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Can I store my bike like this?
My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please.
Thanks in advance... Bob |
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Can I store my bike like this?
On 5/10/2014 11:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote:
My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob Walk in that shed and look for steel things. Are they rusted? Unless it's vented to let moisture out you'll have troubles. You can remove the front wheel and store a road bike rear wheel up sitting on its fork tips and brake levers in a closet. Throw a plastic bag over it and it can sit right amidst hanging clothes. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:40:51 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 5/10/2014 11:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote: My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob Walk in that shed and look for steel things. Are they rusted? Unless it's vented to let moisture out you'll have troubles. You can remove the front wheel and store a road bike rear wheel up sitting on its fork tips and brake levers in a closet. Throw a plastic bag over it and it can sit right amidst hanging clothes. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 The shed has not been built yet. Chances are there will be no metal in it's construction. Two of the bikes I use several times a week so I want them easily accessible. Bob |
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On Sat, 10 May 2014 12:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
Bob Newman wrote: The shed has not been built yet. Chances are there will be no metal in it's construction. Two of the bikes I use several times a week so I want them easily accessible. If you're using them that frequently then I think they'll be fine in any storage that keeps the bird-crap off them. It's non-use that causes problems. If you have a bike that only gets used once a year then I would get it under a cotton cover (not plastic!), hang it up to take the weight off the tyres (sorry, tires), and turn the wheels, cranks and handlebars around each month to stop the bearings sitting the same place. If it has dynamo lighting then expect problems with the connections corroding. Mike |
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On 5/10/2014 2:22 PM, Bob Newman wrote:
On Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:40:51 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote: On 5/10/2014 11:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote: My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob Walk in that shed and look for steel things. Are they rusted? Unless it's vented to let moisture out you'll have troubles. You can remove the front wheel and store a road bike rear wheel up sitting on its fork tips and brake levers in a closet. Throw a plastic bag over it and it can sit right amidst hanging clothes. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 The shed has not been built yet. Chances are there will be no metal in it's construction. Two of the bikes I use several times a week so I want them easily accessible. Bob Good practice is to ensure venting lest moisture accumulates and rots the roof. http://www.secrets-of-shed-building....ng-a-shed.html -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Can I store my bike like this?
On 5/10/2014 9:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote:
My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob When I lived in Gainesville, with no garage, I carried my bike up three flights of stairs and dtored it in my dorm room. Put a solar powered dehumidifier in the shed. Or use the rock salt and bucket method. 1. Buy two 5 gallon orange buckets from Home Depot. 2. In one of them, drill 1/8" holes around the perimeter of the bottom. 3. Fill the one with the holes with rock salt 4. Place the one with holes inside the one with no holes 5. In the bottom one, put in a PVC connection near the bottom and run a piece of 1/2" PVC through a hole in the wall or floor of the shed for the water to drain out. You could put several of these around the shed. Maybe just put a hole in the bottom of the outer bucket and a hole in the floor of the shed, for draining. The article below says you can use a fan to direct air toward the buckets, so some small solar powered fans might be a good idea, i.e. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008EPDRTY. http://web.archive.org/web/20120201005754/http://www.cheapdehumidifiersite.com/make-your-own-cheap-dehumidifier |
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On Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:53:06 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 5/10/2014 9:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote: My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob When I lived in Gainesville, with no garage, I carried my bike up three flights of stairs and dtored it in my dorm room. Put a solar powered dehumidifier in the shed. Or use the rock salt and bucket method. 1. Buy two 5 gallon orange buckets from Home Depot. 2. In one of them, drill 1/8" holes around the perimeter of the bottom. 3. Fill the one with the holes with rock salt 4. Place the one with holes inside the one with no holes 5. In the bottom one, put in a PVC connection near the bottom and run a piece of 1/2" PVC through a hole in the wall or floor of the shed for the water to drain out. You could put several of these around the shed. Maybe just put a hole in the bottom of the outer bucket and a hole in the floor of the shed, for draining. The article below says you can use a fan to direct air toward the buckets, so some small solar powered fans might be a good idea, i.e. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008EPDRTY. http://web.archive.org/web/20120201005754/http://www.cheapdehumidifiersite.com/make-your-own-cheap-dehumidifier Surely you jest. Bob |
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On Sun, 11 May 2014 10:35:44 -0700 (PDT), Bob Newman
wrote: On Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:53:06 AM UTC-4, sms wrote: On 5/10/2014 9:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote: My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob When I lived in Gainesville, with no garage, I carried my bike up three flights of stairs and dtored it in my dorm room. Put a solar powered dehumidifier in the shed. Or use the rock salt and bucket method. 1. Buy two 5 gallon orange buckets from Home Depot. 2. In one of them, drill 1/8" holes around the perimeter of the bottom. 3. Fill the one with the holes with rock salt 4. Place the one with holes inside the one with no holes 5. In the bottom one, put in a PVC connection near the bottom and run a piece of 1/2" PVC through a hole in the wall or floor of the shed for the water to drain out. You could put several of these around the shed. Maybe just put a hole in the bottom of the outer bucket and a hole in the floor of the shed, for draining. The article below says you can use a fan to direct air toward the buckets, so some small solar powered fans might be a good idea, i.e. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008EPDRTY. http://web.archive.org/web/20120201005754/http://www.cheapdehumidifiersite.com/make-your-own-cheap-dehumidifier Surely you jest. Bob Amazing! Historically bicycles have been stored, on the lawn, in the garage, in the cellar, on the front porch and various other exotic locations. Now we need to build climate controlled facilities for them? -- Cheers, John B. (invalid to gmail) |
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"John B." wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 May 2014 10:35:44 -0700 (PDT), Bob Newman wrote: On Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:53:06 AM UTC-4, sms wrote: On 5/10/2014 9:34 AM, Bob Newman wrote: My bikes are taking up too much room in my house and I have no garage. Would it be okay to store them in a non-heated or air conditioned shed in the back yard? I have several bikes (both steel & aluminum - no carbon fiber). I live in Gainesville, Florida so it will be pretty hot and muggy in the summer time. Opinions please. Thanks in advance... Bob When I lived in Gainesville, with no garage, I carried my bike up three flights of stairs and dtored it in my dorm room. Put a solar powered dehumidifier in the shed. Or use the rock salt and bucket method. 1. Buy two 5 gallon orange buckets from Home Depot. 2. In one of them, drill 1/8" holes around the perimeter of the bottom. 3. Fill the one with the holes with rock salt 4. Place the one with holes inside the one with no holes 5. In the bottom one, put in a PVC connection near the bottom and run a piece of 1/2" PVC through a hole in the wall or floor of the shed for the water to drain out. You could put several of these around the shed. Maybe just put a hole in the bottom of the outer bucket and a hole in the floor of the shed, for draining. The article below says you can use a fan to direct air toward the buckets, so some small solar powered fans might be a good idea, i.e. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008EPDRTY. http://web.archive.org/web/20120201005754/http://www.cheapdehumidifiersite.com/make-your-own-cheap-dehumidifier Surely you jest. Bob Amazing! Historically bicycles have been stored, on the lawn, in the garage, in the cellar, on the front porch and various other exotic locations. Now we need to build climate controlled facilities for them? My spare bicycle is stored uncovered on the back yard. Most of the cables will need replacing, but other than that nothing serious. The sprockets are showing rust, but the previous owner left enough grease on the chain, it should be OK. The real killer is roads gritted with salt in winter - especially with aluminium frames and electrolysis with any steel attachments. |
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