Building a home bikeshop - Part 2

Posted: Jul 13, 2009

Tires, Tools, and a new bike. The shop has been in use for a couple months now, and it's starting to get full. Here is part 2 of my home bikeshop build.

Now that I have a place to store my bikes and gear, I need some tools, and storage for all my gear. Along with the pegboard, I also purchased a kit with all the pegs and hooks needed to hang various tools and parts for easy access.

Check out the rest of my work area inside,

(Click to read Part 1 here)

It started like this

Now it looks like this

While I was working on the shop, I also decided to do some electrical work. The breaker panel in the house was too small. It was full and had no more room to add circuits for the shop, as well as other circuits around the house. I installed the new panel, receptacles in the shop, and I put in a couple four foot fluorescent lights to brighten up the room.

I decided to buy all the tires I will need at the beginning of the season. So I have a LOT of tires hanging around and I needed somewhere to put them.

Woah tires!

A simple fix is an 18" piece of 2x4 with a notch cut out of the front, to take away from the square edge. Screwed to the side of one the wall studs at a slightly upward angle. The hooks can be longer or shorter depending on the size of the shop or the amount of rubber you need to store.

Empty tire rack

Full of tires

The previous owners of the house left a few items in the basement. A metal shelving unit was one of them. I mounted the shelves on the wall a few inches off the wall so I could clean underneath it. I now have somewhere to keep my helmets, riding gear, clothing and shoes.

It's getting full

A few other necessities were also added. A beer fridge with a Shaun Palmer poster on it, a stereo with speakers throughout the shop. Various bins for parts and supplies, and a cart on wheels for the rags and whatever parts I'm working on.

Under the bench

Here is the finished shop full of bikes, tools and gear. My new bike seems to fit right in. Due to some thievery in Kamloops, I no longer have the blue Wilson. Huge thanks to Pinkbike and Devinci for helping me get a rig in time for Arduum and my trip to Quebec.

The finished shop

Total cost:

Floor Epoxy $100
Lumber $100
Pegboard $18
Counter top $40
Shelves free!
Plastic bins $40
Beer fridge $60

Darryl Bartlett is proudly supported by:

Devinci Bikes
Pinkbike.com
SRAM
Truvativ
Avid
RockShox
DT Swiss
ODI
WTB
Troy Lee Designs
Straitline Components
Gamut USA

Checkers or wreckers!

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mooseman180 (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:14)

Nice man. Very nice.

evilsmx (Jul 28, 2009 at 9:58)

props im thinking of doing the same thing worth it or no?

mooseman180 (Jul 28, 2009 at 10:13)

Man id be hella worth it in my eyes. A place to just chill and work on bikes. or just mess around and drink beer with the buddys. 100% chill imo.

huckoveraduck (Jul 28, 2009 at 10:45)

Neat job with the shadow boards and bike hooks Big Grin

n-bri (Jul 28, 2009 at 11:13)

Ha "beer fridge-pricleless"

n-bri (Jul 28, 2009 at 11:32)

*priceless

mooseman180 (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:17)

hell yea. haha

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+ 11

milanboy1986 (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:18)

I have been dreaming to have a workshop like this!

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nickperryman711 (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:23)

WOW
thats kool

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+ 15

double-d-mang (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:32)

Man cave!!

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brybry (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:34)

what about the cost of the tires????

crazygeorge (Jul 28, 2009 at 3:02)

There must be like 12 x £30 there, seeing as hes not supported by Maxxis...

AMBikerJJ8 (Jul 28, 2009 at 7:51)

seriously, how many tires do you need??? 1 set makes me broke!

huckoveraduck (Jul 28, 2009 at 10:45)

hahahahahahaha so true ^^

crazygeorge (Jul 29, 2009 at 0:42)

It is for a season though...

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suicidedownhiller (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:34)

Why do you have so many helmets?
I just have my clustered spare room filled to the ceiling with spare bike stuff everywhere

callums-bighit (Jul 28, 2009 at 6:38)

lol same same-
maybe 1 day wen i leave skule and move out i will have a room liek this in my house Smile

also with all theese nice bikes in. Smile

brule (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:21)

They are not all new and it's not a bad idea to get a new lids every year or so if you ride a lot.

suicidedownhiller (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:37)

Well sponsors help so yeah I guess lol.

betterthansx (Jul 28, 2009 at 14:08)

he has the 2010 troy lee designs D3 helmet on the left

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RockYMountaiN-FlatlinE (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:40)

nice man-room Big Grin

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ridekonastuff (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:43)

that beer fridge is a must Smile

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DJ-in-JB (Jul 28, 2009 at 0:47)

man thats amazing! mega props to you!

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mtnbker395 (Jul 28, 2009 at 1:16)

so so sick Smile

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ctd07 (Jul 28, 2009 at 1:46)

lol, I only have 1 medium sized toolbox and it carries everything I need to fix my bike, including forks servicing and brake bleeding Razz

- very nice workshop though, I especially like the fridge idea - an absolute necessity Beer

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Gree (Jul 28, 2009 at 1:57)

Beer fridge is the best investment Big Grin

X304 (Jul 28, 2009 at 2:21)

agree

ascident (Jul 28, 2009 at 2:48)

This place is how I would do It If I could. Someday...
Damn good job.

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watlin9 (Jul 28, 2009 at 4:12)

A dream place to work on your bikes, working in my kitchen only seems to enrage my wife!

bunkey (Jul 28, 2009 at 10:51)

haha, so im not the only person to do this! I sometimes expand into the downstairs en suite bathroom if the kitchen is full - the guests love waking up to a bathroom full of fork oil, cracked rims, stray spoke nipples and shock internals Razz

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duir (Jul 28, 2009 at 4:52)

Jackpot! I have seen the top of the mountain........and it was good.

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Macks (Jul 28, 2009 at 5:33)

I have exactly the same bike stand as you... Random, I know but anyway, nice shop.

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norcorider-08 (Jul 28, 2009 at 5:53)

can't be a finished shop with out the beer fridge lol Razz

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face-plant-king (Jul 28, 2009 at 7:13)

i wish i had space like that to work on my bike and keep my spares and tool's i can just hope my dad hurrys up and gets me a shed out back Razz

will have elctric and a computer i hope plus all the bike's ect.

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JonahH1992 (Jul 28, 2009 at 7:39)

Yh u forgot cost of tires, tools, an everything else down there. Must be nice to have money

slopestyle123 (Jul 28, 2009 at 8:24)

agreed

i really need something like this

nfiorito (Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10)

His list of sponsors would likely help with that...

brule (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:24)

It must be nice to have a full time job is what you are trying to say. Darryl is a Journeyman electrician, meaning he suffered through 4 years of school and now has a good paying job and works hard for what he's got. The team buys the tires at a discount, but nowhere near free.

nfiorito (Jul 29, 2009 at 12:48)

Exactly ^ I wasn't implying that he got everything for free or was making mad money as a sponsored rider; it would help though being sponsored for the things JohnahH1992 was going on about.
And hey, not everyone "suffers" through school! School can be fun!

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alastaircv (Jul 28, 2009 at 8:51)

Ahhh all those tyres! drool

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pavementEATER (Jul 28, 2009 at 9:05)

Kinda looks like my garage, except, I have a projector to watch bike porn :-)

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crashdad (Jul 28, 2009 at 9:17)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3783787/

on the road garage. not as neat and tidy. Wink

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bullit-dan (Jul 28, 2009 at 9:23)

Looking for a beer fridge for my upcomming shop...where did you get yours for $60? new or used?

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jakk-b17 (Jul 28, 2009 at 11:39)

right, does anyone else think that pinkbike needs to have a 'like' feature similar to facebook? also, killer article. love it, want one. one day hopefully will have one Smile

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tackytraks (Jul 28, 2009 at 11:57)

ive heard that hanging your bike is bad for your brakes?
is that true?

brule (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:25)

Only if you have Bad brakes. They should work no matter how they are hung up.

tackytraks (Jul 28, 2009 at 18:47)

K thanks I appreciate the info

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Kubsik (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:31)

I would like to have a garage like that.. Big Grin

Someday...

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koNAoWNA33 (Jul 28, 2009 at 12:35)

wow, nice setup. u need a tv to watch mtb movies while workin on ur bike. You could hook it up to that stereo.

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KonaStinkyKid100 (Jul 28, 2009 at 16:01)

if you hang the bikes upside down it isnt good 4 the internals just sayig

alastaircv (Jul 31, 2009 at 3:41)

I thought it was the opposite? Mojo (uk importer for fox) say it's good to store forks upside down as it prolongs the life of the seals. This may just be on fox's though...

darryl24 (Jul 31, 2009 at 15:01)

I was told, that because Boxxers have such little oil in them. Keeping the forks as horizontal as possible keeps everything all lubed up.

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lilwalters (Jul 28, 2009 at 17:15)

that's awesome... drag about your bike getting jacked though...

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philipstonier (Jul 29, 2009 at 16:10)

well f*ck you for having this haha, im very jealous

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bigwilly3592 (Jul 30, 2009 at 1:12)

beer fridge is the key

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ericbilek (Jul 30, 2009 at 7:59)

nice setup

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KonaStinkyKid100 (Jul 31, 2009 at 14:40)

well maybe with fox but im pretty sure with marzocchi its bad because they use open bath damping so the oil just goes 2 the top idk

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KonaStinkyKid100 (Jul 31, 2009 at 15:09)

ya im talking marzocchi those take like 250+cc or more of oil in the bottom picture that blue single crown looks like a marzocchi

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