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Originally Posted by gthomson
....is there any concern with leaving them in a garage in the winter? totally protected by the elements other than cold Canadian winters.
If you have a basement, that will be better than an unheated garage. My experience with garages (not attached to the house in any way) is that moisture from the air condenses on cold metal surfaces when you get a sudden warm-up, aggravated by rain or snow-melt. This leads to corrosion on bare steel, chromed steel and compromised painted surfaces, in decreasing order of severity. Bikes will age more quickly if left in the garage all winter.
In the basement, I like hooks in overhead joists because gravity is pretty reliable. I also have bikes leaning against walls and things like that, but these are more easily disturbed.
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