Ken Freeman wrote that he keeps his bikes in the basement. Years ago I bought 80# of new in the box Campagnolo parts from a gent and took them to Greg Parker to sell them. Greg is about as canny as anyone about such things and he looked the stuff over and said he was surprised that it had all been kept in a basement these many years, because there was no evidence of damage from the furnace. He said they must have been in the other end of the basement. He went on to say that a furnace gives off something like Ultra violet (no that doesn't sound right , does it? I must have it a bit mixed up) that deteriorates tires, brake hoods, cables, washers, etc. I cannot for the life of me recall whether it was Ultra Violet, electro magnetic or what it was that was damaging. Might anyone recall hearing something like this?
Tom Sanders
Lansing, MI USA