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AIBU to expect my sister to store my bike briefly?

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AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:08

On Friday I bought a new bike off marketplace. I currently have my old bike in my hallway as I need to clean it up and sell it so I took my new bike to my sisters and popped it in the hallway. She was at work so I sent her a message saying I’ve temporarily put a bike in her hallway and it will be moved in about a weeks time. Didn’t hear anything back until evening when she messaged telling me to come and move the bike. I told her I had nowhere to put it until I sell my old one but reassured her I’d be cleaning it up over weekend and will list it on Monday.

Yesterday morning she sent another message saying her husband was fuming about the bike saying it was “ruining their hallway” and he wanted it moved. I said it will be moved asap.

This morning I got up to see my new bike sat in front of my house on the driveway. I’ve messaged her and she said she didn’t do it, her husband did. So I said I’m bringing it back as it can’t stay on the driveway because obviously it will get stolen!! Not to mention weather damage. She replied saying not to bring it back or her DH will simply leave it in the street.

Im fuming because there has been many times they have stored stuff at my house and I’ve had to just work around it.

Anyway they have a keyboard at my house and I’ve told her either the bike gets stored there for a few days max or the keyboard goes to live outside. She’s not replied yet.

AIBU?? I could get my bike sold by Wednesday.

OP posts:
Kepler22B · 19/04/2026 08:31

Given you don’t like your sister very much and always seem to be falling out with her, your lives are far too enmeshed.

Dollymylove · 19/04/2026 08:31

I was on your sisters side until I learned about the large keyboard currently living at your gaff. Give her till 5pm tonight or its going on her doorstep

Helpwithdivorce · 19/04/2026 08:30

You’re both massive cheeky fuckers. But regardless you need to keep the bike in your house. Take the keyboard round and leave it outside in a similar fashion and put one of your bikes in its place

thewonderfulmrswatson · 19/04/2026 08:30

AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:11

Where exactly??

As we say in Ireland, up ya arse on the second shelf.

Laserwho · 19/04/2026 08:30

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:19

Is this the sister whose young son had a birthday party and you blew out the candles on his cake?

If it is why do you think it's acceptable to put a bike in her hallway when she has small children running round and possibly getting hurt by it if it topples over?

OriginalSkang · 19/04/2026 08:29

I was about to post that this is a reverse, but seeing who the OP is I change my opinion to - this is bullshit

AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:29

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:28

Heads up posters… this Op is very peculiar. As in…. Very fuc@ing weird indeed.

What, for buying a bike and expecting my sister to help me store it for a few days? Yeah ok 🙄

OP posts:
AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:28

JeopardyLeopardy · 19/04/2026 08:26

Don't you need to use the new bike straight away so the old one is kept clean to sell?

No I won’t be using it until next weekend

OP posts:
Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:28

Heads up posters… this Op is very peculiar. As in…. Very fuc@ing weird indeed.

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 19/04/2026 08:26

Oh god it’s you. The candle-blowing bathroom grabber. Now also a bike dumper.

JeopardyLeopardy · 19/04/2026 08:26

Don't you need to use the new bike straight away so the old one is kept clean to sell?

Ohthatsabitshit · 19/04/2026 08:26

Ty he keyboard going home and a bike in its place till Wednesday sounds perfectly reasonable. Why not do that?

BudgetBuster · 19/04/2026 08:26

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:22

Yep!! And the same poster wanging on about the main bathroom on holiday! 🤭

Each new thread becomes more and more entitled 🙄

ColdAsAWitches · 19/04/2026 08:25

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:22

Yep!! And the same poster wanging on about the main bathroom on holiday! 🤭

Really? Oh FFS! OP, take the hint from all your previous threads. If you have to ask on here, yes you're being unreasonable!

likelysuspect · 19/04/2026 08:25

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:13

You obviously are not close with your sister
and now your bike is cluttering up her hallway

100% with your sister

you are rude, inconsiderate and a bit of a twat I suspect

Edited

She obviously is close to her sister that she has a key to go round and randomly drop things off and for the sister to be so honest with her

OP it sounds as if you sort of live in each others pockets, things over at yours, things over at theirs, its fine if everyones happy with it and the husband clearly isnt, which is his right

I wouldnt like a bike stored in my hallway either

Dont buy stuff unless you have a plan for where its going to go

If this is all true of course

DreamyJade · 19/04/2026 08:24

This is nuts. Why didn’t you ask her first?

Anywherebuthere · 19/04/2026 08:23

AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:11

Where exactly??

You should have thought about that first really.

But do as you suggested. Give the keyboard back and keep your own bike.

SpainToday · 19/04/2026 08:23

TokyoSushi · 19/04/2026 08:11

OP! You can’t just put a bike in somebody else’s hallway!

This! You are a CF, OP.

And a bike is far bigger than a keyboard, there is no comparison!

Clearingaspace · 19/04/2026 08:22

Did you offer to store the keyboard or possibly they think they have loaned the keyboard to you so you can play it occasionally, or is it literally they asked you to store it for them and you have no use for it. I think if you let yourself in and put the bike in their house without asking first that was pretty unreasonable unless they literally plonked the keyboard in your front room without asking.

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:22

BudgetBuster · 19/04/2026 08:20

Ohhhh ffs... its not that poster is it 😂😂
It all makes sense now

Edited

Yep!! And the same poster wanging on about the main bathroom on holiday! 🤭

AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:22

GreenWheat · 19/04/2026 08:21

Interesting use of minimizing language OP. You don't "pop" a bicycle in someone's hallway. My DH and DC are keen cyclists,we have a lot of bikes at home. I never allow them in the hallway because they clutter it up and the handlebars can scuff the paintwork. You need to store your old one locked up outside at a bicycle park until you sell it. Our local train station has one that's under cover, you could try somewhere similar. Unless the drip feed is that it's a hugely expensive road racing bike, it will most likely be fine there for a couple of days.

There is nothing like that near us and I need it nearby whilst I work on it.

OP posts:
GreenWheat · 19/04/2026 08:21

Interesting use of minimizing language OP. You don't "pop" a bicycle in someone's hallway. My DH and DC are keen cyclists,we have a lot of bikes at home. I never allow them in the hallway because they clutter it up and the handlebars can scuff the paintwork. You need to store your old one locked up outside at a bicycle park until you sell it. Our local train station has one that's under cover, you could try somewhere similar. Unless the drip feed is that it's a hugely expensive road racing bike, it will most likely be fine there for a couple of days.

BudgetBuster · 19/04/2026 08:20

Betterbyfar · 19/04/2026 08:19

Is this the sister whose young son had a birthday party and you blew out the candles on his cake?

Ohhhh ffs... its not that poster is it 😂😂
It all makes sense now

MyOtherProfile · 19/04/2026 08:20

AliceNotInChains · 19/04/2026 08:17

Not when she regularly does it to me. I came home to find a load of garden furniture in my garden once as she’d bought it but wanted to clean up her garden first, she never asked or even told me it was there!

Then you have a dysfunctional relationship and that's what needs sorting.

However a bike in a hallway is far more of a pain than garden furniture in the garden.

Drpawpawspaw · 19/04/2026 08:19

Harrumphhhh · 19/04/2026 08:16

Anywhere at all, on your property.

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