How to store your spare tyres?

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I have always stored my spare tyres on the handles of my wheelbarrow. But after spending weeks sorting out my garage, I'm looking for a better and tidier way to store them. I was thinking of returning them to their delivered condition, ie folded up and zip-tied closed. Then stack them in a plastic crate in the racking. Any better ideas?

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Not a good idea in my opinion because it means folding the bead..ie like the packaging they come in. I always take them out of the packaging and just lay them flat on the floor. The tyres are then much more quickly ready to be fitted...although if it is winter time I leave the ones i intend to fit in the airing cupboard over night so they are nice and flexible and invariably fit much easier.
 
steve_sordy said:
I was thinking of returning them to their delivered condition, ie folded up and zip-tied closed. Then stack them in a plastic crate in the racking.
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Yeah, that's what I do. The spares are tires that are worn, but still good. I keep them for emergencies, even though I usually have new tires waiting on the shelf. If a tire is close to being worn out, it goes in the trash. Life is too short to run dodgy tires.
 
The killers of tyres are:
- heat
- Sunlight
- Ozone

So stored in a sealed bag (trash bags will be fine) and in a cool dark location will give them the longest shelf life.
 
Heat! I never thought of that. Since I insulated the garage doors, my garage no longer gets hotter than Hades, but it still gets warm in Summer. Not a lot I can do about that.
If not the garage, the only place in the house they would end up is in the loft and that still gets hotter than Hades. Following a recent holiday, I returned the suitcases to the loft yesterday and I thought I might faint!
 
Mikerb said:
Not a good idea in my opinion because it means folding the bead..ie like the packaging they come in. I always take them out of the packaging and just lay them flat on the floor. The tyres are then much more quickly ready to be fitted...although if it is winter time I leave the ones i intend to fit in the airing cupboard over night so they are nice and flexible and invariably fit much easier.
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I agree, which is why I stored them on the wheelbarrow. But my thoughts were that if folding was good enough for the manufacturer it was good enough for me. I always remove the tyre from the packaging to allow the kinks to relax.
 
steve_sordy said:
I have always stored my spare tyres on the handles of my wheelbarrow. But after spending weeks sorting out my garage, I'm looking for a better and tidier way to store them. I was thinking of returning them to their delivered condition, ie folded up and zip-tied closed. Then stack them in a plastic crate in the racking. Any better ideas?

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Years ago, many years ago… when I use to race Road bikes.. I had a pair of old drop handlebars. And a cinelli handlebar stem… I upturned those and use to hang tyres and inner tubes off the bend on the bars…👍
 
steve_sordy said:
I have always stored my spare tyres on the handles of my wheelbarrow. But after spending weeks sorting out my garage, I'm looking for a better and tidier way to store them. I was thinking of returning them to their delivered condition, ie folded up and zip-tied closed. Then stack them in a plastic crate in the racking. Any better ideas?

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Steve my spare tyre is on my belly , wish I could store it in shed 😫
 
Of all the ideas presented here, I prefer the drop handlebars on the wall. I just need to identify which part of the wall! Seriously, the vast majority of the wall is already taken. I will post here when I find a solution, just need to get some old drop bars.
 
I swap between summer and winter tyres - and fold the ones that aren't in use up like they came - and a zip tie round them (or usually 2 joined together due to the size).
Like RustyIron, I keep a couple that are in decent condition as spares too... although I think that pile is getting bigger and bigger. In a month or 2, my summer tyres will be removed and chucked in the bucket as they're looking a bit worse for wear!

I just cut the zip ties and fit. No letting them settle or anything.
The only 'extra' I do is hosing the sealant out of the ones I've removed before I fold them up!
 
p3eps said:
I swap between summer and winter tyres - and fold the ones that aren't in use up like they came - and a zip tie round them (or usually 2 joined together due to the size).

In a month or 2, my summer tyres will be removed and chucked in the bucket as they're looking a bit worse for wear!

I just cut the zip ties and fit. No letting them settle or anything.
The only 'extra' I do is hosing the sealant out of the ones I've removed before I fold them up!
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Ditto.

Don't keep spares any more, just adds to the clutter.
 
irie said:
Ditto.

Don't keep spares any more, just adds to the clutter.
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I think my spares are from the Covid times, when getting a tyre was harder than it should be! I also have the unused Specialized tyres that came with my original Levo SL in 2020. Perhaps time for a clear out!!
 
The front Assegais and rear DHR 2's on wife and my Rails are looking ugly (aka very worn) after this unusually hot summer. Few months ago bought a couple of Shortys for winter for £37 each in a sale. Will put them on the front for winter. Have a couple of slightly worn Ultrasoft Magic Marys from a year ago nicely cleaned and refolded, so think will put them on the rear, the tread pattern looks very similar to the Shredda Rear tread pattern. If they're sh1t on the rear will buy something else.

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Don't think it has made much difference what tyre you used this summer in the UK, whether in the forest or on cross country rides. Even cleaning the bike has just been wiping off the dust. No need for soft compounds but any tyre capable of cutting through dust and loose gravel ( so open tread pattern on the front) and slightly higher pressures than normal has been my choice.
 
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I had some ol foam letftover, was able to stack the wheels in em, probably get a 70mm one and you could stack two wheels. cheap and easy to store the wheel. there's tons of companies that sell em, search for tool box foam inserts and you might find some good one. i'll add the link in case.
 
I roll them up and put tape around the perimeter, so they don't unwind. Then I put them in a drawer.
 
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What is this concept of "spares"?

I run mine until they're ruined then buy more :D
 
Just gan said:
I put mine in freezer read somewhere they last longer.
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There goes another person who lives alone!
a) My wife has the instincts of a pack rat when it comes to the freezer. So, there is never any room for anything as frivolous as tyres. If I wanted to know how old the freezer is, I merely have to empty it the way archeologists do, a layer at a time until I reach the base layer. That base layer will reveal the Best Before Date. Knock of two years and voila!
b) Tyres, and especially "used" tyres are inherently mucky. They are even black to start with for heaven's sake"! So, they are absolutely banned from the house, let alone where food goes.
 
I found a solution for the winter. We brought in the garden furniture once we no longer needed it and the tyres are now laid flat on the table, underneath the benches and chairs.
 
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MeatBike said:
What is this concept of "spares"?

I run mine until they're ruined then buy more :D
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Exactly I got a couple the other week only because a friend wanted a new tire and I have another friend in the trade. 20 quid for a continental I am trying a 2.4 for once and a Victoria £36 . NEED to fit them sometime.
 
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