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Convert an office into a bike repair shop... GO!

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#1 ·
So, I own an automotive repair facility and a used car dealership (sounds way more hardcore than it really is) and I have a bunch of offices in the one side of the building. One was being used for storage of absolutely nothing important. Well, I got it all cleaned out and started collectively arranging and organizing all my bike stuff. I'm a relatively new to the bike repair world, so i figured everyone's' gotta start somewhere!

This is what I ended up with... my cell phone takes panorama, but its not that great.


I dont have many tools at the moment, but i figured the best thing would be to take down some of the porn mirrors and pegboard it?? Just looking for ideas and also what tools I should start acquiring in order of importance. I do have basic hand tools from my garage, full set of metric allens, cassette tool and bottom bracket tool. I'm going to be putting that Trek Session 77 thats on the stand together soon, so i dont know what else i'd need...

comments, advice, critiques.... welcome!
 
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Bondhus allen set 10mm-2.5 will be your best friend. Good quality screw drivers! And I mean good! A lot of little fasteners on bike parts like derailleurs are aluminum and strip easily unless you have quality screw drivers and a steady hand. Rubber Mallet. Pedal wrench. Master-link pliers. Chain Tool.
 
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i just had the dismal fortune to attempt to do a similar endeavor. a guy who had a car dealership wanted to put a bike shop in an extra showroom and wanted the repair area in an unused office. it was NOT a good idea.

if you are just looking to work on your own stuff, it could work without too much difficulty. of you however, want it to handle a full load of shop repairs, i would look elsewhere. if you have an open repair bay, i'd use that instead.

a few things that i'd keep in mind:

1. carpet. absolutely not.
2. walls. they are gonna get uglified.
3. readily available sources of compressed air and water.
4. parts washer access. can understandably be elsewhere, but not too far
5. noise radius. you don't want the whole dealership freaking out when you blow a tube.
6. security. make sure people can't wander in.
7. lighting. so often overlooked.

like i said, it might be a totally personal thing going on after hours or something like that, in which a lot of these won't apply. but just some thoughts from someone who'se been in a similar position.
 
#9 ·
I think the peg board should be first. I have a little table and the cupboard for storage, but the main bike tools are the necessity. I think i'll have to buy as I go along, considering I need the tools as i learn how to do the repair!

What is right through the door is my 5 bay, full service garage. Typical hand tools are plentiful as well as a 100gal compressor. I insure my contents for 300k, so no worries there ;). Some of those park tool packages are nice, its just if i could find a deal on one... they arn't cheap!
 
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