Hi everyone, I got a full suspension MTB this summer and am trying to plan storage for the winter. Right now I am storing it in the house but I won’t be able to in the winter. If I can keep it covered and away from moisture will that be good enough? I’m worried about the cold temps.
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Keep it inside.
How cold does it get where you’re at?
It can get below freezing unfortunately.
If you can keep it dry I wouldn’t worry too much about just below freezing temps. Maybe pull the wheels and pedals off and keep it inside but that is the most I’d do. Moisture is your enemy. lots of people keep nice bikes in garages without climate control. Clean and grease everything before you put it up and if you keep it dry it’ll be ready to go in the spring
Can you get something like this for it?
I was thinking about something like that, but still worried about temps. I don’t think those usually have insulation in them
Could you store it indoors if it were partially disassembled? Like take off the wheels and pedals, and maybe even the fork, in order to squeeze it into a storage spot?
Months of sitting in a damp space will wreck anything made of steel: bearings, shifter cables, bolts (if they aren’t stainless). Moisture plus temperature swings will degrade rubber and fabric. You might get some galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals; a classic problem (though probably not on your bike) is an aluminum seat post in a steel frame.
Keep it as warm and dry you can.
I’m thinking thats the best option. Even if I can keep it dry, I’m worried about the temps.
I wouldn’t worry about temps. Moisture is the enemy.
I am more worried about salt than temps. I store my bikes in an unheated garage. I ride them in freezing temps. The one I ride on the salted roads has a rust problem. The full suspension bike that only sees trails is fine.
I’m no expert, I only have a 44 year old chrome plated antique bicycle made from aircraft steel. And yes it’s rusting from the inside out.
Which begs the question, what’s your bike made from? Mild Steel? Hardened Steel? Aircraft Steel? Aluminum? Titanium? Carbon Fiber? Bamboo?
You could have the inside of the frame treated to try to avoid internal rusting. Sadly I wasn’t aware of this treatment before the rust damages had already set in, particularly down the inside of the seatpost tube.
