The first thing to decide is where to store your bike in winter. Ideal storage should be in a dry place without extreme temperature fluctuations.
Before you “mothball” your bike for the winter it should be cleaned of dirt. This is important because city dirt contains aggressive components. Therefore, the first thing to do is to wash your bike thoroughly and let it dry (or wipe it dry). The chain should first be cleaned of old grease, dried and then re-lubricated with a special grease. The shifters, brake joints and rear derailleur rollers should be lubricated with oil, e.g. lithol.
We recommend wiping a clean frame with a soft cloth soaked in oil (just a few drops). After such a treatment on the frame will form a thin protective film, which will not stick to the dust.
To protect the tires from cracking, they need to be treated with a special silicone spray.
If you don’t want to have to deal with rusty derailleur springs in the spring, make sure that all the more stressed parts of the bike are “resting” in the winter – in a loosened condition. The V-Brakes should be released. The chains should be changed to the smallest sprockets so that there is a 1-7 gear for a 21-speed bicycle (or a 1-8 gear for a 24-speed bicycle).
Before you start preparing the wheels, you need to understand how the bike will be stored. If your bike will be parked on its wheels all winter, you should inflate the tires to the maximum allowable value, which is indicated on the sidewall of the tire. In this case, you should check the tires from time to time in winter to make sure they are always inflated – otherwise they will crumple under the weight of the bike and crack.
