Old 11-13-12 | 08:50 AM
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From: Sudbury, ON, CA

Bikes: 2012 Kona Sutra, 2002 Look AL 384, 2018 Moose Fat bike

Bike at work during winter: stored inside or outside?

As I was riding in this morning, on lightly salted roads, I got to thinking about where to store my bike at work on days in which there is significant salty slush. I heard (may be an urban myth) that storing your car in a garage during the winter that is warm enough to melt the salty snow off the car overnight, thereby resulting in a somewhat continuous freeze/thaw cycle, is bad for the car, but a good environment to create rust. I have access to an indoor storage area for my bike but I am wondering if, on salty slushy days, whether I should be keeping it outdoors (there is a secure area outside).
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