New 2011-2012 Bike Room Layouts doubles Bike Storage Capacity on 5th Ave NYC

Gale's Install Techs created a new bike room on the Upper East Side this week. The room use to have bike racks on the floor and held 19 bikes. Floor mount bike racks take up alot of space. The Coop needed to create more space in the same room for 55 bikes. Gale's Suggested going with wall mount bike brackets. Gale's Bike Brackets allow the bikes to be spaced just 12" apart. The bike brackets are easy to use. Just wheel the bike to your hook. Lift the front tier, Place it on the bracket and your set. No heavy lifting. Each bike bracket comes with a 6' long vinyl coated cable to lock the bike up with. By reconfiguring the space, The building has plenty of space for all bikes and the floor is now clear, neat ans user friendly, Need assistance setting up a new bike room, Tenant Storage Room or reconfiguring an existing one? Contact Gale's today for your free on site Bike Room Layout and quote. Gale's Industrial Supply (917)727-6208 GalesIndustrial@gmail.com

Steinway St Astoria New Bike Racks increase Bike Room Storage Capacity over 50%

Recently a Building Manager for a large Condo Building on Steinway St called Gale's. With bike use growing their existing bike storage room was packed to capacity. The management had a waiting list and needed a solution. Gale's (Est. 1938) has a bike Tech who lives in Astoria. He went over to review the bike room. He suggested the bike floor racks be placed in the courtyard and the existing bike room change over to Wall Mount Bike Brackets. By changing over to Gale's Wall Mount Brackets the existing room was able to increase bike storage from 45 bikes to 97. Wall mount bike brackets allow bikes to be spaced just 12" apart without touching the bike on either side. The brackets are supplied with heavy duty vinyl coated cables that allow the bike to be locked up on the bracket. The design putting all bikes on the walls allow the entire floor area to be clear. The bike brackets are user friendly and maintains code compliance. Gale's (est. 1938) provides free onsite layouts, Samples to be tested. Management is provided our Bike Room control charts that helps maintain the room by assigning spots for each user. Gale's wall mount bike bracket comes with a lifetime warranty. contact us today for immediate assistance. Gale's Industrial Supply (917)727-6208 GalesIndustrial@gmail.com nycbikestorage.blogspot.com/ twitter.com/#!/BikeRacksNYC

Upper East Side COOP creates an Income Generator with Bike Room Storage

Recently a Property Manager for a large UES CO-Op contacted Gale's. their bike room currently holds 41 bikes, And has a waiting list for another 30. Bike rooms are now considered an attractice incentive to potental buyers. In addition bike rooms have become income generators for most NYC buildings by renting the bike space. Gale's sent their tech in to access the room. It was determined that if the building switched from floor mount bike racks to wall mount bike brackets they could increase the bike room storage to 84 bikes. In a easy to use, Within code layout. Gale's helped the building sell their old racks, offsetting the purchase of new bike brackets, Enabling the building to purchase the new bike brackets for much less. Gale's (est. 1938) has installed thousands of bike racks throughout the 5 boro's. Back with our free lifetime warranty. The bike room becomes a profit center all residents are happy to have. Gale's provides free onsite layouts, Bike Room Management Control Systems and code compliance suggestions. Contact Gale's today for immediate assistance. Gale's Industrial Supply (917)727-6208 GalesIndustrial@gmail.com

NYC Buildings Create Bicycle Storage for Commercial & Residential Tenants

Today's NY Post has a good article by Lois Weiss about commercial buildings providing bike storage in buildings throughout NYC. Commercial and Residential building have the same challenge to create more space for additional bike that bike lanes has created. Many building have waiting lists for the bike room. Old style bike racks quickly fill up the bike room. today's urgent need is to maximize the space, Be user friendly and within code. The best solution is wall mount bike brackets. They allow each bike to be stored just 12" apart. Doubling the space in existing bike rooms. If bikes are stored more than 12"apart the room will be inefficient in the long run. The good news is wall mount is less expensive, Has a lifetime warranty and comes with a 6' long vinyl coated cable for each bike owner to lock the bike up with. Bike Room Management is essential. Gale's provides bike room control charts and number plates. This allows management to assign spots for all and keep the floor clear. Many building now charge a rental for storage averaging $9. per month, This keeps the room in order, And also helps create income for other expenses. Typically the investment in wall mount storage pays for itself in 4 months. Earning income for the building thereafter. Gale's (est. 1938) provides on site layouts to help you create a bike room or reconfigure your existing bike room to add up to 40-40% more bikes. Gale's is the only Nationwide source to provide Lifetime Warranties. Contact Gale's today for immediate assistance. Gale's Industrial Supply 917 727-6208

NYC Bike Racks or Tire Racks, How not to lock your bike. 7th Ave & West 30th St NYC

Sadly the owner of this bike tire learned the hardway on how to lock up bikes on NYC Racks Gale's Bike Storage Tips: http://www.flickr.com/photos/galesindustrialsupply/sets/72157619908567761/

Bike Racks Hells Kitchen NYC

Not exactly the bike racks type the Mayor had in mind, But creative. Gale's (est.1938) provides bike room storage solutions for residential and commercial building for NYC and the metro area. We cannot provide the bike rack picture above, But we can provide racks that will provide the storage you need cost effectively. Take advantage of our free onsite layout to help you create a bike room that will maiximize the space, user friendly and within code. If you have an existing bike room and need more space for bikes, Gale's can reconfigure your bike room to increase storage by up to 50%. Contact us today for immediate assistance Gale's Industrial Supply (732)489-3867 GalesIndustrial@gmail.com

NYC Bike Storage in Buildings Generate Income

Bike Lanes in Manhattan have created crowded bike rooms and waiting lists in Residential and Commercial buildings. Bike rooms need to maintain code and flow for ease of use by bike owners. When the width of the bike room doesn't allow for floor bike racks, their are still good solutions. Horizontal rack, 2 tier allow you to use the length of the room to store bikes flat against the wall. Vertical bike racks that allow bike to be hung on the wall still offer the most room with bikes being hung every 12". Gale's (Est. 1938) provides free onsite layouts to help you create an efficient layout, cost effectively, within code. Need to fit more bikes in your bike room? contact Gale's, We can provide layouts to reconfigure your bike room to increase storage up to 40-50%, Within code and user friendly. Eliminating waiting lists to store bikes and increasing revenues through bike room rental space. Gale's also will provide you with helpful information on managing bike rooms and rental rates for bike storage based on your zip code. Gale's backs all products and installations with our Lifetime Written Warranty. Contact Gale's today for immediate assistance. Gale's Industrial Supply (732)489-3867