Solution for bringing snow on the wheels into the house in the winter
11-27-13, 04:51 AM
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Solution for bringing snow on the wheels into the house in the winter
I keep my bike on a frame. Is there some sort of solution to this? some sort of drip tray under the rack maybe?
11-27-13, 05:24 AM
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Go to your local hardware store and have a look.
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11-27-13, 07:18 AM
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Cardboard and newspaper was always my solution.
11-27-13, 07:56 AM
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Aha! Another use for a canvas drop cloth from Sherwin Williams. Not too expensive either.
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11-27-13, 09:16 AM
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I brushed my bike and gave it a few squirts with my water water and some wiping with paper towels at work then parked it on cardboard. there's a lot of road grime that drips off, not just water this time of year, plus road salt! ugh. maybe you can use a dark colored towel which can be thrown in a clothes dryer
11-27-13, 09:22 AM
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A boot tray under each wheel? Is the rack vertical or horizontal? I might be tempted to just leave it on the floor if you were going to have something underneath it where you can't store stuff anyway.
11-27-13, 11:46 AM
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Several solutions:
-plastic crates: you can leave your bike on plastic crates until the snow has melted
something like this with a better bottom
-cat litter
-bicycle brushes or any kind of brushes that you eventually fix on your bike's frame and that will clean your tires while you ride
-shoe sweapers
-vacuum cleaner put upside down
-creme brulée burner
-electric BBQ (not to use for cooking food later on, hopefully)
-rocks
-salt
-tire cover
-cardboard
-bicycle trainer (waterproof)
-electric concrete vibrator
-air-blow gun
-plastic crates: you can leave your bike on plastic crates until the snow has melted
something like this with a better bottom
-cat litter
-bicycle brushes or any kind of brushes that you eventually fix on your bike's frame and that will clean your tires while you ride
-shoe sweapers
-vacuum cleaner put upside down
-creme brulée burner
-electric BBQ (not to use for cooking food later on, hopefully)
-rocks
-salt
-tire cover
-cardboard
-bicycle trainer (waterproof)
-electric concrete vibrator
-air-blow gun
11-27-13, 07:17 PM
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Air gun... Hmm... I think we're getting closer! drag the hose out the back door and clean off the bike with a 200 mph air stream!
11-27-13, 07:40 PM
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Pressurized air or steam seems to be the best bet
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11-28-13, 08:51 AM
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I used to use carpet remnants that I got for free at the local carpet shops...in their dumpsters...too gunky looking...in the trash they go easily replaced by another...I use them in my workshop as well...
11-29-13, 07:42 AM
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11-30-13, 01:36 AM
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I have a Mud Room inside the front door , and a second door to open, before I enter the house proper .
call a contractor and get the walls relocated.
It should be part of the way houses are built, anywhere it Snows.
You can make it welcoming, with a place for taking off your boots
and to hang up heavy coats , mine has a window wall on the south side,
so warm when the sun is out..
call a contractor and get the walls relocated.
It should be part of the way houses are built, anywhere it Snows.
You can make it welcoming, with a place for taking off your boots
and to hang up heavy coats , mine has a window wall on the south side,
so warm when the sun is out..
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11-30-13, 08:00 PM
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Actually, leaving the bike outdoors is the best solution, if you can come up with a safe spot to do it. Leaving it in the cold reduces the effect of salt and moisture, versus continually subjecting it to the freeze/melt cycle.
12-01-13, 12:56 AM
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My unheated garage serves the same purpose.
12-01-13, 09:33 AM
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IDK. My unheated garage can be pretty bad at times. It'll cool way down on cold days/nights and then when it warms up outside I get condensation on everything in the garage. I kept a few bikes in the garage unused for ~3 years and the chains were rusty despite having been lubed when put up. Bikes in the house dry off quickly and stay dry.
12-01-13, 07:41 PM
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IDK. My unheated garage can be pretty bad at times. It'll cool way down on cold days/nights and then when it warms up outside I get condensation on everything in the garage. I kept a few bikes in the garage unused for ~3 years and the chains were rusty despite having been lubed when put up. Bikes in the house dry off quickly and stay dry.
12-01-13, 07:59 PM
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I bounce it on the porch to knock most off... Then leave it on a tile floor. Dripping and wiping take care of the rest.
12-02-13, 09:06 AM
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Temp cycling with varying humidity is less optimal for storage than constant low humidity conditions.
12-02-13, 11:47 AM
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How about vinyl rain gutter? It comes in 10' standard lengths - just put end caps on it.
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Venting helps, but if it's colder in the garage/shed than ambient, condensation will occur. This happens in winter when a warm front comes though after a spell of cold high pressure. Heck sometimes I'll open the garage door in the morning and the vehicles all get covered with condensation, or all the windows will fog up on the outside as I drive off.
Temp cycling with varying humidity is less optimal for storage than constant low humidity conditions.
Temp cycling with varying humidity is less optimal for storage than constant low humidity conditions.