Storing a bike - Long term.

matt581
matt581 Posts: 219
edited November 2010 in MTB general
I'm going away in few months and i'll be gone for about 6 months. Has anyone got experiance of storing a mtb bike for long periods, anything I need to do i.e drain the hydraulics etc.....

Cheers

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  • Neily03
    Neily03 Posts: 295
    Just leave it somewhere dry and safe. That's all.
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Neily03 wrote:
    Just leave it somewhere dry and safe.
    And dark and away from electromagentic radiation.
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I have been storing my bikes for the past 4 winters - I just put a bit of lube on the chain and moving parts of the mech and leave it. No worries, its always ready to roll when I get back with a bit of a tyre pump.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • LjStronge
    LjStronge Posts: 287
    paul.skibum wrote:
    I have been storing my bikes for the past 4 winters

    Why?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    matt581 wrote:
    I'm going away in few months and i'll be gone for about 6 months. Has anyone got experiance of storing a mtb bike for long periods, anything I need to do i.e drain the hydraulics etc.....

    Cheers
    It it any good? I'll look after it for you :wink:
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    LjStronge wrote:
    paul.skibum wrote:
    I have been storing my bikes for the past 4 winters

    Why?

    I am a ski instructor in the winter - cant take my bikes with me.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • LjStronge
    LjStronge Posts: 287
    paul.skibum wrote:
    LjStronge wrote:
    paul.skibum wrote:
    I have been storing my bikes for the past 4 winters

    Why?

    I am a ski instructor in the winter - cant take my bikes with me.

    Fair enough then :D

    I thought you were one of those "It's too cold I'm off to get my road bike out" Types
    :wink:
    Specialized Rockhopper Comp 2009.
  • matt581
    matt581 Posts: 219
    paul.skibum wrote:
    I have been storing my bikes for the past 4 winters - I just put a bit of lube on the chain and moving parts of the mech and leave it. No worries, its always ready to roll when I get back with a bit of a tyre pump.

    Nice, it's going in my brothers attic so should be dry and warmish.

    Thanks
  • matt581
    matt581 Posts: 219
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    matt581 wrote:
    I'm going away in few months and i'll be gone for about 6 months. Has anyone got experiance of storing a mtb bike for long periods, anything I need to do i.e drain the hydraulics etc.....

    Cheers
    It it any good? I'll look after it for you :wink:

    Yeah no problems. if you would also be kind enough to keep an eye on the misses aswel that would be great
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    put the gears into small small too.....
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    mroli wrote:
    put the gears into small small too.....
    Good point.
  • milfredo
    milfredo Posts: 322
    .blitz wrote:
    mroli wrote:
    put the gears into small small too.....
    Good point.

    It will make little difference over 6 months. You might even strech the cables even more which is no bad thing, they'll just need some adjusting.

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