i'm going to be storing my bikes in my apartment over the winter, single room, no other space avalible for storage. i want to store them either mounted on hooks, vertically, or on one of these:
my problem is that the only free wall in my place is directly over then heater,against an outward facing wall. is the potential heat difference going to be a problem?
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my problem is that the only free wall in my place is directly over then heater,against an outward facing wall. is the potential heat difference going to be a problem?
I've ridden my bicycles in temperatures over 100 F with no negative results. Are you going to keep your apartment that warm?
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yeah, the heat's going to be on. i was thinking more of it being a problem of condensation and metal stress.
I keep my bicycles stored in my garage where the temperatures range from single digits in the winter to triple digits in the summer and have yet to have any problems. I can't imagine the temperature variations in your apartment are going to be as extreme as in my garage. I don't think it's anything I would worry about.
Temperatures that are tolerable for a person are not even close to producing any effect in the metal. Condensation could be an issue if your apartment is damp, and goes through temperature swings. I'd keep an eye on the bike long enough to see whether anything is happening.