my fault because i left it open), so i don't leave them there anymore, even though i always shut it now.

my house isn't big and the bikes are definitely seen out of place by visitors, but it's not crowded so i don't see any issue. i just make sure to clean them before bringing them inside.

 

Lean it against a bookshelf with a pedal, crank, and almost half the handlebar fitting in between books, leaving only half the bike out. Hang a bright cap/hat/towel on the handlebar end sticking out. Also catch any mtb droppings under it.

 

I keep mine inside the house,..had to fight the wife on that one. I did see somewhere on the net that a guy pulled his bed away from the corner of the wall, and placed his bike there. I'd roll over and stare at that instead of my wife,..at least I'd get a good ride from my GIANT MTB :thumbsup:

 

For lack of a better place mine sits in my Jeep when not in use.

 

The moisture alone would be enough for me to bring it inside.

I am single and rent a one bdrm apartment so the bike goes in my foyer and kayak in the bedroom....oh and the beermeister in the living room

And you're single?! I kid I kid.

Yeah I keep mine in the house, tucked in an out-of the-way corner. I rent, so I put down some old towels so I don't ruin the floors.

 

And you're single?! I kid I kid.

Yeah I keep mine in the house, tucked in an out-of the-way corner. I rent, so I put down some old towels so I don't ruin the floors.

Some girls dont mind the bikes. I have been staying at my girlfriends house and she asked me if I wanted to bring it inside

 

Mine stays in the bed of my truck, locked under the cap. I've got nice dark tint on the windows and the door locks, so I figure it's a safe place.

I'm too lazy to clean more than the drivetrain/moving parts after a ride, and I know my truck bed doesn't mind the frame grime like the housemates probably would.

 

Mine stays in the kitchen next to the kitchen table, all year long. That's it's winter storage spot and that's where I park it through the rest of the year. I live in a small apartment with a reasonably understanding girlfriend.

 

PVC bike rack that's in garage

 

Under the stairs in the basement (which is connected to the garage).

 

Mine stays in the garage during the summer but once college starts again Ill be sleeping next to it in my apartment.