Oxford Rainex Cover
 

Anyone had any problems with these? I bought one from Hein Gericke end of November and had it on the bike for 3 weeks then it gets frozen. I notice little cracks appearing on the silver outer membrane and then 2 days later the wind has completely stripped the waterproof bit away from the inner lining! The whole thing! I took it back to HG and got it replaced. Put my nice new shiny cover on and 3 days later the silver bit was stripped again! Phoned Oxford and they claim not to have heard of any problems like this and say it was probably a bad batch that HG had. Only thing is I bought the first one in Belfast and the 2nd was from Edinburgh. The inner lining was intact so the cover had not been cut. Decided to upgrade to the Stormex cover at an extra cost of £30. Bugger... :cry:

MK

I've got the Stormex cover and it's survived snow, ice, and the winds we had in Scotland last night. Top cover!

Not really helped you any though. Sorry

Had mine 3 months...if that is the nice thick one with the soft heat retardent inside..?.no problems at all..

I think I had a rainex, but that was or a smaller bike, so haven't used it in ages.
Never had any problems with it.

As for the HG getting a bad batch, if they're anything like most chains, they probably have a central point where they distribute stock from, which would mean they might well all get the same batches.

I've got a stormex and think it's excellent.

Vastly reduced condensation (maybe that's the soft lining absorbing it :wink: ), you can put it on your bike straight away too.

It's pretty bulky- not the sort of thing you would carry in a back pack/tankbag. I use mine to cover the bike in the garage when doing anything messy (spraying, sanding etc.) that would get the bike dusty and also to protect the bike during storage over winter.

I use a smaller more lightweight cover to take with me on the bike, but for covering the bike where you normally store it, the stormex is great.

Not so monstrously priced either:

http://www.bikersuperstore.com/product.php/1135/1/

I foolishly paid the RRP for mine as I was in a hurry to get it :?

I had a rian ex years ago. Threw it in the bin and brought a stormex. Im on my 3rd, as some bastid keeps knicking it! I was told that the rain ex was for covering the bike in not so extreme conditions :? Sort of a spring to autum cover really.

Id bite the bulllit and get a stormex. My SVs been under hers since november, and other than a few spiders and cobwebs, she as dry as it would be in a garage.

Not threading the chain through the holes they provide? :P

I have the Stormex, but I can't believe the amount of water that gets stored in the upturned elasticated edges overnight. Surely it can't all be condensation? I store my bike on the drive (with the chain through the eyelets and the back wheel ;-) AND padlocked to a steel post)

Re: Oxford Rainex Cover
 

Nope, my Rainex has been brilliant. I've had it for nearly two years and it's almost perfect. It looks like you've got a duff one so I'd take it back if I were you. As for the Stormex, a mate has one and it soaks up water and always looks grubby and goes mildewy - I certainly won't be "upgrading" ;).


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I've got the Stormex and have to say Jonboy is right. I came back after the heavy rain and wind and found my bike seat was wet where the water had collected on the cover, so now I make a habit of building a drainage way on the cover down to the floor just in case.