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Which one have you got and if you got a chance to purchase again, what advice would you give? 2 bikes, 8’x4’ space.
I've got a Trojan. I'd get it again I reckon. Always nice to have more space but it does me fine.
4 mtbs on back wheels with front wheel removed and axle clamps on the back wall. Space for gear and tools too. Works well.
If you have more space you will end up with more bikes, its some sort of law.
6 bike version and put up at the weekend. If I can ever get the doors level I might be able to comment on how good it is!
I got the Gladiator shed as I wanted it to replace the old shed which was falling down plus store bikes. It's good, I'd happily get another. Went together pretty easily by myself, only bit I needed help with was the roof which was a little tricky with me at 5'7" and the Mrs. at 5'0"!
Edit - the most time consuming bit was levelling the patio stones it sits on, we ripped up the old ones and laid new sub-base then spent a good bit of time getting things as level as we could. We never had any issues with the doors as a result, but not sure if we needed to be as exacting as we were with it.
I’ve got the shed/bike store combo walk in thing (Trojan?). One bike on a wall rack, bike kit, gardening tools and kids stuff all in there. Room for one more bike too. If it was just for bikes I would’ve probably gone for a different model
8x4' space to put the shed? That's pretty small huh.
Consider the door swing too. My Trojan is in our small yard and I can't have anything opposite it else I can't open the doors properly.
I've got one of the big motha****er motorbike ones, it's currently housing a motorbike and 2 bicycles, plus the associated parafinalia - paddock stands, tools etc etc. If I hung a bike on the wall I could get 3x bicycles in there along with the motorbike.
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It's had 2x motorbikes and a single mtb in there previously.
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tallpaul - was yours perfectly flat or did you use shims to level it off? I just cant get mine level enough for the RHS door to close! Can't get the ramp underneath either!! Did your just slide in or did you have to lift the shed somehow?
You will need to shim it to level it.
Experiment by lifting each corner a touch and see which corner helps your doors.
Yeah, shimmed one corner to sort the LHS door but shed is flush to the house so difficult to shim from the other side! Apparently the ramp was supposed to be fitted before assembly of the structure...including that on the instructions would have been helpful!
Annoyingly I'm going to have to wait until a mate cam come over post virus to help with the shimming as that's definately a two person job!
Yeah I had to use a few shims to get the doors level, just on the front right corner, didn't take much effort though tbh and it's not moved since December 2016 when it was built.
Can't remember how I put the ramp in tbh, it was too long ago!
Oh and would 100% buy again, I have a beautiful Italian motorbike and there's no chance of me leaving that outside over winter, worth no garage it was the only sensible option. Counts as a garage for insurance for most places too.