Outdoor Canopy to keep a bicycle reasonably dry

[omniflow]

Does anyone have any recommendations for an outdoor canopy to keep the rain off a pushbike?

I've tried something along these lines:

https://gardensanctuary.co.uk/products/white-outdo...

and the last storm we had killed it.

I've got no problem spending more money, as long as what I get is reasonably sturdy.

[gangzoom]

I presume it's cheap/hack push bike?

Any prolonged storage of a push bike outdoors will kill it very quickly from rust etc, and or get nicked - My mates caught someone sawing through a drain pipe his cheap £100 commuter bike was chained to down the side of the house!! I keep all my bikes in the house now, as we have had them been taken from the garage before.

[omniflow]

gangzoom said:

I presume it's cheap/hack push bike?

Any prolonged storage of a push bike outdoors will kill it very quickly from rust etc, and or get nicked - My mates caught someone sawing through a drain pipe his cheap £100 commuter bike was chained to down the side of the house!! I keep all my bikes in the house now, as we have had them been taken from the garage before.

It's for my Mother, and she's 83. It's in a walled courtyard with zero visibility from the street, and for my Mother convenience is very much key. When my Dad was alive their bikes were stored in a locked shed. She much prefers just plonking it under a canopy.

[Bill]

We got a long thin low shed. You could leave the doors off if she really doesn't want the faff.

[Mr Pointy]

Would something like this work?

https://www.shedstore.co.uk/6-x-3-forest-pressure-...

[omniflow]

Mr Pointy said:

Would something like this work?

https://www.shedstore.co.uk/6-x-3-forest-pressure-...

That's pretty much what was there before. It could be made to work, but I think she would prefer a canopy - if I can find a decent one.

[nammynake]

Unless it’s enclosed it’ll eventually rust. What’s the issue with a small shed or bike container?

[Huzzah]

nammynake said:

Unless it’s enclosed it’ll eventually rust. What’s the issue with a small shed or bike container?

She's 83 and wants a canopy. Don't be awkward.

OP

I'd just fit the same again, unlikely to have another storm liie the last couple this yr (famous last words! ) if the brackets are still OK, just get some twin wall polycarbonate from your local Eurocell type place.

Hold onto salvageable bits as spares.

[Barchettaman]

gangzoom said:

I presume it's cheap/hack push bike?

Any prolonged storage of a push bike outdoors will kill it very quickly from rust.

Incorrect. Just getting it under a canopy and keeping the drivetrain oiled will ensure it runs for years.

An exception would be a maritime climate. Then you would have to be more careful about dry storage.

Source: 12+ years of successful bike storage under a canopy

[DonkeyApple]

omniflow said:

Does anyone have any recommendations for an outdoor canopy to keep the rain off a pushbike?

I've tried something along these lines:

https://gardensanctuary.co.uk/products/white-outdo...

and the last storm we had killed it.

I've got no problem spending more money, as long as what I get is reasonably sturdy.

If that worked for your 83 year old mother then just get the same again.

[ferret50]

My older sister is still riding the bike that my late parents bought her as a teenager!

As she admits, it's rusty, it's scruffy, but it costs less per mile than my Smart for Two!

[DonkeyApple]

ferret50 said:

My older sister is still riding the bike that my late parents bought her as a teenager!

As she admits, it's rusty, it's scruffy, but it costs less per mile than my Smart for Two!

And it probably doesn't attract scumbags as it isn't shiny.

[gangzoom]

omniflow said:

It's for my Mother, and she's 83. It's in a walled courtyard with zero visibility from the street, and for my Mother convenience is very much key. When my Dad was alive their bikes were stored in a locked shed. She much prefers just plonking it under a canopy.

Great to see she's still on the bike at 83 .

Hope you have got her one of those new eBike things.

[omniflow]

DonkeyApple said:

If that worked for your 83 year old mother then just get the same again.

This one has lasted less than 2 years. She doesn't live local to me, so I don't really want to be having to bodge it back together every time I visit. I'd much prefer to put up something decent - if such a thing exists - hence this thread.