I’ve just moved into a new house. Bicycles had a significant influence during the whole process. As you no doubt appreciate, when looking for a house it had to be bike-friendly.
It had to have a cellar that could hold half a dozen bikes … And have decent workshop area potential … An outside shed/garage is nowhere as good in my experience (or as secure) … It needed to have non-carpeted hallways … The front room had to able to accommodate a pair of daily commuter bikes … The bathroom floor needed to be big enough for a pile of muddy clothes … The back yard needed to have an area to wash bikes … And so on and so forth.
And although I don’t have any trails on my doorstep (unless you count Chorlton and Sale Water Park), the house is close enough to the train station and the motorway – so getting to good riding areas isn’t actually too arduous.
I guess the main potential hazard I need to be wary of is my weekends disappearing into a void of DIY and decorating!
[quote]into a void of DIY and decorating![/quote]
Get your SO pregnant and you’ll have an excuse to avoid DIY for the next 5 years 😉
Being in the process of buying a house at the moment, I’ve had to tick similar boxes. Fortunately I have a few hills on my doorstep in the form of the Chliterns, but am lacking the cellar… The kitchen is a decent size though!
Can I ask if whether you’d rather have one bike and live next to the trails, or was this not an option?
The location is not good for biking but it is good for “city entertainment” and my SO’s job. Calderdale trails are only 30 mins away and getting into North Wales is easy 🙂
Should have moved to the south of Manchester (not didsbury) much closer to trails and saved money to get someone else to do the house up
Not Didsbury? But it’s moments from the glorious drive through stockport to the peaks. or the M56 to get you on the way to Wales. And there’s the Mersey valley to ride in…all the way to Chorlton water park.
So true Benji.
Or the ideal is to have a basement and a garage!