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  1. Original post
    Nospam
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    I would like to take my bicycle (Trek 7200, nothing fancy,
    but just right for me) on our vacations this summer and
    fall. Now I do have a bicycle carrier rack which attaches to
    the rear of the car and works just fine for short trips to
    nearby ride locations....but, I'm wondering how to handle a
    long multi-day car trip with the bike on the back of the car
    with respect to weather (e.g., rain, road mist, etc.). Are
    there "covers" made for this purpose to keep the bike clean
    & dry while motoring along at interstate speeds ? Or some
    other solution, perhaps ? I frequently see people on the
    highways with bikes on carriers on the roof of their
    vehicle, out in the open .... not sure how they handle this
    situation either.

    Will watch this newsgroup for replies.

    Thanks !

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  2. x
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    Quoted message said:

    I frequently see people on the highways with bikes on
    carriers on the roof of their vehicle, out in the open
    .... not sure how they handle this situation either.

    I put a waterproof bag over the saddle.
    --
    PeteCresswell

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  3. Lioninoil_a T_n
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    Quoted message said:

    Are there "covers" made for this purpose to keep the bike
    clean & dry while motoring along at interstate speeds ?

    I've seen 'em at RV stores:

    campingworld.comindex.cfm
    815

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  4. Jamie Trailblaz
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    I would us a big bag.Wrap up the whole bike .I have taken
    mine on some road trips try can get pretty dirty on the back
    .Helps you have a clean bike when you get there. Good luck
    and have fun?

    --
    J/O TrailBlazer At Large

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  5. Rick Onanian
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    Jamie TrailBlazer At Large said:

    I would us a big bag.Wrap up the whole bike .I have taken
    mine on some road

    Find a wholesale roofing supply company and ask for a few of
    the bags that they put over a pallet of roofing shingles.
    Those bags ought to be approximately the right size; they
    will definitely work if you remove the wheels.
    --
    Rick Onanian

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  6. Nick Kolodinsky
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    "Jamie TrailBlazer At Large" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<%prbc.169669$po.980063@attbi_s52>...

    Quoted message said:

    I would us a big bag.Wrap up the whole bike .I have taken
    mine on some road trips try can get pretty dirty on the
    back .Helps you have a clean bike when you get there. Good
    luck and have fun?

    Just be very carefull about wrapping the bike in a cover on
    a car roof. A 70 MPH wind will whip a cover at a very high
    speed (frequency) and power.

    A little dirt, especially when mixed with a little water
    makes an effective wet sander out of the cover - where it
    flaps on the frame.

    Just letting it out in the open may be safer to the finish.

    Nick

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  7. Smmb
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    "Nick Kolodinsky" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de :
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Jamie TrailBlazer At Large" <[email hidden]> wrote
    in message


    news:<%prbc.169669$po.980063@attbi_s52>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I would us a big bag.Wrap up the whole bike .I have
    taken mine on some


    road

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    trips try can get pretty dirty on the back .Helps you
    have a clean bike


    when

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    you get there. Good luck and have fun?

    Just be very carefull about wrapping the bike in a cover
    on a car roof. A 70 MPH wind will whip a cover at a very
    high speed (frequency) and power.

    A little dirt, especially when mixed with a little water
    makes an effective wet sander out of the cover - where it
    flaps on the frame.

    Just letting it out in the open may be safer to the
    finish.

    Nick

    Call me what you will, but I use plastic wrapping film for
    longer trips.
    --
    Bonne route,

    Sandy Paris FR

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