Optimum storage temp/conditions for tyres/perishable parts

[Once A Hero]

As we head in to another winter, I'm wondering what the best thing to do is regarding keeping ageing tyres and other similar things in best condition when not is use?

Cool dark place? How cool is too cool?

My workshop suffers from extreme heat in the summer (not for long periods thankfully!), and extreme cold in the winter, and I've seen NOS Ritchey WCS foam grips splitting as a result - or perhaps they're just crap?

I'll bring stuff in to the house if it'll improve longevity!

Thoughts?!?!

 

[mattr]

Cool, dry and dark. Bottom of a cupboard or wardrobe wrapped in bin bags

 

[M-Power]

Cool dark place with very stable temperature ~ 15deg C or so and stored on their side unfolded is best.

 

[Repacker]

I keep all my original tyres, grips and saddles in the house, separately bagged up in a box under the stairs - it's dark, dry and with a steady temperature. In my view this minimises the effect of everything on the parts, except time.

 

[jimo746]

Cryogenics supposedly keeps things preserved for eons right?
Therefore I keep everything in the shed outside, through the Scottish winter
Do I need it to last another 30 years? No, I'm unlikely to be around to see it let alone use it in 30 years time!

 

[scant]

tent seam sealer used to be used by pro cyclo-x teams on amber/skinwall tyre sidewalls to help delay the sidewalls cracking & make them easier to clean. if you've ever seen a dugast tub looking extra shiny on a team bike.

 

[TOMAS]

tent seam sealer used to be used by pro cyclo-x teams on amber/skinwall tyre sidewalls to help delay the sidewalls cracking & make them easier to clean. if you've ever seen a dugast tub looking extra shiny on a team bike.

This sounds like a neat trick! Most of the real minty 'barnfinds' I've come across have nearly always come out of garages annexed to houses... cool but not that cool & dark. I'm still completely convinced that its extreme cold that cracks Hope TiGlides as the alloy flanges contract quicker/more than the Titanium sleeve that they are pressed onto... I tend to wrap bits of lagging around my TiGlides and touch wood, they are still good!