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How to Store a Bike in an Apartment
Hang Wall-Mounted Bike Hooks
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Create an Entryway Parking Spot
The quickest place to store your bike is in the entryway. If your apartment has a wide enough entryway, you may be able to tuck your bicycle along one wall for easy arrivals and departures. This solution keeps your bike out of the rain while also making it easy to head out in the morning and park your bike when you return. You can even set up a special rug and a designated parking area for your bike so that any gravel in the tires does not track into the rest of the house.
Store Your Bike on the Balcony
Many apartment residents store their bicycle on the balcony, secured to the railing. If you live on the first floor, you might have a protected patio where your bicycle can live. Those with direct patio access (a gate or open patio) can even take off from their storage spot.
Storing your bike on the balcony will require you to walk the bike through your apartment to leave, but it's often the most space-efficient solution when you are using all your indoor space. If you have a ground floor apartment, a railing separating your private patio is the perfect place to chain your bike, and you can even lift it onto the sidewalk when you're ready to head out without rolling through the house.
Use Your Extra Storage Area
Some apartments have an extra storage area, like a utility shed, next to their covered parking space. This area may come with the apartment, or you may be able to rent a storage area to keep your bike - along with a few other seasonal and outdoor items. Pay attention during your apartment tour for storage space large enough for your bicycle and ask if additional storage space is available. However, be sure to measure the space before making bicycle storage plans.
Look for Bike Racks
Some apartments even have bicycle racks where you can chain your bike close to home and use it as your daily transportation. Locking bicycle racks make it possible to enjoy your bicycle without taking up space in your apartment or on your balcony.
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Chain Your Bike to the Front Walk
Many apartments have railings as part of their shared front porch structure. If your neighbors don't mind, you may be able to chain your bike to the front porch railing so that you can keep it close and ready to ride. Not all apartments allow personal items on shared porch areas and breezeways, but this is not an uncommon solution to the question of bike storage for apartments.
Find Apartments with Garage Space
A few apartment communities have garage space, included or rented separately, that could be the perfect solution for bicycle storage. An apartment with a garage offers an enclosed, private space where you can keep your vehicle out of the weather and store your bicycle. In fact, you can store bicycles for everyone in your household with a little garage space - and maybe some wall hooks.
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Bike-Friendly Apartments in Summer Brook
If you are looking for bike-friendly apartments in Longview, TX, you've found them. Summer Brook Apartments makes owning a bike easy with our 9-foot ceilings, rentable private garages for residents, and balconies to make bicycle storage easy.
Our community is located on a beautiful local bike trail so that you can enjoy a truly wonderful daily routine down the tree-lined route along Grace Creek and up to the nearest shopping center.