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.