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[aprilstarchild]

The problem is that my phone makes it hard to do LJ (I can't write very quickly, and it's awkward; I'm gonna try the app at least), and my lappy is officially so slow (and so many of the keys don't work well--or at all) that it's frustrating there, too

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[alaindan]

Heh, bike storage...we have two freestanding racks that make a huge difference. Granted we have nine bikes in here...

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[aprilstarchild]

The ones that lean on the wall and hold two bikes, right? I thought of buying those, but:

The Bike I Ride Most Days: is the Novara Randonnee, which is the only diamond frame of the bunch and probably weighs the least.

The Other Bikes: the 1961 Lady's Raleigh Sports, which weighs a shit-ton, and which I ride the least, and the New-ish Linus Mixte, which weighs about as much as the Novara. Both are step-through frames. Which means those racks won't work. (I own a fake top-tube somewhere, but what a pain in the ass to use all the time.) And logically I'd want to put the Raleigh on top, since I ride it the least; but I am physically incapable of getting it into a repair stand, much less a wall rack.

The company that owns our building prides itself on being bike-friendly (like, all the buildings have bicycles in the damn logo) but of course we picked the building that didn't have actual bike parking in the building. (Other buildings have hang-up racks on each floor.) They will put hooks in the wall (and a plate so the rear wheel doesn

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[alaindan]

THe wall hooks might still work though. If you alternate front wheel up, rear wheel up, down the line, it takes up way less space

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[aprilstarchild]

THe wall hooks might still work though. If you alternate front wheel up, rear wheel up, down the line, it takes up way less space.

I have no idea how to get a bike on a hook with the rear wheel up. The way I get bikes up on hooks is to swing the bike so the front wheel is up, and then put my knee under the saddle to help me lift the damn thing. I physically cannot get any of my bikes on a hook in any other way, and I'm much stronger than I used to be! (Cool story, bro: I learned that trick from a roadie who saw me on the MAX with my Raleigh, in, like, 2006. "Not to be a stereotypical dude, but,...do you need help with that?" "I just can't figure out how to do it!" "Here, try it like this." <3 to that random dude in spandex and clompy shoes.)

And, somewhere in your post, there's words that look like "I should get rid of a bike," but I know that I must be misreading that, because one never gets rid of a bike. ;)Since I became obsessed with bikes, I have gotten rid of two: my super-heavy mid-70's mixte with gorgeous lugs and stupidly

[zebrallama]

Congratulations on the moving in together!

[aprilstarchild]

Thanks!

[clevermanka]

Mmmm. Alone-in-the-bed times are to be treasured when one is in a long-term relationship. =D

[aprilstarchild]

YESSS. Also he tends to end up stealing the covers and making a disaster of them. I may end up with my own duvet on my half of the bed or something.

[jperceval]

That's awesome -- congrats!

I miss hanging out with you on LJ, though I haven't been around here as much as usual lately either. Stupid work.

[glowing_fish]

In the spring of 2001, I moved into an apartment at 25th and Couch...

Oh, as far as keyboard on a laptop goes, I had the same problem with mine. I use a normal USB keyboard plugged into my laptop. It works for everything, unless I am travelling.

[aprilstarchild]

Once we're moved and have a couch and TV I'm buying myself an iPad and keyboard for same.

I actually use my laptop on my lap almost exclusively, so an extra keyboard would just be a huge pain in the ass.

[glowing_fish]

Sounds like you already have a couch. :) :) :)

(get it because you live on Couch street?)

[aprilstarchild]

That was baaaad.