Are you tired of lifting heavy e-bikes out of your house every day and wheeling them round the house? Wish they were taking up less room? Think Asgard! Nope, not quite the home of Odin but still formidable…

We’ve been annoyed by moving bikes around our conservatory for the last couple of years. With the VanMoof S3 and X3, we didn’t really want to leave them in the shed as it is old and not as secure as it could be. I sold my car a few months back and decided to put a chunk of the proceeds towards our main mode of transportation. We commute on our bikes every day and bring Evie to nursery a couple of days a week, so for the amount they’re saving us on fuel and time, it’s worth the investment.

Enter Asgard! When starting my research on what sort of bike storage solution would be best, one name kept coming up again and again. Asgard are a British company who manufacture their sheds in a factory in the UK, and stand over their craftsmanship. These are designed to be as robust as possible with several carrying police approval for their anti-theft qualities.

I opted for delivery only as assembly looked relatively simple. All things look simple when they’re being done by professionals who have assembled hundreds to thousands of these things…

When they say two to three people for assembly, they’re not lying. The Asgard Access weighs 114kg when fully assembled, and a bit more with the bikes, shelves, and wooden flooring. Handling big panels and the roof is not something to undertake single-handed, as I quickly discovered trying to assemble it late one afternoon.

Once I found a suitable assistant, we were able to get most of the structure assembled that first evening, then finished it off the following day. We also bought the additional shelves and hooks to make the inside space a bit more functional. The advantage of this particular model (the Access e-plus) is mounting points for electrical sockets so that bikes can be charged without hauling them back inside. My plan is to run some armoured cable out to the box and fit an outdoor socket when I get a chance.

Although the base (tarmac driveway) wasn’t perfectly level, Asgard provide plastic shims to put underneath the shed to try and correct this. It’s important to get it as close to level as possible as otherwise the panels and latches may not align properly. When you’re fitting and removing locks regularly, you kind of want it to work properly.

Once assembled it is really formidable. I haven’t quite figured out the best bike configuration inside yet, but it’s all a learning process.

That’s it for now. I’ll leave you with this front row picture from the Plymouth Christmas Lights Switch On with the fabulous Ocean City Groove.