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Old 07-13-2019, 10:05 AM
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How do you keep your bikes safe from weather elements? Sometimes we get some crazy thunderstorms and can experience some after effects of a hurricane. All I'm currently using is a simple bike cover but looking into something with more protection. I really don't want to invest too much since I'll be moving in 6-8 months to a place with a garage but any suggestions on something that would offer better protection?
 

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07-13-2019, 12:54 PM
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pull it in through the back door and park it in the dining room.
 
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Storage unit will probably be great for you since it wouldn’t make sense to build anything, even something simple.
 
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If it’s only going to be for six months, I’d just use the bike cover.
 
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Old 07-13-2019, 11:09 AM
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Enclosed trailer. Buy it used, sell it when you're done. Won't cost you much that way.

Or keep it. They're handy to have. Will even help with the move...
 
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https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...iABEgI74fD_BwE. Get one of these, about the same cost as a good bike cover.
 
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pull it in through the back door and park it in the dining room.
 
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Originally Posted by dawg
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...iABEgI74fD_BwE. Get one of these, about the same cost as a good bike cover.
+1...
 
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Originally Posted by dawg
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...iABEgI74fD_BwE. Get one of these, about the same cost as a good bike cover.
Installed a larger version of that for a friend who bought a Camaro convertible with no garage, been up 8 years now and still going strong.
 
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Besides storms, Atlanta's tropical humidity will quickly corrode the shiny stuff on the bike.
I'd be more worried about thieves in that area.
 
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Park it in the bedroom until you move. ��
 
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