View Poll Results: Do you store your bike in the garage or inside the house?
Garage
76
55.88%
Inside the house
41
30.15%
Inside the house/apartment. I do not have a garage.
17
12.50%
If I had a garage I would keep it there
2
1.47%
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Do you store your bike in the garage?
08-11-04, 05:02 PM
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Do you store your bike in the garage?
Just wondering. Do I need to be concerned about heat damage to my bike keeping it in the garage? I live in Arizona and it often gets to 110+ in the summer, so the garage is probably even hotter then that.
I don't have alot of room inside for the bike but if heat damage is a concern I will make room.
What are your thoughts?
I don't have alot of room inside for the bike but if heat damage is a concern I will make room.
What are your thoughts?
08-11-04, 05:29 PM
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110+ plus is hot! but I don't think it would melt anything on a bike. I might let some of the air out of the tires to remove the stress on the tires. And I would take the cyclecomputer off. 
08-11-04, 05:35 PM
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More than half of my garage rafters have bikes hanging off of them. Heat is never a factor as it rarely gets over 100 inside.
08-11-04, 05:37 PM
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In the garage. I don't think a few hours in hundred plus temps is going to hurt the bike. Seems like moisture and UV are much more threatening to your bike than heat.
08-11-04, 05:37 PM
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g'day,
thaty sort of heat isn't going to damage the bike, (well not while its in the garage anyway!). My bikes live in the house on a tiered rack in my study. It doesn't take up that much room. 'She who must be obeyed' isn't that happy about it, but hey, I can always get another wife...LOL,
cheers,
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thaty sort of heat isn't going to damage the bike, (well not while its in the garage anyway!). My bikes live in the house on a tiered rack in my study. It doesn't take up that much room. 'She who must be obeyed' isn't that happy about it, but hey, I can always get another wife...LOL,
cheers,
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08-11-04, 05:48 PM
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I used to keep mine in the garage for years. Now that I have taken it down off the wall, and have begun restoration, I have fallen in love with my old Centurion.
My wife keeps complaining as well, and I can't figure out why. It only takes up a small part of our bed.
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My wife keeps complaining as well, and I can't figure out why. It only takes up a small part of our bed.
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08-11-04, 06:04 PM
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don't know if the heat would hurt the bike, but I know about that heat first hand.
(should let a little air out of the tires between rides anyhow, yeah?)
I keep mine inside
(should let a little air out of the tires between rides anyhow, yeah?)
I keep mine inside
08-11-04, 06:15 PM
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At the last house I had a bike stolen from the shed, so I didn't like keeping it in there anyway (and I had no garage). But for the 2 years I had my Kona at that house I think I road 300KM's total. New house I've got both bikes in garage and I've ridden over 300KM this week.
So its really a necessity to keep it in garage...too much effort to lug up and down all those stairs <-- youth these days, aren't we lazy
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So its really a necessity to keep it in garage...too much effort to lug up and down all those stairs <-- youth these days, aren't we lazy
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08-11-04, 07:51 PM
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Is that freestanding or bolted down? How sturdy is it if its free standing?
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08-11-04, 07:54 PM
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I had my bike stolen from me about 6 years ago in the garage (a crappy KHS), but a week after, my buddy across the street had his stolen (kona firemountain). The thiefs used a sledge hammer to open his door. Now it's always in my house.
08-11-04, 09:57 PM
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All of our bikes are in the garage. I wouldn't be worried about heat affecting the bikes.
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08-11-04, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chad
Is that freestanding or bolted down? How sturdy is it if its free standing?
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it is bolted to the shelves.. It Will not work free standing...
If you have more then one bike (now we have 4) you can basically bolt the stands to a horizontal sheet of plywood...
08-11-04, 11:46 PM
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I'm currently shopping for a condo, and it's quickly become apparent that I'll need a two bedroom, one for me, and one for my bikes. No way I'm leaving 'em in a common lock-up in the basement.
08-12-04, 12:15 AM
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I've kept mine in the garage for the last 20 plus years, in heat above 100 degrees and in freezing temps. Actually keeping the bike in a garage is the best thing for a bike because then the bike is close to outside temperture when you take it outside, thus condensation will not form inside the frame.
08-12-04, 02:11 AM
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My road bike spends its time in the garage unless I don't expect to ride it for a while. Then it will get hung up in my home-office which is upstairs in my house. It's sort of a pain to unnecessarily lug it up and down the stairs.
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08-12-04, 05:02 AM
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I have 10 bikes in the garage, but I keep my 3 main bikes in the basement!
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08-12-04, 05:45 AM
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Both of mine hang from the ceiling in the garage, hooks from Lowes, screwed into the 2x12 ceiling joists. I then lock both my Paramount and Serotta thtough the wheels and frame with an eyebolt into the wall stud. Plus my garage is on the house alarm system with a 2 zone sensor. Been that way for 11 years now.
Been that way for 11 years now.
08-12-04, 07:07 AM
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I don't have a garage, but if I did they'd still hang here.
08-12-04, 08:08 AM
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we used to keep our bikes in a garage (it was a family friends) until the day my brothers 1 month old s-works got stolen...what a sad day in biking land. ever since all bike stay in the basement...except my moms kuz it weighs a ton and we couldnt care less if it was stolen
(wally world bike). i actually like having the bike in the basement because it means i have my own little workshop...
(wally world bike). i actually like having the bike in the basement because it means i have my own little workshop...
08-12-04, 08:44 AM
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I keep my bikes in the house. I keep telling myself that eventually I'll get around to converting my garage into a workshop, however between work, kids, weekend rides I never seem to get around to it. I'm just running out of room in the house for all my tools and stuff.
I never seem to get around to it. I'm just running out of room in the house for all my tools and stuff.
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