A bit of DIY

I have a slight aversion to the dreaded "DIY". I strongly believe that this has nothing to do with ability or inclination to work with my hands, but rather all the disconnect I have between brick and mortar vs chromoly and aluminium.

But today I undertook a project that combined the two - installing a wall hanger to sort out the bike storage in out apartment. Keeping two bikes fairly out of the way, but accessible, in a London flat can be a bit tricky (we won't mention the 3rd bike that lives in the front room). It can be even more of a problem when we have guests around staying in the 2nd bedroom. A cunning solution was needed.

The passageway is the best place for them, but rather then have the two line astern, making night-time access to the bathroom fraught with the risk of shin/pedal collisions in the dark, we now have them stacked on upon the other.

The wall bracket was sourced from Halfords for a tenner, and took all of about 5 mins to affix to the wall. It feels pretty secure and could double as a handy stand for simple maintenance and tuning.

I'm fairly happy with how it does it's intended job, my only quibble being that the arm is a bit long so the bike is further off the wall than it needs to be; a consequence of the rack being suitable for all types of bikes hence making allowance for wider handlebars. When I'm feeling more energetic, I'll dig out the hacksaw and drill and shorten the arm a little to get the bike closer to the wall, and make a bit more room for walking past.

All in all though, success. And certainly the passage is a lot tidier.