Carbon Fiber Bike Storage
 

I've recently purchased my first carbon fiber bike and I'm wondering if storing one on a horizontal wall hanger is alright. This wall hanger is the type where the top tube hangs on two hooks. I'm not aware of any dos and don'ts when it comes to handling a CF bike.

No problems storing it like that. :)

Yeah radials, hanging it up vertically is fine. I found out in my new house, there's a bar meant to hang clothes in my basement, so this is how I have my bikes hung now.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=362492

If it can support a human, it can support itself. Think about it, the bike weighs less than 20 pounds and you weight slightly more.

They asplode with even one degree off horizontal, I keep my driveshaft angle gauge handy for just such occasions.

The only thing to be aware of, is that the epoxy resin used to make CF composites is usually not UV-friendly and may deteriorate from constant exposure to sunlight. This is not a problem for a new bike because it's going to have a layer of paint that blocks UV light, but you should keep that in mind in case you see chipped/cracked paint.

In most other ways carbon fiber in the frame is more resilient than the rest of the bike. (For example, if you store it in a non-air-conditioned shed or a garage for a few years, humidity and condensation will degrade all metal components to the point of needing replacement, but the frame will still be like new.)

Thanks for the insight everyone.

I've been storing my bikes in non-air-conditioned sheds for decades and all the metal components are fine

Carbon Fiber Bike Storage
 

You don't live in a coastal environment

Oh really! I have kept bikes stored in a shed for 15 years a few feet from salt water. I've never had any problems.

It is important to store it at a constant 68 degrees and 0% humidity, or else it will asplode. This happened to a friend, so I know it's true.

The bike is stored in my apartment in the pacific northwest, so there shouldn't be any asploding going on. If it does then I'll take Specialized up on their lifetime frame warranty.

Skip to 5:00, just to get to the point.

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/243228/

Hanging it will be fine :)

It's not a huge issue but stuff rusts in a coastal environment. Steel bolts rust on the inside. Chains not ridden for awhile will rust solid. I've got an old track bike with steel bars and stems that's rusting through the chrome. It's never been ridden in the rain. Admittedly it's 37 years old.

The PNW is WAY to humid for crabon. But at least you don't have to worry about sunlight.

Ok, I'm more NW than Pacific. It's not very humid here in the high desert.

Specialized bikes don't asplode. Their failure mode is to go out in a pure beam of white light, as God herself calls them home.

Put it in a big Ziploc baggie.

The one thing I'll add is a lock. Easy on rack and easy off rack. Rack won't hurt it.

My only suggestion is to place something under any cables that may rest on the hooks. I used a small pad so that the weight of the bike on the cable doesn't cause abrasion on the frame. Might be overkill but does, at least, prevent any cosmetic damage.

I'm just going to be honest here...every freaking time I pass the title of the thread, I read:

[h=2]"Carbon Fiber Bike Shortage"[/h]

Reminds me of the thread from a week or two ago that I kept thinking was "Drinking Bad Milk"​.

There is a carbon bike shortage. Otherwise I am unnecessarily waiting for a carbon bike I bought last month and was told would be here in a couple short days. Later they said the two short days would follow several long weeks.

Now as for storage, I am interested to see if it's any different than my Al framed bike.

Good advice in general. The cables are all routed inside the frame on this bike though. Pretty slippery looking.