Winter storage
 

Hi all,

So my outdoor season is coming to a close. Winters get cold and I am a weather conscious rider (wimp).

I am new to tubeless this year. I used to clean bike, pump up tires and put it in the shed. Now my plan is to simply break the seal and wipes out any excess sealant, reinflate and either hang bike in garage (need space for snowblower) or put in storage shed (wheels on ground). Probably FIVE months 😬😠. Bike has through axles. I have hooks that have been used for other bikes, that's not an issue. Anything I'm not considering? Id prefer shed, but am worried about tires becoming flat and sitting for months.

Thanks

Bring the wheels in, stick them under your bed and baby them all winter while you hang the frame on a hook?

OP: your plan seems just fine. A better plan is to move to a better climate. 😀

Have you ever tried to "simply" wipe out any sealant from the tires? I'd just hang the bike up and deal with the sealant when you are ready to ride again.

Most of it will be in a dry puddle on the bottom that you can just pull out. Sometimes it takes a little effort to get it to start separating from the tire. But to me, not as much effort as having to wipe out sealant that isn't dried up.

And of course since you live where the ponds freeze over, make certain that you haven't been recently riding in the wet stuff and that the frame and components have had time to dry out if you are storing it somewhere unheated.

No need to break the seal and wipe out excess sealant. You're just doing a bunch of work for no reason and with no benefit.

Just put the bikes away in the shed as normal and add sealant in the spring when you start riding. You will lose a little air in the tires over the winter but no big deal.

I just hang our bikes by the wheels upside down in the garage

Thanks! I like the kISS principal. I'll top off the tires and be done. I guess we'll see come spring. There is a chance I can get it hanging in the garage.

As long as you top up your tires from time to time, there is nothing wrong with having the bike sit on the ground. However, if the tires go flat, they might be damaged by the weight of the bike sitting on the deflated tire carcass. My gravel bike has been sitting in my living room for months. It is set up tubeless and of course, it gradually loses air, takes a couple of months for the tires to deflate. Just yesterday, after about 3 months, the rear tire went flat when I squeezed the tire walking by. Being tubeless, the bead broke and the tire totally deflated. So, I brought out my trusty charge pump, pumped the chamber up to about 180 psi and opened the valve. The tire instantly reseated and I pumped the tire back up to about 40 psi. While I was at it, I also pumped the front tire up to the same pressure. I would not let a bike sit around on flat tires during the off season. If you can hang your bike up off the ground, it doesn't matter if the tires go flat

I take it, no heated basement, that’s where all my bikes live in the winter.
Tim

Garage and cellar far from the heat and the light.

That doesn't happen and isn't a thing. Every spring my MTB and gravel bike tires go flat. I just add sealant and pump them back up. Bikes aren't heavy enough to cause any tire damage.

My bikes live in the unheated garage for the winter where temps here can be 20-30 below zero. No problems at all.

Thanks for all the replies. I may have a bit of reprieve. Temps in the mid to low 40s (°F). But sunny. Going to ride a few more days. Shorter, but better than being inside....for now.😁

Fat Biking season is around the corner.

As a "weather conscious rider" just know that there is no such thing as bad weather...Just bad clothing.