Please recommend a bike cover

[Michael Green]

I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
Please recommend a cover I can buy. Thanks.

 

[Simonb]

Michael Green wrote:
> I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
> Please recommend a cover I can buy. Thanks.

Halfords sell them. They fold down very small into a little bag.

Simon

 

[Danny Colyer]

Michael Green wrote:
> I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
> Please recommend a cover I can buy.

I got mine for a fiver from Argos a few years ago. I'm not sure if the one they're selling now is
exactly the same, but I think it probably is: http://tinyurl.com/35rbu

(It covers a SWB recumbent just as well as it covers an upright bike, it just has to go on
backwards).

It's not something you'd want to carry around with you. Have you got somewhere at work where you can
keep the cover overnight, bearing in mind that you will sometimes be putting it away wet?

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

 

[Johnb]

Michael Green wrote:
>
> I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
> Please recommend a cover I can buy. Thanks.

Argos sell a very good one. It covers my trice nicely and would be ideal for a bike.

John B

 

[Michael Green]

[email protected] (Michael Green) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
> Please recommend a cover I can buy. Thanks.

Thank you very much for the replies. Argos is five minutes from my office but I would never have
thought of it!

Best wishes, Michael.

 

[Geoff Pearson]

"Michael Green" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I park my bike outside at work. Having to improvise a cover from plastic bags is not working out.
> Please recommend a cover I can buy. Thanks.

Covering a wet piece of machinery is sometimes not a good idea - car covers were always thought to
do more damage than leaving the car in the open. My bike is parked under a roof but open to the
elements. Why do you want to cover it?

 

[Danny Colyer]

Geoff Pearson wrote:
> Covering a wet piece of machinery is sometimes not a good idea - car covers were always thought to
> do more damage than leaving the car in the open. My bike is parked under a roof but open to the
> elements.

Covering a dry piece of machinery that is likely to get wet if not covered is, OTOH, rather a
good idea.

Buying a bike cover actually reduced the frequency with which I needed to to lube my chain by about
80%. It's also saved me from having to ride home with a wet seat on numerous occasions. But the time
I've been most glad of it was when I found a guano sample on the cover that would otherwise have
been right in the middle of my seat.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

 

[John Barry]

In my experience, the ones from Argos tend to tear easily. Edinburgh Bicycle (and probably others)
sell VK Bike Pyjamas which are made of a tough woven (breathable?) material. They come complete with
brass eyelets and a tie-cord. No, I'm not on commission, just a satisfied user. BTW, they're equally
effective at keeping your bike dust-free if, like mine, your garage isn't a haven of cleanliness.

John "Danny Colyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Geoff Pearson wrote:
> > Covering a wet piece of machinery is sometimes not a good idea - car covers were always thought
> > to do more damage than leaving the car in the open. My bike is parked under a roof but open to
> > the elements.
>
> Covering a dry piece of machinery that is likely to get wet if not covered is, OTOH, rather a
> good idea.
>
> Buying a bike cover actually reduced the frequency with which I needed to to lube my chain by
> about 80%. It's also saved me from having to ride home with a wet seat on numerous occasions. But
> the time I've been most glad of it was when I found a guano sample on the cover that would
> otherwise have been right in the middle of my seat.
>
> --
> Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
> http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/ "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -
> Thomas Paine