We’ve all got a dream garage or workshop in mind, where tools and components come easily to hand and 4mm hex keys grow on trees.
Okay, I admit that last part drifts into the realms of fantasy – there’s definitely a 4mm thief at large – but having a well-organised workshop makes maintaining bikes simpler, and removes the mental barrier to fixing your bike.
My colleagues would be the first to point out my unique spatial organisation skills, utilising every inch of my desk to store anything I might deem useful at a later date.
It’s the same case for my workshop at home, with offcuts, components and tools scattered across my bench and in various boxes.
I’m beginning to think I just don’t have the tools to be organised – but these bargainous shelves from BiGDUG look as though they could put me on the right track. And who knows, I might even invest in a label maker.
Heavy-duty shelving
Part of the problem is that, except for a pegboard and a snide toolbox, there’s nowhere in my garage to store larger items or tools.
BiGDUG’s Garage Heavy Duty shelving looks perfect for keeping my spare components and heavier tools, with its steel frame and 600kg load capacity likely to be unfazed by whatever I have to throw at it.
It also comes in a blue colourway that would match a certain brand of tools I’ve come to collect.
The shelf comes in 900mm to 2,400mm widths and there’s also the option of 450mm to 600mm depths, with the deeper shelf looking more appealing for my setup.
BiGDUG says the unit is easy to erect, and the company sells storage bins that sit neatly inside the shelving for better organisation.
These come as larger boxes as well as smaller bins that enable you to see into them before opening them.
Ordering the shelving unit with the bins saves half of their price, and with this deal I’d probably avoid the drive to Dunelm for the brittle clear plastic boxes I’ve used in the past.
When I eventually get around to clearing my workshop out, it’s highly likely that shelves such as these will be going in – if only to elevate the countless boxes from the floor to a more prestigious position, within easier reach.
