Storing bikes in the attic?

[jango]

Due to reorganisation and an influx of new metal I'm running out of space here at Jango Towers :roll: .....so it's got me thinking, can I store bikes that are rarely used in the attic?

I'm sure I can physically get them up there but my concern is the temperature fluctuations, cold in winter should be no problem but it gets very hot up there in summer and I'm worried how this may effect the softer parts of the bike.....I don't want to drag them down to find I've got dry crunchy tyres and a mouldy saddle!

Anyone got any experience?

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Due to reorganisation and an influx of new metal I'm running out of space here at Jango Towers :roll: .....so it's got me thinking, can I store bikes that are rarely used in the attic?

I'm sure I can physically get them up there but my concern is the temperature fluctuations, cold in winter should be no problem but it gets very hot up there in summer and I'm worried how this may effect the softer parts of the bike.....I don't want to drag them down to find I've got dry crunchy tyres and a mouldy saddle!

Anyone got any experience?

Air should be flowing through the loft (if you haven't blocked your soffit vents with loft insulation :roll: ) so shouldn't be any issue with mould and I wouldn't have thought you'd get any issues with high temps, unless there are windows I can't see it getting that warm.

You could take the tyres off and pack them in cardboard boxes to keep them better protected, same with saddle. That's what I'd do, keeps dust off as well.

 

[velomaniac]

Makes me think of a form of retrobike insanity.

See that Jango, he's got bikes in his attic

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

I'm a plumber and go in lofts a lot and they do get a bit warm (stupid hot in sunlight).
I doubt it'll have any real effect on a bike though, the same bikes and tyres go all over the world.

 

[theredchili]

Cash in the attic springs to mind

 

[Neil]

Due to reorganisation and an influx of new metal I'm running out of space here at Jango Towers :roll: .....so it's got me thinking, can I store bikes that are rarely used in the attic?

I'm sure I can physically get them up there but my concern is the temperature fluctuations, cold in winter should be no problem but it gets very hot up there in summer and I'm worried how this may effect the softer parts of the bike.....I don't want to drag them down to find I've got dry crunchy tyres and a mouldy saddle!

Anyone got any experience?

I've stored my bikes in the loft for years - not converted lofts, just boarded out, with a light, bigger access hole, and loft ladder.

Not the easiest way of moving them in or out, but doesn't seem as, well, um, outdoors as the garage, and I figure they're a lot less likely to be stolen from up there.

As you say, temperature does fluctuate a bit - more noticable, I find, in terms of heat in summer, than cold in winter. Don't get dust in there - it's boarded out, and the inside of the roof is coated / treated.

More difficult to get at them and use them, though, and causes another dilemma of where to move the dead bodies.

 

[velomaniac]

Dead bodies are best kept under the floor using quicklime or under the patio, I thought everyone knew that :roll:

 

[drystonepaul]

Most of my bikes are stored in my loft. I boarded it out a couple of years ago and put in a larger access hatch and ladder.
I just need to remove the front wheel and seatpost to get the bikes in or out, so I can have a 'stored' bike ready to ride in less than 10 minutes.
My loft isn't very large at all, but I think there are about 12 full bikes, a few frames and wheels up there at the moment, along with all the usual xmas decorations/camping stuff/cowboy hats etc...

I've lined the rafters with insulating foam panels, and the temperature fluctuation would be much less than in a shed for example, if I ever get round to building one that is.

Of course the problem with using your loft for storage is that you will inevitably have room for more bikes.
I only had 5 pre loft. Now I'm approaching 20 I think. I've completely lost track of spare parts...

 

[matthew71]

Most of my bikes are stored in my loft. I boarded it out a couple of years ago and put in a larger access hatch and ladder.
I just need to remove the front wheel and seatpost to get the bikes in or out, so I can have a 'stored' bike ready to ride in less than 10 minutes.
My loft isn't very large at all, but I think there are about 12 full bikes, a few frames and wheels up there at the moment, along with all the usual xmas decorations/camping stuff/cowboy hats etc...

I've lined the rafters with insulating foam panels, and the temperature fluctuation would be much less than in a shed for example, if I ever get round to building one that is.

Of course the problem with using your loft for storage is that you will inevitably have room for more bikes.
I only had 5 pre loft. Now I'm approaching 20 I think. I've completely lost track of spare parts...

Cowboy hats ????? You honestly think you can leave it at that?come on tell us more

 

[Neil]

Dead bodies are best kept under the floor using quicklime or under the patio, I thought everyone knew that :roll:

This place is a veritable mine of information.

Sounds a bit like hard work, though, all that digging stuff up.

And the puns just come thick and fast today...