Winter

[LarryDuff]

As I won't have as much opportunity to get out on my bike over the winter, it will spend mot of the time out in the garage where it can be a bit damp and cold.

Are there any things I can do to keep my bike in good condition?

I have cleaned and re-oiled the chain.

 

[ianrauk]

as long as no water is dripping on the bike then it will be fine.
Be worth just giving it a quick wipe down every now and then though.

 

[snorri]

Take the bike in to your bedroom for the winter and move your bed out to the shed.

 

[Dayvo]

If it's damp, then stay on the safe side and cover it with a tarp or some large plastic bin-liners.

There's no chance my best bike (CAAD 10 105) is going outside this winter. Even the missus has said it can hang from the ceiling in the living room!

 

[Pauluk]

If its a steel frame you could wax it before you put it away but if its alloy or carbon then I wouldn't bother. Clean the bike then spray the chain set, cassette and derailleurs liberally with gt85 and lube the chain. When you get it back out after the winter give the chain a good wipe and then on the next clean re-lube all the same parts.

 

[roadrash]

top tip .......put a tray of cat litter in the shed if you are concerened about damp conditions

 

[Trail Child]

The dining room is for bikes. End of story.

 

[Cress1968]

The dining room is for bikes. End of story.

^^^^^ this my bike lives in the dining room too.

 

[mickle]

Dehumidifier and an old sheet to keep the spider shoot off.

 

[Drago]

Smear any plated or polished parts with something greasy/oily, thoroughly polish the painted parts with a long-life car wax such as Auto Balm or Collinite, and make sure you check on it periodically. All mine live in a shed, albeit purpose built, apart from my commuter which lives in the porch so I can be out the door quick in the mornings, nary a problem.

 

[jayonabike]

I chucked the bed out of the spare bedroom and keep my bikes in there. It means we can't have any family members stay with us but I see this as a bonus!

 

[Cheshire Celt]

^^^^^ this my bike lives in the dining room too.

Mine too

 

[Pat "5mph"]

^^^^^ this my bike lives in the dining room too.

And mine - all 3 of them, one is moving to the spare room soon

 

[ayceejay]

This just in: bicycles are made from materials that can only withstand the cold and humidity that exists 50 miles inland and way above sea level so should not be stored any where north of the equator. As a manufacturer of such delicate machinery I suggest you buy a new one every spring as soon as the barometer rises and chuck the old one in a skip as part of May day celebrations.

 

[Skipper]

Get a turbo trainer, then you can train in the shed when the weather is bad. Stops the bike getting rusty, and your legs!