New short commute, but with a problem.
I have a new job that only has a 2.5 mile commute. Great, right? Well, my employer will not let me bring my bike inside. The best location I can lock it up is under a concrete structure, so it has some direct rain protection (but no protection from the side). I have a fear that my bike will rust the longer I commute to work.
I sold my lesser quality bikes, and now I have only bikes I really like that work well. I don’t want them to degrade, but I really want to commute.
What are my options? Buy another inexpensive bike? Use a bike cover? Live with rust and replace components as they degraded? Is there anything else I’m missing?
What do you do if you have to park outside in the elements?