rsp
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Anybody have any recommendations for a cover to use over a bike thats attached to a cycle rack?
Bike covers for use when on car
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rsp
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As they are on a rear mounted cycle rack so get covered in muck off the road that usually ends up on the back of the car. As for a cover being dangerous how do you figure if it's correctly held on with bungy cords?
mattobrien
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It is extremely likely that any kind of cover will move in the wind / turbulence no matter how well it is held down. There is every chance that the cover moving will then scratch and rub the paintwork on your bike.
While I I wouldn't ever want to have to stick my bike of the roof of wet day, I would rather spend. An hour cleaning it down than looking at a damaged paint job, as this would be much harder to fix.
While I I wouldn't ever want to have to stick my bike of the roof of wet day, I would rather spend. An hour cleaning it down than looking at a damaged paint job, as this would be much harder to fix.
SatNavSaysStraightOn
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fitting mud flaps to your car might be easier and safer or just accepting that bikes get dirty.
Obscuring what remaining view you have from your rear window is not particularly safe from a driving point of view (my towbar mounted bike rack takes 4 bikes and you can still see through the rear window, although it is not fantastic, it is better than nothing).
You also have the issues that I don't think I know of a single bike cover that is designed to go over a bike rack of any type and we have tried many because we actually use out towbar mounted bike rack to store our 2 mountain bikes at home (outside) and finding a single bike cover that covers both bikes and the rack (otherwise you have to deal with 2 arms that get in the way that clamp the bikes onto the rack) has been exceptionally hard - they are designed for 1 bike only. It often blows off in the wind as well, and we have had to make sure that the one we got was breathable because on the cheaper plastic ones moisture built up on the insides and caused saddles and bars/bar tape to go mouldy.
Obscuring what remaining view you have from your rear window is not particularly safe from a driving point of view (my towbar mounted bike rack takes 4 bikes and you can still see through the rear window, although it is not fantastic, it is better than nothing).
You also have the issues that I don't think I know of a single bike cover that is designed to go over a bike rack of any type and we have tried many because we actually use out towbar mounted bike rack to store our 2 mountain bikes at home (outside) and finding a single bike cover that covers both bikes and the rack (otherwise you have to deal with 2 arms that get in the way that clamp the bikes onto the rack) has been exceptionally hard - they are designed for 1 bike only. It often blows off in the wind as well, and we have had to make sure that the one we got was breathable because on the cheaper plastic ones moisture built up on the insides and caused saddles and bars/bar tape to go mouldy.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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Get an estate and put them inside?
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rsp
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So looks like I'm going to do more cleaning lol
