Carbon bikes and frost.

copperthorpe

Can anyone tell me if temperatures below freezing can harm a carbon frame....I only have space in my wooden shed for my bikes?

Team Banana Spokesman

you'll be ok down to about -75c.

C.F planes cope with -40c to -60c fine.

id be more worried about grease going hard making moving parts stiff.

Monty Dog

As long as you don't put it away having just ridden it in the rain :twisted:

giant_man

Yeah they hate that. I had three carbon frames just melt away on me last year ........

Smokin Joe

Mrs Smokin Joe made some wollen socks for my carbon forks for the winter. And I bought a sunshade that fits round the headtube for hot summer days. I also coat them in sunblock to stop them geting burnt.

You can't take a chance with that carbon, it can explode with very little provocation.

markos1963

The big problem with shed storage is spiders webs. There is a chemical in the silk that attacks the carbon and leaves tiny stress fractures. You don't notice this until you are flying down a 20% hill at 40mph+ and the frame shatters :shock:

moonshine

Christ.... its just gone midsummer!"""" :shock: