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[cbentley]

Hey all,

I know the topic has probably been discussed, but this post may have a new wrinkle. I coach a high school cross-country team. I have received some money I could use to buy a couple stationary bikes for my team to cross-train on. I don't have room to store them indoors at our school. We do have an unheated/uncooled storage building outside near our track that I can lock, though other coaches have a key, and I would need to secure anything inside. I would keep the bikes there from the start of our XC season (late May, early June) until mid to late November. I would have the occasional day below freezing temps at night in the late fall, and hot temperatures during the summer.

I'm considering purchasing a couple BikeErgs because I like the idea of our athletes being able to take them out of the storage shed outside by the track and get some cross-training time in. I also like the idea of being able to use the PM5 for structuring workouts.

Has anyone tried something like this, or (aside from the problem of securing the bikes, does anyone see any issues with non-climate controlled storage? Thanks for taking the time to read and respond!

[Cyclist2]

You don't say where you are located. The answer might vary depending on your climate. In Arizona, it might be fine, in Ohio, maybe not so much without a fair amount of maintenance.

I would guess dry weather would be OK, it's the humid conditions, where condensation would corrode things that might be a problem.

Plus, like you said, preventing them from getting stolen is the biggest worry in an outdoor storage building. I've seen too many news articles about gear sheds being broken into.

[cbentley]

Thanks for the reply! I'm in Utah. So, not humid, but definitely gets cold and snowy in the winter. The more I think about it the better idea might just be a couple of old turbo trainers that the kids can hook bikes up to...