Storing Bikes For Winter

[Prairiedog]

What is the best way to store a bike for winter? There are different hanger styles out there and I want to use the one that will do the least amount of damage to our bikes so go with the horizontal hanger's or the vertical tire hanger's?

[SadieKate]

What kind of bikes and are there any shocks on the bikes?

[bike4ever]

Wow - mine leans up against a blanket holder in our bedroom during the Fall/Winter. In the Spring/Summer, it leans up against the fireplace in the family room. I didn't realize there was another place for it.

[Popoki_Nui]

Mine hang from those yellow rubber-covered steel hooks (one under the saddle and one under the stem) in my workshop and garage. I clean, lube, and tune them, let about 1/2 the air out of the tires, take the tension out of the shift and brake cables, and that's it.

[mary9761]

You could always set it up on a trainer and ride it indoors through the winter. If you're worried about your tires, get a cheap set for just the trainer and put the good ones back on in the Spring. I ride my Navigator year round here in Indianapolis, but have started supplementing my ride time with the trainer since the weather has turned blustery.
Good luck
Mary

[Bad JuJu]

Now is when the dreadful heat and humidity of Florida summers has all been worth it--I get to ride my bike all year long. I ride it less, of course, because of the shorter days, but still at least once or twice a week.

But when I lived in NJ, we did essentially what Popoki_Nui does. I remember that it always made me feel a little sad--putting the bikes "to bed" for the winter.

[hsmpcycle]

Store my bike for the winter??? Well, I guess putting it on a trainer and using it in the den doesn't count as a storage facility.

[DebW]

There's also the more hopeful approach. Keep the bike ready to go. Pump the tires every couple of weeks so they don't go flat. And when the temp gets up to 35 some day in January or February, go take a ride.

[mimitabby]

We ride all year long too, but in december and january we are always waiting for a window of daylight and dryer pavement. When i saw your question, after reading about bikes getting stolen, the answer was obvious. Chain the bike to your bed!