How do people in small spaces store bikes?
I plan to ride 3+ times a week so whatever option I pick needs to be easy to use. I also have custody of my boyfriend's bike and ideally would like to keep hanging onto it for him as we will likely use the bikes more in my new place (moving from city fringe to inner suburbs, so lots of places we previously walked we would now need to bike.) Boyfriend doesn't live with me, but it's a long distance relationship, and he often takes lifts with friends who are coming to the city for work or study commitments so carting the bike to and fro would not be practical. So something that stores two bikes would be good (although not 100% necessary).
Also, I don't think I can really attach anything substantial to the wall/ceiling.
I've seen this and thought it could work:
http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Michelangelo-Two-Bike-Gravity-Stand/dp/B000ACAM38Does anyone have any opinions on it.
Other options. Store on front porch (however this was where I was hoping to put my patio furniture, however I could put patio furniture behind my back door in the shared yard as some other people living in the complex seem to have done.) Also then I need to find a way to lock it to something (Any ideas?) I was thinking though some sort of vertical storage system outside could be ok - maybe a pulley system? But how damaged would a bike get living outside all the time (undercover but outside) - it doesn't snow but it does rain approx 3 months of the year.
Approach building management regarding using the common laundry (seems to be not very well kept and have heaps of people's junk in it anyway.) Again would need some sort of rack to get it on the wall. Any ideas?
Can't use bathtub as shower is in bathtub ;-)
Could store boyfriends bike at nearby friend's house in their massive but not locked shed (though this may not be a permanent option, as they most likely want to hunt for a new place when their lease is up in February, as they now have better jobs and therefore more choice of rentals.) Any ideas of something to lock the bike to in the shed?
Other ideas - Has anyone seen a vertical mounting system that you could mount to the side of a free standing wardrobe (rather than a wall) or would this likely overbalance the wardrobe.
Thanks!