tadley62

Hang ours upright from the ceiling in the garage using a pully system bike rack. Our garage ceiling is 12 feet high so there's lots of room up there and the pully system is so easy to use my wife can hoist it up or down.

Fenlason

I myself have never heard of storing a bike with the chain off.. and am not sure why one would. I guess the timing chain on a tandem there is some tension on the bb bearings... but even for picky people... I can not see that as an issue.

A clean oiled chain should not be a problem even in our climate.

I Idea of storing a bike without tension on the deraileur springs.. is valid to me. Over time the springs can weaken.

Rudy while I can not argue about living in Southern Az. [although personally I would miss the sea]
The carbon frame does not make much difference..in what we were discussing... Rusting of a steel frame... is a minimal problem. hmm in 25 years I have only seen two frames I would consider not safe to ride. We were talking bearings.. and I believe you use the same as the rest of us. You would have the same potential problems there.. and a frozen carbon frame full of water would still burst. Ahh but with carbon you might have less condensation build up compared to steel. I can honestly say I have not "measured" that.

glenn

zonatandem

Fenlason:
Keeping bearings water free is a bit better/easier with most sealed bearings; but it does not hurt to check things out after a super long and very wet ride.
Have seen a steel stoker seat tube rust from the inside-out near the bottom bracket . . . but it was due to having some chroming done, and tubes were not properly flushed out by the chromer. Seat tube was replaced.

Likelihood of bursting due to cold/moisture is minimal on any tubing material, but possible.
While Maine and Arizona are both great places for almost 3 seasons, we're willing to swap you some of your winter 'cool' for some of our summer 'warmth.'

Thigh Master

... fills the front hall for now - greeted by it everyday - we pass through the kitchen to go from front door to living room.

Fenlason

My bikes are all stored out in the... barn. [It's a big wooden structure I have built..with additions added over time.] There are different areas in it. For example I have a separate closed in room for my Motorcycle. I have a seperate bike storage area. Some bikes are hanging vertically, the tandems are hung horizontally on the walls. Right now lesser used bike bikes are upstairs in another area.

Rudy: while I can't say there are not times I would not trade some of our Maine cold for some of your Az. warmth. I really really like our 4 seasons here. I think many Mainers do. There were some recent threads about people out riding... putting in lots of miles in nice warm tempts... and I was somewhat jealous. Yet on those days I did some wonderful cross country skiing. Right out the door... to our back 40.... well actually more acurately stated, the back of our 40. We own 40 acres...and I have my own network of trails... for skiing, snowshoeing, running and moutain biking. There are trails here that connect out to snowmoble trails if I want more. On those trails I can go all the way to Canada.. a few hundred miles in the direction they go. [if we go northwest.. it is only a little over a 100 miles to the border]

It is hilly interesting terrain.. with lots of wildlife.. deer.. rabit..coyote..patridge... lots of wild turkeys.. this year bobcat tracks all over... an ocational bear... Moose tracks.. [yet I have yet to see one hear on the property].Yesterday morning stepping out onto the deck to open the shutters.. I had a juvie eagle fly by... right at tree top level. close enough I could count it's feathers..

Yes I sometimes get jealous when I hear of people out on the road... in shirtsleeves.... but by the time that weather comes for us... we will really really appreciate it.

Now blackfly season... perhaps that I would trade..

glenn

Linda & Lew

with where I store my stuff now....one of the spare bedrooms.....of course they are heated and that makes
for a great place for our bikes.
As for Maine....I live in Lancaster Pa....pretty close to Floyd Landis's home.....We love visiting Maine and
have always said we could live there...especially the Bar Harbor area....I'm not certain what your state
bird is but my guess is it's the Mosquitoe
Getting older has change my whole perspective on where I want to retire......I think going
south is the smart thing for the body.....Too many of my younger years were spent in the coal mines
of western PA. It takes a toll on ya. Thanks and stay warm!
Lew

Artmo 

<< We store our Tandem in one of our spare bedrooms. Is this normal? Where do you store yours?>>

This thread has become a bit anal IMHO. I have a Maclean solo I had built in England in 1957. It's Accles and Pollock chrome/moly, similar to Renolds 531 frame, Campag record, TA chainset etc. In the UK I rode it thousands of miles in sunshine, torrential rain, snow and floods up to the wheel bearings, only overhauled it once per year and never found corrosion. I still have it (in pieces at the moment) and there is rust only where the paint has been chipped. Ther was no moisture in the BB or headset when I took it apart and this is in coastal FL.
When I did find corrosion in a bike was some couple of years after the wind blew my son's Peugeot into the the boat dock here in Florida. I washed it thoroughly, sprayed WD40 into every orifice and then hung it up in the garage. It was probably a couple years later when I caught hold of the top tube to lift it down and my fingers went through the tube!! So, if you are riding along the beach frequently, at the water's edge, make sure you dismantle everything on a regular basis, clean it and oil and grease it.

Nachoman

I store mine in the garage, next to the pinball machines!

zonatandem

Another problem of living in a coastal area is the salt air . . . after a couple years it can do a number on metal.
Our Sonoran desert poses some problems also . . . ever been caught in a dustdevil/storm? If you have a 'wet' lubricated chain . . . it's like a dust/dirt magnet!
Yes, our older bones react a little kinder in the low humidty and 'dry' heat . . . one of the reasons we moved to AZ some 28 years ago! Used to X-country ski when in MI, but riding year 'round isn't too bad.
Storing one's tandem inside somewhere to get it out of the elements is a good idea: garage, barn, foyer, bedroom, living room, kitchen or wherever it's handy.
Spring is in the air . . . going up to 90 degrees this weekend.