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[Closed] Storing bike with dropper down?

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Is it ok? Means that I can hang it on the wall and free up floor space.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 6:18 pm
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Store with it 90% up or 90%. That 10% protects against changes in temperature.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 6:21 pm
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Always store ours with the droppers down, have done for as long as I can remember, keeps them out of the way. Bikes are stored vertically hung by the front wheels on the back wall of the garage.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 6:23 pm
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That 10% protects against changes in temperature.

what?


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 6:55 pm
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Different droppers work differently though, isn't it.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 7:09 pm
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If you have a dropper that works via a hydraulic piston then a change in temperature can cause the lever action to become stiff. If you leave a little travel spare, when the oil expands due to heat, it just moves the post slightly rather than causing hydraulic lock.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 7:42 pm
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It’s mechanical.


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 7:54 pm
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then a change in temperature can cause the lever action to become stiff.

oh, OK, never happened to mine, but I store my bikes indoors, they tend not to have to deal with wide range of temps in an unheated shed/garage


 
Posted : 28/07/2019 7:55 pm

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