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I looked at these recently, couldn’t find one with decent reviews. They all either were poor quaintly with bent/missing poles, or a common theme was not fully closing.
Either way I spent I fair few hours trawling the net, and came to the conclusion that the ones available for reasonable money were all crap.
Either way I spent I fair few hours trawling the net, and came to the conclusion that the ones available for reasonable money were all crap.
I had one for a kitcar back in 2009. Was really good although a bit of an eyesore.
No water came in but you need to ensure its fixed down properly, if you cant get bricks or similar on the inside of the metal framework on heavy winds it can be a serious issue
Also not that I'm sure it'll bother you but mine loved a big hairy, scary spider in there and the web would always get me in the eye, hair, mouth and do my head in!
No water came in but you need to ensure its fixed down properly, if you cant get bricks or similar on the inside of the metal framework on heavy winds it can be a serious issue
Also not that I'm sure it'll bother you but mine loved a big hairy, scary spider in there and the web would always get me in the eye, hair, mouth and do my head in!
200Plus Club said:
Metal sheds are possibly the worst choice you can make for storage due to the vast temperature ranges you'll see within. If you can afford a dehumidifier running all year round then fair enough
No, by far the worst choice is nothing at all... I’ve had all my bikes in a metal shed for years, in lower temps than most, and it’s been absolutely fine.
Why you think you’d need a dehumidifier is beyond me. You just ACF-50 in winter and remove automotive batteries.
A single skin cloth tent is really not going to provide much temperature insulation either you know!
Prof Prolapse said:
No, by far the worst choice is nothing at all...
I’ve had all my bikes in a metal shed for years, in lower temps than most, and it’s been absolutely fine.
Why you think you’d need a dehumidifier is beyond me. You just ACF-50 in winter and remove automotive batteries.
A single skin cloth tent is really not going to provide much temperature insulation either you know!
I never said a tent would you know! I’ve had all my bikes in a metal shed for years, in lower temps than most, and it’s been absolutely fine.
Why you think you’d need a dehumidifier is beyond me. You just ACF-50 in winter and remove automotive batteries.
A single skin cloth tent is really not going to provide much temperature insulation either you know!
:-)
Mine is safely locked in a well insulated alarmed garage thankfully. And smeared with ACF50 as well. Good stuff.
Edited by 200Plus Club on Monday 10th September 06:59
Metal sheds tend to have massive holes in the roof to let out the condensation, but that cuts both ways. A dehumidifier would seem a bit pointless for that reason. It’s like whacking your AC on then opening a window.
So it’s marginally worse than an equivalent wooden shed but importantly costs around a quarter the price. Almost cheap enough to be disposable in my opinion.
Anyway that’s enough shed talk from me...
So it’s marginally worse than an equivalent wooden shed but importantly costs around a quarter the price. Almost cheap enough to be disposable in my opinion.
Anyway that’s enough shed talk from me...
I had one of the tent ones.
It lasted about 2 years. Had a rip in it and generally looked a bit tatty.
The bike underneath had mold on it and the cover tended to trap all the leaves and crap.
It's probably fine if you are going to use it daily but don't expect them to last without repairing them a bit
It lasted about 2 years. Had a rip in it and generally looked a bit tatty.
The bike underneath had mold on it and the cover tended to trap all the leaves and crap.
It's probably fine if you are going to use it daily but don't expect them to last without repairing them a bit
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