storing a carbon bike.
paul e w sanders
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iv,e bought a carbon framed bike and i want to store it in a secure shed but someone told me if the frame gets to hot it can damage it .on a hot day the shed can reach 100 degrees if i am in i will open the door but sometimes thats inpossible if your not in ,will this damage the frame? also what about the cold?
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100C really?
Also make sure that it doesn't get wet as it will melt all over the floor
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Slow week.0
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my mum says if you havent got anything nice to say100C really?
Also make sure that it doesn't get wet as it will melt all over the floor0 -
i have been saving for two years for this bike i didnt really what to damage it thats why i am askingSlow week.0 -
100 degrees. What is the shed made out of? Glass?
I would be more worried about it getting nicked.
Is it insured in the shed?0 -
Dogs love carbon.0
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Dogs love carbon.
Leave a pair of boa shoes next to the bike. Dogs love them more.0 -
Paul, where do you live roughly? If the UK then the kind of temps (high and low) seen in most sheds will not affect carbon fibre frames. There can be no specific guidance as each resin/fibre frame model will be slightly different, but if you really are worried then contact the manufacturers. In practice though, just let a little air out of the tyres (air will expand in hot temps and can cause the odd blowout) and store the bike out of direct sunlight as UV can be quite fatiguing on things like paint, finishes, etc.0
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Do you mean 100 Fahrenheit or 100 celsisus?0
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Do you mean 100 Fahrenheit or 100 celsisus?
We use degC in this country so no reason why he'd say degF. I would think 100C is unlikely in a shed, 30-40C perhaps.0 -
Im pretty sure the carbon is baked at well over that in the factoryAnd the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.0
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Try it and see, look at it this way if it melts you'll have a fancy carbon fibre floor!!One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling0
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Can you not mount a fan attached to a thermometer thing that will set the fan off if it gets too hot in there?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19621315#p19621315]paul e w sanders[/url] wrote:
i have been saving for two years for this bike i didnt really what to damage it thats why i am askingSlow week.
If you've been saving that long for it, then I wouldn't put it in a shed.0 -
Thermostat. That's the word I was looking for.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Dogs love carbon.
Not as much as West Coasters:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1569272/Man-who-had-sex-with-bicycle-sentenced.html0 -
Dogs love carbon.
Not as much as West Coasters:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1569272/Man-who-had-sex-with-bicycle-sentenced.html
"What is it hen?"
Standard fair for that lot ;-)0 -
This has to be a wind up.0
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It's over 100F during the day in Dubai. Carbon bikes have on occasion been spotted in Dubai.0
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It's over 100F during the day in Dubai. Carbon bikes have on occasion been spotted in Dubai.
37C isn't exactly hot hot is it. It gets that hot in Southern Europe every year on a regular basis.
And a fan won't help any more than it will cool down a fan oven
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And a fan won't help any more than it will cool down a fan oven
It will melt more evenly though, and you could even melt 2 carbon bikes at once 8)0 -
Can you not mount a fan attached to a thermometer thing that will set the fan off if it gets too hot in there?
How will that help?0 -
Can you not mount a fan attached to a thermometer thing that will set the fan off if it gets too hot in there?
How will that help?
It would speed up the process as a result of the heat generated by the fan motor.0 -
Can you not mount a fan attached to a thermometer thing that will set the fan off if it gets too hot in there?
How will that help?
Well, after you have gone to the trouble of getting mains electricity to the shed, you could have a mini fridge full of beer in there 8)0 -
Put a fridge in there with the door open 0
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When I lived in America it was so cold in the flat that we used to turn the oven on and leave the door open to warm the place up.
The microwave was so old that we used it used to give us all headaches and make the tv picture go funny.
We used it for a while to get rid of annoying girls that wouldn't leave the morning after.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Can you not mount a fan attached to a thermometer thing that will set the fan off if it gets too hot in there?
How will that help?
More even browning together with increased post count. Win - win situation on both counts.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
On occasion when it's been exceptionally cold in the house I've been known to put the halogen ring on the hob for 10 minutes. It does help quite a bit although I expect expensive way of heating.0
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PIna just chucks another bit of pallet board on the half oil drum he has going in his front room whilst buttoning up his donkey jacket that little bit extra.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
A carbon frame is essentially coal and is liable to catch fire at those temperatures. Here's an example of someone who stored his bike in a hot shed
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