aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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This practice is common in NYC. It will be subject to the forces of nature, so you should clean and lubricate it occasionally. Maybe move it from one place on a rack to another to make sure it doesn't look abandoned. I've done it at times when I didn't expect to need it outside of work.