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
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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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That photo reminds me of how easy it was to turn my RadRunner over backwards for mechanical work. Just grab the back brake lever and pull back on the bars. With the battery out, it should be easy with a Specialized Como. Amazon has garage storage hooks (vinyl-covered steel) that extend 11 inches from a wall. With the bike upright on a locked back wheel, it might be easy to swing the front rim over a hook and equally easy to take it down.,
spokewrench
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Right now I don't have wall space in my garage, but I see how I could store my second bike vertically. It's better to store a bike battery at room temperature, and with racks but no battery, my RadMission weighs 57 pounds. To experiment, I put it on a 7.5" garage hook on a post in the car port. The cord hanging from the handlebar is a boot lace I used to lash the rear brake lever with a clove hitch. Otherwise, the back wheel would have rolled out from under the raised front end.
I held the handlebars to maneuver the front rim onto the hook. It occurred to me that if the steering were locked, I could grab the frame, lift the bike off the ground, and hang the front rim. The second photo shows how I used a ratcheting pulley and 4mm line to secure the wheel to the seat tube. (A cord could also lash the back wheel to prevent rolling, instead of lashing the brake.) If the back wheel won't roll and the handlebars won't flop, it's easy to hang the bike by the rim.
I held the handlebars to maneuver the front rim onto the hook. It occurred to me that if the steering were locked, I could grab the frame, lift the bike off the ground, and hang the front rim. The second photo shows how I used a ratcheting pulley and 4mm line to secure the wheel to the seat tube. (A cord could also lash the back wheel to prevent rolling, instead of lashing the brake.) If the back wheel won't roll and the handlebars won't flop, it's easy to hang the bike by the rim.
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