Bike going through rain storm

Destroy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:F4f%a.92229$7O4.2148220 @twister.rdc-kc.rr.com:

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Just purchased a top of car bike rack. Yakima Viper, seems to be a nice setup btw.

Just wondering how bad it is for a bike on the roof when driving

through

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a lot of rain storms. At 70mph, its kind of like pressure washing I'd guess but for a long time.

Is this bad for the bike? Any tips?

there is a *roadie* that I see from time to time that has a bra type device that stretches from the
fork, over the handlebars, to the seat when he has his bike attached to his roof rack. maybe a good
bike shop could help you find one of these.

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They do sell covers. Sen them a trade shows and swapmeets.

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Getting a Pickup bed cover for my truck with the lockable , removable bike racks for my truck . The
vital parts of my bikes are protected from the elements at highway speed ( below the stem ) by the
cab of the truck . The racks can be removed and stowed when not in use to thwart potential thieves
and to possibly prevent damage to the truck .

M&M

Skokatt said:

a bra type device that stretches from the fork, over the handlebars, to the seat when he has his
bike attached to his roof rack.

I've been trying to find or make one for a while now, no luck the only one I found was roadie
specific and did not fit any of my MTB's correctly..

<DING><DING><DING><DING> Hey Penny, whadaya think of that for a quickie money making product? A
standard MTB useable pattern, some Velcro, some stretch, material, a little bit of sewing. I bet
you could whip a few out between bigger customer projects and Mom-duties. There cerainly is a
market for them.

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They do sell covers. Sen them a trade shows and swapmeets.

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Getting a Pickup bed cover for my truck with the lockable , removable bike racks for my truck .
The vital parts of my bikes are protected from the elements at highway speed ( below the stem )
by the cab of the truck . The racks can be removed and stowed when not in use to thwart potential
thieves and to possibly prevent damage to the truck .

M&M

I just started taking the wheels off, and (carefully) putting the thing in the trunk of the car.
Better yet, I could stop somewhere after a ride for a bite to eat, without feeling the need to park
my car where I could constantly keep an eye on it.

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Skokatt said:

a bra type device that stretches from the fork, over the handlebars, to the seat when he has
his bike attached to his roof rack.

I've been trying to find or make one for a while now, no luck the only one I found was roadie
specific and did not fit any of my MTB's correctly..

Performance.com is where I got mine, both road and MTB types. They work well at keeping bug
splatter off your fork and bars. They definitely do drop your mpg a bit more than just leaving
the bike uncovered, so I often do without them anyway. If you have two bikes up there and both
of them covered, the drag from the bikes and covers is more noticeable, even to the point of how
well your car can hold highway speed on hills. I go back and forth on whether I think they are
worthwhile or not. The worst thing about the rain issue is how hard it is on the seat. It may be
worth it to take your seat off the bike and keep it inside instead of using the cover (or make a
cover using a good watertight bag and strap it over the whole seat and snugly wrap around the
seatpost. I have never found the rain to be a problem on anything else. You will have to relube
your chain after driving through one of these storms, but that's a small issue to me.
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Skokatt said:

a bra type device that stretches from the fork, over the handlebars, to the seat when he has
his bike attached to his roof rack.

I've been trying to find or make one for a while now, no luck the only one I found was roadie
specific and did not fit any of my MTB's correctly..

<DING><DING><DING><DING> Hey Penny, whadaya think of that for a quickie money making product? A
standard MTB useable pattern, some Velcro, some stretch, material, a little bit of sewing. I bet
you could whip a few out between bigger customer projects and Mom-duties. There cerainly is a
market for them.

If someone has an old road one that they want to donate to be deconstucted and redesigned, I'm
all game...

Penny

do you think the rain is worse than mud and grit and water from normal trail riding? doubt it. the
only parts you need to worry about "pressure washing" is the hubs and bb, and there is not
sufficient force and direction for water to penetrate into there from just on the roof. i personally
like a [censored]-storm after a ride here in the muddy NE as it cleans some of the funk off. i lube up
the chain, hubs, fork, brakes, and i am good to go the next ride....
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Just purchased a top of car bike rack. Yakima Viper, seems to be a nice setup btw.

Just wondering how bad it is for a bike on the roof when driving through a lot of rain storms. At
70mph, its kind of like pressure washing I'd guess but for a long time.

Is this bad for the bike? Any tips?

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Skokatt said:

a bra type device that stretches from the fork, over the handlebars, to the seat when he has
his bike attached to his roof rack.

I've been trying to find or make one for a while now, no luck the only one I found was roadie
specific and did not fit any of my MTB's correctly..

<DING><DING><DING><DING> Hey Penny, whadaya think of that for a quickie money making product?
A standard MTB useable pattern, some Velcro, some stretch, material, a little bit of sewing. I
bet you could whip a few out between bigger customer projects and Mom-duties. There cerainly
is a market for them.

If someone has an old road one that they want to donate to be

deconstucted

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and redesigned, I'm all game...

Penny

I see a bolt of 'bug-splat' print fabric in your future. ;^)

Mike