Comments on Free advice on how to fix your bicycle: WINTER BIKE STORAGE

Matthew, just make sure that your chain and gears ...

2011-01-27T19:10:15.073-05:00

Matthew, just make sure that your chain and gears are well lubricated and you should be fine.

Gerry :)

I live in Louisiana where it is humid year round (...

2011-01-26T23:41:42.067-05:00

I live in Louisiana where it is humid year round (it's a god send when the humidity is less than 70%) and as I am in the unfortunate position of being a brand new bike bum I was wondering if you had any year round storage advice. Or perhaps what general maintenance should I simply increase to compensate.

That's a good question. I'll deduct here t...

2009-11-15T09:10:10.097-05:00

That's a good question. I'll deduct here that the wheel can sustain almost 10 times the weight of the bike so I don't think that it should affect it at all. I've never experience such problems myself and I've had some heavy weights hanging up. Of course leaving the bike that way untouched for years could be a whole other ball game, but that's just my opinion based on nothing more than an educated guess.

Gerry :)

I've always wondered if hanging a bike by one ...

2009-11-15T08:43:15.486-05:00

I've always wondered if hanging a bike by one wheel will distort the rim. Have you ever noticed that? I hang my bikes by two rims, but haven't noticed any changes. I'm getting enough bikes now that I'll probably need to hang one or two by the front rim as you have in the photo.