I have a hybrid road / commuter bike that has been sitting in my parents' garage for about 10 years. I recently moved to from Manhattan to Brooklyn, so cycling makes sense for me again (commute is no longer a 10 minute walk, I now have space to store bike, etc.).
I'm worried that storing the bike in an unconditioned space may have caused the rubber in the tube or tires to degrade. Does it make sense for me to replace the tires and/or the tubes, or should they be fine? I took it for a spin around the block the other day and it rides fine but I'm a little worried to take it for a long ride if it is likely that I have a blowout. The tires look and feel ok -certainly not brittle or cracked and there isn't enough wear on them (I'm guessing 500 miles or so) for that to be a concern, only potential damage from being stored in a garage that gets very hot in summer and very cold in winter (bike was in MN so garage definitely gets down to 0 degrees winter and easily exceeds 110F baking in the sun in the summer).
I'm worried that storing the bike in an unconditioned space may have caused the rubber in the tube or tires to degrade. Does it make sense for me to replace the tires and/or the tubes, or should they be fine? I took it for a spin around the block the other day and it rides fine but I'm a little worried to take it for a long ride if it is likely that I have a blowout. The tires look and feel ok -certainly not brittle or cracked and there isn't enough wear on them (I'm guessing 500 miles or so) for that to be a concern, only potential damage from being stored in a garage that gets very hot in summer and very cold in winter (bike was in MN so garage definitely gets down to 0 degrees winter and easily exceeds 110F baking in the sun in the summer).