Does anyone have any tips when laying up the bikes for a while if they're not going to be ridden, aside from a wash & lube of the chain and casettes?
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Tips on storing bikes over a non-riding period?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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"toss aside" works for me.
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are you going to jail?
what did you do?
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ask terry waite; he might have a good long term stratagy?
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Put them in the loft so they don't get nicked
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It's a bike not a hibernating animal..
Just put it in the garage/shed.
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erm...store them where they're usually stored. Works for me.
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farmer giles - Member
ask terry waite; he might have a good long term stratagy?
What's rusty and sits behind the church?Posted 1 year ago # -
Shrink wrap in plastic and bury in the garden
worked for Harold and Rose West Posted 1 year ago # -
give it a clean and a lube, maybe take the seatpost out if it's steel.
I hang my bikes up by front wheel which keeps the forks seals lubed but I don;t think it's critical.
be prepared for any tyre sealant to have dried out when you get back to it.
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Get a big wooden chest, put it in there, bury it on island, make map.
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lol@realman
here be monstaaars
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find some sort of solid, vertical structure. if you have any walls about the house/garage etc., they are perfect for this. lean the bike against the vertical structure (wall). walk off.
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Replace air in tyres and shocks with nitrogen to prevent corrosion, wrap elastomerics (rubber items) in greaseproof paper to prevent degradation, ensure constant temperature and humidity, take the chain off to prevent rear shifter spring wearing and keep dark.
Or lean it against the wall in a safe place and return some time later. Just as effective!
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There may be some merit in leaving it in small/small to avoid stretching the mech spring, doubt it'd make any real world difference though.
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Might take the opportunity to have the Fox forks serviced and the Turner's sealed bearings looked at / replaced whilst things are quiet. Will clip-tie the brake levers too as this worked once before.
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Suspend it formaldehyde - Damien Hyrst style.
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What is this "non riding period" of which you speak? Is it when you are at work?
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Lightly salt then leave it hanging by a hook in a dark fairly cold place.
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Tupperware?
Or "Foreverware" if you were a fan of Eerie Indiana!
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depends how long is long, in our shop we get a load of bikes in that have sat for a year or more. Usually they have the same issues
tyres cracked due to being flat, and weight of bike on them
rear mech spring gone due to being at the top of the block when stored
front mech seized/cables seized usually only if bike was put awy with a winter of grit and crap still attachedPosted 1 year ago # -
I'll look after them for you
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I gave mine a good clean and stored them in a mates loft.
I'm away for two years...
Not in prison.
In Ethiopia.
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