Winter storage outside

[KermitLeFrog]

What are your thoughts on this. I need to keep a bike outside. I have a heavyweight cover but the bike gets soaking wet underneath it from condensation. So much so I'm tempted to leave the cover off. Or... perhaps, a greenhouse heater underneath? Or even a blow heater on low heat on a timer during the economy 7 hours.

Any ideas? What's the best way to do this?

ps. Read Roger's winter storage tips but I intend to use the bike all winter so it's not "long term storage"

[Wicky]

Try a waterproof yet breathable cover

[Mav617]

Got to be careful with covers if the wind gets up as they can drag the bike over. Not sure how much these are but right idea:

200 dabs, steep: http://www.dancovershop.com/uk/product/ ... 1478209007

[bigtwinthing]

spray all of it with ACF 50 then a breathable waterproof cover over it.

[mike.kir]

How about this?

[cheekykev]

If you have the room, make a open ended wooden box out of cheap floorboards or similar and put it on little wheels on the bottom so you can wheel it over, all of which can be bought easily at low cost, wood absorbs moisture that's one of the reasons why they transport them in wooden crates in the first place.

[KermitLeFrog]

If you have the room, make a open ended wooden box out of cheap floorboards or similar and put it on little wheels on the bottom so you can wheel it over, all of which can be bought easily at low cost, wood absorbs moisture that's one of the reasons why they transport them in wooden crates in the first place.

Good idea and has got me thinking. I could build something against my shed. The back yard looks a bit pikey so why not make it pikeier? Power access through the side of the shed (which is fully connected with power and ethernet). Hmmm, thinking now (painful).

[bazza696]

If you have access to power then you can use a heater and de humidifier like I have. This time of year you don't realise how much moisture is in the air.

I have to empty the 1.5lt reservoir at least once a week, the heater keeps the temperature over freezing(around 10ºC) so the de humidifier works more effectively.

[Wicky]

Stormshield covers are good, lightweight, waterproof and breathable - only problem is that after a couple of three years the fabric wears thin and rips where the mirrors put stress on them. If going with this again I'd glue in sturdy fabric reinforcement.

http://www.specialisedcovers.com/bike-covers

Now 8 months in with an Oxford Stormex cover >