Bike cover or no bike cover?

[ryansv]

First post:

Newbie to forum and riding :)

Just having a wonder if to buy a bike cover or not. My bike is garaged but was wondering if it is worth gettin one and if so what ones are decent.

[Stig]

Depends if your garage is heated or not. If not then I would say no. Putting a cover over it helps cause condensation when the temperature rises and drops. You could find your bike will rust quicker with a cover than without. The fact it's in the garage I would have considered enough. Just my personal opinion.

[no_akira]

Decorators dust sheets all always handy if your garage gets erm, dusty and is chock full of crap and old bikes ("projects") !

They are only cheap, £10 for 3.5m x 2.5m. Double it over for a bit more padding and protect the paintwork, say from that mountain bike you bought 5 years ago and used once then hung on the garage ceiling.
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/search/decorating+sheets?_nkw=decorators+dust+sheets&_sacat=0&rfn=1

[ryansv]

Thanks for your opnions. My garage is not heated so might not bother with a proper cover. A protective sheet seems the way forward :)

[tom-k6]

welcome to the forum ryan,
what sv you got mate?

if there is no more room in my garage i put my gericke cover on, but +1 on the condensation with heaters,
you still riding in this weather?

[ryansv]

Thanks tom, gotta black curvy on a W reg.
Went out last saturday as weather was halfish itching to get out only got it in September and we hav'nt excatly had nice weather since.
You still riding yours mate?

[tom-k6]

yea not stopped since 2days ago when some rather rude peice of aluminium in the road cause me to have a gash in my tyre and now got to carry my wheel on a bus across to coleshill and get myself a new tyre lol

i got a 55'pointy in shiny blue, not seen you about mate, but most likely will, im always flying around through the city centre and erdington areas

[ryansv]

I live in water orton right next to Coleshill ha. What a rude piece of metal!
Dont think i have seen you either mate

[BernardBikerchick]

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