Hi Baird,
Do not store it in the attic. The heat in an attic can reach 140 degrees easily, wrecking decals, rubber, grease, etc.
Store it inside the house. That is best especially if its pretty. My wife still puts up
with mine. If she complains, hang it on the wall so she will not be stubbing her toe on it.
If you are a lady with the same problem with your husband, put your vintage cruiser on the
wall also. He won't trip over it when he walks through the house at night. This email is
not intended to be sexual in any way because I understand that there are so many ladies
that love the vintage hobby too. This hobby can be loved by all no matter what, age, disability,
national origin, race, religion,
genetics or sex (gender). (anti-discrimination list copied from
Federal Anti-Discrimination laws website: http://www.policyalmanac.org/
Best Regards, John Proch La Grange, Texas
________________________________ From: Baird Webel <bjwebel@gmail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 12:36:43 PM Subject: [CR] Bike storage/heat
I am leaving an old Serrota at my parents' house in Texas so I don't have to haul a bike when I visit. My father suggested storing it in an attic above the garage. Outside temps in the summer would average mid-90s, so I'd assume an un-air conditioned attic would be significantly more than that for probably 3+ months of the year. I can't come up with a particular reason to give not to leave the bike there, but just have a vague sense of unease about it.
Anybody have trouble from such a thing it the past, or am I just being paranoid?
thanks,
Baird
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Baird Webel
Washington DC