Bike cover, worthy of investment?
03-15-20, 12:51 PM
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Bike cover, worthy of investment?
So I live in an area where it sometimes rains. I do not have indoor storage room for my bike. Why? I wish I have one.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
03-15-20, 12:57 PM
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So I live in an area where it sometimes rains. I do not have indoor storage room for my bike. Why? I wish I have one.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
Keep your bike indoors. Where there is a will there is a way
03-15-20, 12:59 PM
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So I live in an area where it sometimes rains. I do not have indoor storage room for my bike. Why? I wish I have one.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
I am quite sure someone mentioned it's not good idea to ride in rain, and I am curious how bad is it to keep it in rain, without riding it when chain is wet.
Is it gonna reduce most of the harm or it's not very much different?
If not very different, I might invest in a bike cover to protect it from the rain.
I don't know where you live
03-15-20, 01:01 PM
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Unless you live in the Atacama desert, it rains sometimes everywhere. If you live in a humid area where there are frequent fluctuations in temperature, a cover can make things worse. Picture this: It gets very warm and humid, and then the temperature drops. The water in the humid air under the cover is cooled and water condenses on the inside of the bike cover and the bike frame. A bike can get wet under a bike cover. I admit that I have no idea what sort of weather conditions prevail where you live.
I don't know where you live
I don't know where you live
03-15-20, 02:08 PM
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If you are in the East Bay, I wouldn't personally even worry about it. It will be quite dry there most of the time. I hope you have a really good lock... Don't ever store a bike outside that you cannot afford to have stolen.
03-15-20, 02:24 PM
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I would wonder Iif the op lives in a different area. As I understand it, the bay area has a number of microclimate zones, unless of course my information is incorrect. Low humidity, little rainfall, few temperature swings= little need for a bike cover. Given the unique climate conditions there, hard to tell
03-15-20, 04:45 PM
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They are kind of a hassle but painting tarps from Home Depot are much more reliable than bike covers. Bike covers breakdown in direct sun. I know cause I had just about every cover and tarps are the cheapest and best.
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Barbecue covers work great too and cheaper that a bike specific cover.
Have you looked at all the options to storing a bike inside? Here are various ways you could store a bike, those pics show wheels attached, if you take the wheels off the bike would take a lot less space. You could hang it from the ceiling too.
https://www.core77.com/posts/45713/9...a-Bike-Indoors
https://www.core77.com/posts/36227/S...cycles-Indoors
https://notapaperhouse.com/30-creati...storage-ideas/
If you have to put the bike outside, put a cover over it like you asked about just keep the bottom open enough to allow air to move in and around, this will keep the moisture from settling onto and into the bike.
Have you looked at all the options to storing a bike inside? Here are various ways you could store a bike, those pics show wheels attached, if you take the wheels off the bike would take a lot less space. You could hang it from the ceiling too.
https://www.core77.com/posts/45713/9...a-Bike-Indoors
https://www.core77.com/posts/36227/S...cycles-Indoors
https://notapaperhouse.com/30-creati...storage-ideas/
If you have to put the bike outside, put a cover over it like you asked about just keep the bottom open enough to allow air to move in and around, this will keep the moisture from settling onto and into the bike.
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03-16-20, 01:31 PM
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guys, I decided to keep my bike covered by the stairs of my dorm. It's not great but saves hassle from covering and uncovering.
I tried to lock it to a handrail and made sure it's not in the way..hopefully i won't get any trouble from doing this.
I tried to lock it to a handrail and made sure it's not in the way..hopefully i won't get any trouble from doing this.
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Barbecue covers work great too and cheaper that a bike specific cover.
Have you looked at all the options to storing a bike inside? Here are various ways you could store a bike, those pics show wheels attached, if you take the wheels off the bike would take a lot less space. You could hang it from the ceiling too.
https://www.core77.com/posts/45713/9...a-Bike-Indoors
https://www.core77.com/posts/36227/S...cycles-Indoors
https://notapaperhouse.com/30-creati...storage-ideas/
If you have to put the bike outside, put a cover over it like you asked about just keep the bottom open enough to allow air to move in and around, this will keep the moisture from settling onto and into the bike.
Have you looked at all the options to storing a bike inside? Here are various ways you could store a bike, those pics show wheels attached, if you take the wheels off the bike would take a lot less space. You could hang it from the ceiling too.
https://www.core77.com/posts/45713/9...a-Bike-Indoors
https://www.core77.com/posts/36227/S...cycles-Indoors
https://notapaperhouse.com/30-creati...storage-ideas/
If you have to put the bike outside, put a cover over it like you asked about just keep the bottom open enough to allow air to move in and around, this will keep the moisture from settling onto and into the bike.
03-19-20, 02:31 PM
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I locked my bike at my dorm till some aholes went around stomping people's wheels. Then I found space for both road and mtb in the dorm. Tight but I made it work.
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The real purpose of a bike cover ...
...is to slow down sun damage to your bike's paint, rubber parts, leather saddles and plastics. The cover is eventually destroyed by the sun, so that your valuable bike parts aren't.
Other answers were correct, a cover can do more harm than good in a humid environment with temperature fluctuations. It can trap condensate.
Other answers were correct, a cover can do more harm than good in a humid environment with temperature fluctuations. It can trap condensate.
