Topic: Anyone work on their bikes inside?

[jneuf]

I live in Winnipeg. It's frightfully cold here in wintertime, which makes me far too scared to even go out to my little, uninsulated wood shack that I call a garage. Today it's -43 with the windchill....celsius or fahrenheit you ask..? Doesn't matter, because that's where they overlap, so it's the same...COLD!!

I'm considering clearing out my basement, and taking my bike and parts down there to work on it....

Anybody else here have indoor (and I don't mean garage) workshops in which they've worked on their bike? If so, please show some pictures...I need some ideas of a set up. 

[climbingaz]

Man, I must be a wimp.  When it's positive 43 degrees I don't go out to my garage. 

Got relatives that live up in Winnipeg...we visited a few years ago in August..was darn nice that time of year (except for some mosquitos).

[CycleRanger]

Here's a whole thread of inspiration!

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=3953.0

[flybox1]

when i want to start a fight with the wife 
most of the time i just stay in the garage.

[apex_seeking]

My bikes live in the basement in the cold months.I have to share with the little ones but they think its cool to have a bike inside and they like to help wrench. Getting it in there was an undertaking that I would not attempt without the assistance from a friend of mine that is a professional rigger but I appreciate going to the basement instead of the -8 we have to deal with outside.

[jneuf]

Surprisingly, my wife seemed to be okay with it. She was more concerned that it wouldn't be her bike that'd be coming down to the basement first!

Since November, I've had zero motivation to go outside and work on my bikes...they haven't been touched since snow hit. My compressor and air tools don't like the cold too much! Now I just need to figure out a way to run compressor lines from the garage into my basement....

[Goofaroo]

Does this count? I am working on my carbs today on the workbench in my cave. I haven't resorted to bringing the whole bike in but it may come to that. I'm snowed in today here in Oklahoma and might be for a couple of more days before I can go anywhere (not that I'm complaining). Last I heard it was 9 degrees outside and 40-50mph winds. Overnight and so far today we have gotten about a foot of snow which is creating huge drifts because of the wind. Last Saturday I went for a nice ride and temps got close to 80. Only in Oklahoma.

[bwaller]

flybox1, sounds like you have a nerve center, not really a garage.

You know...the place you go when you get on her nerves.

[ksmith0034]

Now I just need to figure out a way to run compressor lines from the garage into my basement....

That's a great idea! Then you don't have the noise of the compressor to listen to.  Hmmm...

[jneuf]

Now I just need to figure out a way to run compressor lines from the garage into my basement....

That's a great idea! Then you don't have the noise of the compressor to listen to.  Hmmm...

I'm going to take a look tonight to see if there is a way...if there is, I anticipate getting a lot of use out of my sandblasting cabinet! Perhaps even a little vented paint booth...? possibilities are endless!!

[74cb750]

Well it doesn't get that cold here in Vermont, so I think I ll lieave the bikes in the garage.

[MoMo]

I live in Winnipeg. It's frightfully cold here in wintertime, which makes me far too scared to even go out to my little, uninsulated wood shack that I call a garage. Today it's -43 with the windchill....celsius or fahrenheit you ask..? Doesn't matter, because that's where they overlap, so it's the same...COLD!!

It is in the low 30s to teens here and I am constantly cold, how do you function?  I bought a bike from a guy that worked out of his basement.  No outside entrance so the bike had to be carried down the steps(and out when I picked it up ).  He had warmth and a large area to work in so it isn't a bad idea if you can get the bike down. 

I store my extra bikes in the basement, leave the oil in and drain the gas...Larry

[Retro Rocket]

I built a 900 Honda boldor inside my house in Sydney in the 80's, it looked awesome and i was thrilled with the way it came out except for the fact that i couldn't actually get it out of the house....   Its was too big to get out the back door because the stairs turned 90 degrees at the door, had to take a pile of furniture out of the way and slowly take it through the house......Did i mention it looked great......

Mick

[Cqyqte]

I have a two car garage and during the winter I keep one bay free to park the wife's car inside at night so she doesn't have to clear snow off in the morning.  So alot of my tools are on wheels so I wheel them out into that bay when I work on whatever bike is on the lift in the work bay.  The garage is insulated but not heated, although I have electric heaters and a propane sunburst heater.  Even when it is -40 outside it takes about a half hour to take the chill out of the air and in about 2 hours I can work in there in without a coat.  There's enough heat radiating from the attached house that I haven't seen the temperature inside drop to freezing, the only downside is the floor is concrete so your ankles get sore from the cool air at floor level.

But, since I've been retired I am out there pretty much all day year round working on some project that's bike related.  So I have all the comforts of home except for running water and a toilet, but I do have fridge, stereo, TV, and a computer with internet.

[Goofaroo]

Back in my desert racing days when I was young, single, and lived in an apartment, I made my spare bedroom my garage. I covered the entire floor with a tarp and then covered that with plywood. I had my rollaway chest and two bikes in there. I did complete tear downs in that room for two years. When I moved out, I pulled up the plywood and the tarp and the carpet looked like new.

[MidnightLamp]

Ready my build thread. Part of the pics are indoor. The blurry ones are in the garage!

Considering all the snow Winnipeg has been getting I've even got my frame up on wood and metal to keep any pooled water from touching it!

Words to the wise:
-Wire wheels. Don't ever ever ever use them indoors.
-4 layers of tarp is VERY good.

[Tom in Newcastle......Ontario]

Spent the first 6 years of my life in Winnipeg,yeah gets a bit cool there

I'm doing my second 78 550k in the basement(south Ontario)

Have the frame sitting on a workmate that I drag around when I need room for other things

I have a hole drilled into my attached garage where I run an air line into my basement work shop and the compressor is in the Garage.

I also used vapor barrier(plastic sheeting) to make up a tent with a fan going outside to rattle can the frame ,a small booth 3x3x3 vented out the window with dryer hose to spray the small stuff.

[jneuf]

Ready my build thread. Part of the pics are indoor. The blurry ones are in the garage!

Considering all the snow Winnipeg has been getting I've even got my frame up on wood and metal to keep any pooled water from touching it!

Words to the wise:
-Wire wheels. Don't ever ever ever use them indoors.
-4 layers of tarp is VERY good.

Ha! Awesome! My garage is a pile of crap, so it's not worth it spending time out there now. I just got in from digging a frame out of my shed, and that was not fun!

I just sold some gym equipment out of my basement tonight to make way for my new grungy basement man cave / work shop. If you're close to St. James you might have to stop by for a beer and some basement wrenching!