My first post on the forum here. I have a Specialized Turbo Como 4. I have less than 100 miles on it and find that I am not riding as much as I had intended, due mostly to the size of this rig. I’m 76 and love the bike on the road but it is large and in our downsized home storing it is a real problem. Once I can shoehorn it into the shed it is a pitn to get out and local runs to the store end up being the car rather than the bike. Ridiculous! I test rode a Haul the other day and it is smaller all around and I may make the switch. One of the things I like especially with the Haul is the ability to place both feet on the ground while seated. Not a small thing for an old man. I also like the throttle for starts and I can pick it up with the frame design. I should have ridden it before the buy, but the TC4 kinda swept me away. As I said, Impulsive!
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Stefan Mikes
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You mean, Como being bigger and having a larger footprint than the Haul?
Yes, sorry for the lack of clarity. Our shed is just to small. The garage is my workshop. With all my woodworking machinery/welders and gear I have to do a doe-see-doe with everything to get from one side to the other as it is and while I can get the bike in there for short time it has to go out when I’m working. The Haul will fit in the shed without problem which is where I need to have it
Chargeride
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yes, if its too much effort to get out you need something else.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Mazovia, PL
The time to build a higher shed?
spokewrench
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Bikes are often stored vertically to save floor space. In this case, I used a chain hoist because the bike weighs more than 90 pounds and both wheels are off the ground. It's not very vertical because my handlebars are set 55 inches high. It would have been easier if I'd raised just the front and remembered to remove the 9.7 pound battery. I probably would have run the rope through the front wheel. A cleat is a handy way to tie off a rope. They also make ratcheting pulleys with maybe 30 feet of 3/8" rope.
spokewrench
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My "spare bike," a RadMission with racks, weighs 57 pounds without the battery. I put a hook on a post in the carport to experiment. To tip a bike up on the back wheel, I need to prevent the back wheel from turning. Then I need to keep the front wheel from flopping to the side when I let go of the bars to lift. I tied the rims together with a ratchet pulley. There was enough line for 3 wraps, giving me a 6:1 mechanical advantage.
I set the bike with the back wheel below the hook and tipped the bike vertical. That put the seat tube a little above knee level, a good height for lifting the bike with one hand while I guided the front rim onto the hook with the other. I see by the width of the handlebars that a hook on a wall wouldn't work. I may hang it from a rafter
Meanwhile, lashing the rims looks wise for a bike stored in a garage. A bike on a side stand is more stable if neither the wheels nor the handlebars will turn. A thief would think the bike must be broken if the wheels are tied on and the battery is gone.
I set the bike with the back wheel below the hook and tipped the bike vertical. That put the seat tube a little above knee level, a good height for lifting the bike with one hand while I guided the front rim onto the hook with the other. I see by the width of the handlebars that a hook on a wall wouldn't work. I may hang it from a rafter
Meanwhile, lashing the rims looks wise for a bike stored in a garage. A bike on a side stand is more stable if neither the wheels nor the handlebars will turn. A thief would think the bike must be broken if the wheels are tied on and the battery is gone.
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