Leaving tyres inflated has been known to damage wheels. Probably best to remove the tyres and rimtape. I usually detension all the spokes just to make sure.
You bag quite a lot of old folks nonsense for someone of your generation...
Leaving tyres inflated has been known to damage wheels. Probably best to remove the tyres and rimtape. I usually detension all the spokes just to make sure.
Best to remove all the spokes just to make sure, and rebuild the entire wheel when you next need them.
Leaving tyres inflated has been known to damage wheels. Probably best to remove the tyres and rimtape. I usually detension all the spokes just to make sure.
Best to remove all the spokes just to make sure, and rebuild the entire wheel when you next need them.
I always have the spokes smelted down and redrawn.
If your loft gets as hot as ours in the summer I wouldn't be storing tyres and tubes up there. When we got the Christmas stuff down in December we discovered one of the candles had melted :shock:
My winter wheels stay on the winter bike in the garage, alongside the summer wheels on the summer bike. If it's going to be pi$$ing it down in July I'll take the winter bike out.
LOL at the spoke loosening suggestion and the scare story of tyres damaging wheels!
I rook off my RS80s with GP4000S tyres in November, the tyres had done 1,400 miles, with no punctures.
Put them back on weekend before last and I've now been on two rides with them and punctured both times.
If your loft gets as hot as ours in the summer I wouldn't be storing tyres and tubes up there. When we got the Christmas stuff down in December we discovered one of the candles had melted :shock:
My winter wheels stay on the winter bike in the garage, alongside the summer wheels on the summer bike. If it's going to be pi$$ing it down in July I'll take the winter bike out.
LOL at the spoke loosening suggestion and the scare story of tyres damaging wheels!
you only have 1 wheelset per bike?!
Surely you need
a) summer/dry set
b) winter/wet set
c) studded set
d) turbo/rollers set
e) climbing set
f) TT/aero set
unless you've got 6 bikes, one to match each of the above requirements then you're several wheelsets short of a peleton!
beacrefull if you are leaving them in a garage with a window. The uv rays from the sun dammage tyres
The only place I have to store my wheels, and my bike for that matter is in my small conservatory, it gets a lot of sun and gets very hot in the summer.
For me, wheels will be in a cool, dark loft . I only thought about tyres as they've only done 200 mls and are heavy, conti hardshells and I don't want to find them full of cracks next November. My new wheels came with tyres on so going to stick with them over summer.
For me, wheels will be in a cool, dark loft . I only thought about tyres as they've only done 200 mls and are heavy, conti hardshells and I don't want to find them full of cracks next November. My new wheels came with tyres on so going to stick with them over summer.
How does your loft stay cool in summer? Ours must get up to 45c on a sunny day.
For me, wheels will be in a cool, dark loft . I only thought about tyres as they've only done 200 mls and are heavy, conti hardshells and I don't want to find them full of cracks next November. My new wheels came with tyres on so going to stick with them over summer.
How does your loft stay cool in summer? Ours must get up to 45c on a sunny day.
By being above a north-facing outrigger permanently shaded from the sun by the main roof and with Victorian eaves. exposed to the coast, which allows a lot of ventilation .
I used to unstitch my tubs and store the latex tubes separately, in my walk-in humidor. Hang the wheels off the garage rafters on matured leather toe-straps so as not to mark the wheel finish.
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You bag quite a lot of old folks nonsense for someone of your generation...
Best to remove all the spokes just to make sure, and rebuild the entire wheel when you next need them.
I always have the spokes smelted down and redrawn.
My winter wheels stay on the winter bike in the garage, alongside the summer wheels on the summer bike. If it's going to be pi$$ing it down in July I'll take the winter bike out.
LOL at the spoke loosening suggestion and the scare story of tyres damaging wheels!
I rook off my RS80s with GP4000S tyres in November, the tyres had done 1,400 miles, with no punctures.
Put them back on weekend before last and I've now been on two rides with them and punctured both times.
you only have 1 wheelset per bike?!
Surely you need
a) summer/dry set
b) winter/wet set
c) studded set
d) turbo/rollers set
e) climbing set
f) TT/aero set
unless you've got 6 bikes, one to match each of the above requirements then you're several wheelsets short of a peleton!
The only place I have to store my wheels, and my bike for that matter is in my small conservatory, it gets a lot of sun and gets very hot in the summer.
At least Rolf F made me laugh.
Or you can get special tyres cover protecters or wheels bags
How does your loft stay cool in summer? Ours must get up to 45c on a sunny day.
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By being above a north-facing outrigger permanently shaded from the sun by the main roof and with Victorian eaves. exposed to the coast, which allows a lot of ventilation .
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