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  • 28-08-2015 6:06pm
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    Nekarsulm
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    I have noticed a lot of motor home owners have covers for their bikes while they are carried on the rear carriers. I asked several where they got them and seems theysalways came with the rack/MH.
    Can you buy these anywhere here in Ireland? At least they hide what exactly you have hanging off the back, so a security feature as well as keeping the rain off. (One couple I met had a Personal Rape Alarm wired to their cover, so anyone trying to pull it off the bikes set off the sirern)


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    piuswal
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    http://charlescamping.ie/store/index.php/fiamma-bike-cover-premium.html


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    *Kol*
    Registered Users Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    piuswal wrote: »
    http://charlescamping.ie/store/index.php/fiamma-bike-cover-premium.html

    Handy to have to cover the bikes off the rack too.


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Thanks guys!


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    campingcarist
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭campingcarist


    I got mine from Pat Horan's


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    cipro 55
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭cipro 55


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    I have noticed a lot of motor home owners have covers for their bikes while they are carried on the rear carriers. I asked several where they got them and seems theysalways came with the rack/MH.
    Can you buy these anywhere here in Ireland? At least they hide what exactly you have hanging off the back, so a security feature as well as keeping the rain off. (One couple I met had a Personal Rape Alarm wired to their cover, so anyone trying to pull it off the bikes set off the sirern)


    I saw them in Lidl last Thursday.


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    Benbecul97
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    Same one here for €13 cheaper! http://vanderlust.com/shop/index.php/fiamma-bike-cover-premium-s-up-to-4-bikes.html

    Haven't seen this enclosed cover but would be wary that with a zip, and if you are carrying the maximum 4 bikes, you could have great difficulty in closing the bike cover zip. It might be ok if you are carrying 2/3 bikes. And if the zip breaks...

    This one http://vanderlust.com/shop/index.php/fiamma-bike-cover-s-4-bikes-1742.html on the other hand is €21 cheaper than the one above and is not as restrictive as the one above as it ties via bungee cords with hooks and not a zip. It does not form a full enclosure around the bikes like the one above, but is just as effective.


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    campingcarist
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    In my opinion, the cheaper covers will be of a thinner material and my not be suitable for the type of wind effect at the back of a motorhome. Also, think of the pressure points that will be on the cover - handlebar ends and brake levers, which, with continual 'flapping and stretching' may cause early weakening of the cover in those places, resulting in holes.
    Just my opinion!


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    Benbecul97
    Registered Users Posts: 988 ✭✭✭Benbecul97


    campingcarist wrote: »
    In my opinion, the cheaper covers will be of a thinner material...

    It's the same product...just cheaper from a different supplier.


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