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Well It's winter in Minnesota now, and I was wondering if there are any possible ill effects from storing a bike outside in the winter when it gets real cold.
Thansk for the help
Paul
Thansk for the help
Paul
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Thanks.
Yeah I'm keeping it in a secure garage, so corrostion isn't really an issue.
Yeah I'm keeping it in a secure garage, so corrostion isn't really an issue.
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I work at a shop that has a college in town down in Iowa. Every once in a while we will get a college student that comes into the shop in early Spring with a chain stay that is cracked open like someone stuck a fire craker in it. What happened you ask? Well, they store the bike outside. The snow melts, the water drips into the frame. It freezes again. As it freezes, the ice expands and applies pressure on the inside of the tubing. BAMB! The frame is toast. Seen it happen atleat a handful of times.
Just something to think about.
Just something to think about.
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you're so full of sh!t. we get the same weather here and that doesn't happen. if you're really worried about your bike give it two things... oil and grease. if I have to explain what to do with oil and grease you might just believe bikes in Iowa "blow up".KERKOVEJ said:
frames blowing up in winter... now I've heard it all.
What you you think makes pipes burst when they freeze? What makes and engine block crack upen when the water within freezes? Why do potholes get worse in the winter? Water expands when it freezes with such foce that it will break whatever container it is in. It is entirely possible that a tube on a frame could get water trapped in it and burst when it freezes. He definetly isn't full of **** but you have shown us how to be an ass!Caffeine Powered said:
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my super winter bearter lock anywhere bike is a nishiki apache i got for free because of the drive side chainstay expanded and touched the chainrings from water freezing in the frame. since it wont see any heavy duty use i just beat the chinstay back into shape and it has since been my bike for when theres salt on the roads or im going somewhere where its gonna be locked up outside.Caffeine Powered said:
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water only expands 9% when frozen
and consider this if you have a bike assembled bad enough to let water into the frame at the top... it's gonna leak out the bottom too.
just to prove you wrong I'll fill my serotta with water and let it sit for a week. that's how sure I am that the Iowa claim is ********.
and consider this if you have a bike assembled bad enough to let water into the frame at the top... it's gonna leak out the bottom too.
just to prove you wrong I'll fill my serotta with water and let it sit for a week. that's how sure I am that the Iowa claim is ********.
Do whatever you like to your bike. You won't be able to prove me wrong. Your argument about assembly may or may not hold water/ice. Water being trapped in the tubes could also be a function of frame design and manufacture. 9% expansion can be more than enough to split a tube wide open or it may simply bulge the tube or it may not even be noticable. It depends on many factors like frame material, temperature, tube size,......etc. I suspect that Aluminum would be more likely to sustain major damage than steel. My other hobby involves steam engines. I have seen Sch 80 steel pipe burst from being frozen because someone forgot to drain the pipes. This pipe is much stronger than the materials used to make bicycle frames.Caffeine Powered said:
If you didn't believe that frost can burst a tube that's fine. I take exception to telling someone that he is full of crap when the scenario is possible. It is possible! Prove me wrong by draing the antifreeze from your car's engine and replacing it with plain water. Next park the car in 20° or less temps for a week. If there is no damage to the engine I will be full of ****!
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