[RBW] My Rivbikes are frozen...are they safe?

2014-01-07 Thread Michael
26 degrees in my garage... Will the babies be ok, or is it better to bring them inside? Leather...rubber. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [RBW] My Rivbikes are frozen...are they safe?

2014-01-07 Thread Tim McNamara
On Jan 7, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote: 26 degrees in my garage... Will the babies be ok, or is it better to bring them inside? Leather…rubber. Leave them out there. Bringing them inside causes condensation inside the tubes, etc. Leather, rubber and steel are

Re: [RBW] My Rivbikes are frozen...are they safe?

2014-01-07 Thread Ryan
What Tim said, if you ride them regularly in the winter. My Rivs live upstairs winter or summerbut I don't ride them in the winter. Actually I don't ride in the winter at all anymore...but...just slightly OT, those fat tire bikes like the Pugsley are piquing my interest as a change-up

Re: [RBW] My Rivbikes are frozen...are they safe?

2014-01-07 Thread Bill Gibson
Not only will the frame condense water inside it, after suddenly bringing a cold bike into a warm, humid house, but the hubs will, too. This has led to premature bearing failure. So, let them stay cold. Leather and rubber last longer in the cold and dry, anyway! On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 9:38 AM,