Any risk with upright bike storage

pete1336

Just bought a new ride..she has hydraulic disk brakes. Over the winter it's stored indoors on an upright stand as per the pic. Any mechanical risk or danger in storing it this way...specifically to the hydraulic braking system?
Thanks all and merry xmas and happy cycling.

MattFalle

Feliz Navidad.

Absolutely none at all. Why would there be? Its fine.

#itsfine

david37

only risk is bashing into it or the cat climbing up it. Or the mrs polishing it.

Its safer than keeping it in bed with you.

MattFalle

Or it pulls the wall down on top of you crushing you to death and your widow ends up having mad crazy passionate screaming oh my God its so massive why did I stay with him all these years sex with your best mate when they are both slaughtered at your wake and spends your estate on Colombian dancing powder.

#ha.didn'tthinkofthatdidyou

johngti

MattFalle said:

Or it pulls the wall down on top of you crushing you to death and your widow ends up having mad crazy passionate screaming oh my God its so massive why did I stay with him all these years sex with your best mate when they are both slaughtered at your wake and spends your estate on Colombian dancing powder.

#ha.didn'tthinkofthatdidyou

Blimey, that escalated quickly.

Be like me and have no friends. Problem solved #benefitsofbeingbillynomates

pete1336

MattFalle said:

Or it pulls the wall down on top of you crushing you to death and your widow ends up having mad crazy passionate screaming oh my God its so massive why did I stay with him all these years sex with your best mate when they are both slaughtered at your wake and spends your estate on Colombian dancing powder.

#ha.didn'tthinkofthatdidyou

Lol, lockdown getting to you?

j_vora

Hi Pete1336 :

I had read an article on VeloNews where a "similar" question was posed, but for storing a bike in the reverse orientation than what you have asked for -

The article does NOT recommend storing a bike with Hydraulic Bakes in the "upside-down-position" - ( Link to article provided below ).

Basically it has to be with air bubbles in the oil ( if they are present ) floating into the mechanical parts of the Braking System, -

Link to the article :

https://www.velonews.com/gear/technical-faq-air-hydraulic-brakes-proper-bike-storage/

But from what I have understood, storing the bike vertically in an "upright-position" ( ie HandlBars up ) does not seem to cause any issue.


Jai

pete1336

Good to know, thanks

brundonbianchi

If there is any air in the system ( the brakes need bleeding ) then you can end up with very ineffective brakes ( at least temporarily) if you store it upright. I’ve had issues with my disc braked bikes, after having stored them upright. Some cycle cafes have indoor storage like that, and some trains do as well. I’ve had issues where I hadn’t realised the brake systems could have done with a bleed, and fettle, then ridden the bikes, having had them in that position for a bit. By ‘issues’ I mean having ( at least ) one lever reaching the bars, with no real braking effect, for a couple of pumps. That’s worth remembering, having hardly any brakes at the first junction you reach, without warning, isn’t ideal. Storing it ‘rear up’ is worse, as there’s a lot more hose / distance between the rear brake and the levers, than the front lever and front brake.

daniel_b

My Synapses (Synapsi?) are stored upright, one in each orientation, and one mtb used to be stored upright as well, and not had any issues.