We are moving to a new house and will lose our current indoor bike storage, so I need a shed for the bikes. I’m looking to store my cyclocross bike, the cargo bike (its a Yuba Boda Boda so it’s not huge), the wife bike, and one to two kids bikes.
That would work if the ground/site is fairly close to level. You just dig some shallow trenches, fill with gravel, and put the skids on top. If the ground is not level, you’ll need to do something else. The plans I got from icreatables included various foundation plans for such situations.
FWIW, my small yard is close to level so I used two 6x6s. After laying them parallel, I placed a STRAIGHT 2×4 across the skids in various places and directions, and used a long spirit level to see where I need to add more gravel, dirt, etc.
Be sure to have some form of tie downs of not anchored in some other manner. Bikes don’t add much mass* and an 8’X16′ wall has a good wind signature. Some locations have little wind exposure but others would need added hold downs.
*Well most bikes. A shed with a collection of early 1970s Iverson Grand Sport 10 speeds and a medium size families worth of Wallmart bikes would likely have enough mass to gather up its own moon.
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