2009 Home Bike Shop Thread

LeRoy · Jan 20, 2009

Truly amazing! Along with the beer fridge, you need a urinal and a sound system. Basically, heaven.

buildyourown · Jan 20, 2009

Do you have copper drain lines?
don't let the meth heads find out about those...

skyst3alth · Jan 20, 2009

Shop in our new place. Didn't go for the pegboard this time since we're usually packing up all our tools on the weekends to go racing, so makes more sense to keep them in the toolboxes.

Sir_Crackien · Jan 20, 2009

now those are two very nice bike areas in the house but i'm not seeing a whole lot of tools there.

i have to post mine up when i get a chance

ridiculous · Jan 20, 2009

looking good guys. Just moved in to my new apt, building the office/shop as we speak.

profro · Jan 21, 2009

dest · Jan 21, 2009

profro said:

WOW you my friend are a lucky man!!! nice bikes how did you get the new morewood? very nice..

Kanye West · Jan 21, 2009

I'm digging the abundance of orange. Once I get my 380 back together I'll have to post up a pic of my shop.

profro · Jan 21, 2009

That picture was taken on a bro weekend at my hacienda. Only one of the KTMs is mine. The Makula is National Champ Geritt Beytagh's. Also hidden in there are 7 more DH bikes and a CRF150f.

Stoked · Jan 21, 2009

super jealous of that first home shop. props for that!

mrpercussive · Jan 21, 2009

dest said:
WOW you my friend are a lucky man!!! nice bikes how did you get the new morewood? very nice..

how did he get the dorado is the real question....

Dhracer3 · Jan 21, 2009

profro said:

I think he stole them all.......

profro · Jan 21, 2009

I have no need for blue, 4-stroke bikes that don't run. :crazy:

rowlands · Jan 21, 2009

mine

John P. · Jan 21, 2009

I'm pretty sure I've posted pics of my shop before, but here it is as it looks today. Pretty messy, but somehow slightly organized, too.

The view as you enter from the mudroom:

Looking back from the opposite side of the room:

The workbench and tools:

Some of the bikes hanging from the ceiling and my Robot Ron costume from a couple Halloweens ago:

My two main bikes, my WR, and the insulated roll-up warehouse door that allows me to get everything in and out easily:

--JP

4130biker · Feb 3, 2009

my shop- it's very small, but that made it fun to figure out. I modified my bike stand to be set back to give more room when working on it. Then I made a narrow bench to work with the space. Having something bigger will be nice, but for now, this is working awesome.

Here's

EVRAC · Feb 3, 2009

What kind of truing stand is that?

rockwool · Feb 3, 2009

Great pics, fun to watch!

LeRoy said:
Truly amazing! Along with the beer fridge, you need a urinal and a sound system. Basically, heaven.

Yeh, and the plumbing is already there by the floor, ready to be connected . :brows:

FCLinder said:
Sound System is in the Theater Room next to it. Still have to put a Bath Room in downstairs. Will be doing that soon.

Yes everything is Copper in the House. It was built in 1968. Could have got a lot of $$ for the Copper a Year ago and replumed my whole house with PVC and made money. Can't now, due to Copper pricing dropping.

No worries, just wait for the next war, prices usually go up then, one will surely come soon enough and it's not like the copper tubes will get old and rust/crack.

haromtnbiker · Feb 3, 2009

My "workshop" dorm room with 3 bikes

manhattanprjkt83 · Feb 3, 2009

rowlands said:
mine

love that setup hardcore...everything cool can get done there

4130biker · Feb 3, 2009

EVRAC said:
What kind of truing stand is that?

It's homemade, where I copied what I liked from the Var and the Park stands, and added a few of my own ideas. I wanted the wheel to be supported very well (Var), the stand to look clean, and be durable. I'm pretty happy with it. You have to be careful with the calipers not to scratch your rim, so if I owned a shop, i would have to change that. But if you're careful, it's not a problem. My buddy is a graphic designer, so that's his Snoqualmie brewery tap handle label plastered on there.

46chief · Feb 3, 2009

Sweet wheel stand, first vote is the shop with a bench grinder and a heavy duty vise. second vote is the one with the monitor worth more than than the g4.

ZoRo · Feb 3, 2009

4130biker said:
Very nice space. Since I'm not the best woodworker, would have any plans for the workbench you made? I have the same kind of space and would love to have a narrow bench like yours.

Thanks!

4130biker · Feb 3, 2009

For a bench:
I don't have "plans", but if you start with 2x4's, some 2-1/2" long screws, some 3/4" plywood, you'll be able to figure something out. For the frame on this bench, there is nothing more than 2x4's around the perimeter of the plywood. Just measure, see how big you want your bench to be in the space you have, then make your top that size. Once the top is cut, you can hold it up in the area and see if it looks right. If it does, frame up the rest of the bench. I would probably add more bracing to mine in hindsight, because it does shake when I use the hacksaw. It could be just how narrow/tall it is too, or the fact that half of it is on wheels :0

BKQuill · Feb 3, 2009

Oops, you meant the bikes garage!

Not as pretty as some of the others, but it works, these pics were taken in the fall. It's a work in progress, the TV on the workbench has been replaced with a flatscreen on the wall, a couple more banners are up, more tools have been added, replaced the stool with one with a cushion, a couple of the bikes have been replaced, etc.

Oh, and the black furball that is curled up under the workbench, he is no longer with us. Kinda bummed about that, he was a good garage cat.

OGRipper · Feb 3, 2009

BKQuill said:
radness

Dude, sweet set up. I want your Freestyler carcass.

Kanye West · Feb 3, 2009

I have one of those gravity stands in my garage as well. It looks like you have somewhat unconventional mounting of the lower hooks on both racks - one under the seat, and where is the second one?

BKQuill · Feb 3, 2009

OGRipper said:
Dude, sweet set up. I want your Freestyler carcass.

Thanks OG, that was the first bike I (not the 'rents) bought in '85. It's the only survivor from about the 15 bikes (over about 10 years) that I had when I lived at home.

Hacktastic said:
I have one of those gravity stands in my garage as well. It looks like you have somewhat unconventional mounting of the lower hooks on both racks - one under the seat, and where is the second one?

I only use the one arm, the front wheel sits on the floor.

dexterq20 · Feb 3, 2009

Damn, there are some crazy-nice setups in this thread. I'm jealous. My house doesn't even have a garage or a basement. I guess that's the advantage to working at a shop though: I get to use the tools and benches at work pretty much whenever I want.

William42 · Feb 3, 2009

dexterq20 said:
Damn, there are some crazy-nice setups in this thread. I'm jealous. My house doesn't even have a garage or a basement. I guess that's the advantage to working at a shop though: I get to use the tools and benches at work pretty much whenever I want.

Shops are sweet.

But being able to do everything I can at the shop at home is pretty sweet too. Especially since I get to drink at home. I go to the shop to press my headset in, since I'd rather use a headset press then a hammer and a block of wood, and same with removing headset cups. For everything else, its at home.

I'll post one up soon

BKQuill · Feb 3, 2009

FCLinder said:
Brian, nice setup. You are making me want to get another BMX bike!!!! I will have a STP built up soon to take out to the old Track.... Can't wait. I bet I will not even make it around the track at speed right now with out gasping for air!!!

Thanks Cecil, and I know for sure that I can't make it around without gasping for air. But I'm working on that. Both those BMX bikes have been replaced by an Intense Podium cruiser. No more 20" racing for me, getting too old and can't make the switch from a 26" to a 20" quickly anymore.

4130biker · Feb 3, 2009

BKQuill- Not as pretty!?!?!? You have the nicest shop, by far! That thing is RAD! (and yes, I still use that word

)

Salami · Feb 3, 2009

OGRipper said:
Dude, sweet set up. I want your Freestyler carcass.

Old school Haro Master. Always wanted one.

BKQuill · Feb 3, 2009

4130biker said:
BKQuill- Not as pretty!?!?!? You have the nicest shop, by far! That thing is RAD! (and yes, I still use that word )

Thanks 4130, and yes rad is still gnarly in my book!!!

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