[KerryAll]

The Kerry-All Pouch is a versatile product used to provide weather protection for just about anything you want to keep dry and clean. The Pouches are made from strong woven polyethylene, 6 ounce weight, 12 mil thickness and a 14 x 14 weave.
It is black on the inside and silver on the outside with an Ultraviolet inhibitor coating for long life in the outdoors.

I'm looking for thoughts/feedback/questions on a potential new product- the Kerry-All Bike Pouch; a cover for one or more bikes mounted on the back of a car, truck or RV. The cover will have strong webbing 'belt loops' to secure the cover to the bikes and the vehicles with rope, twine or bungee cords. These covers will also be available for outdoor storage of freestanding bikes. Standard and custom sizes will be available.

[SUX VR40 Rider]

First you're talking about bicycles. A legal vehicle of the roadways that will get wet, dirty, even muddy. Like a car or motorcycle they are designed for that. Even when being transported on the outside of a vehicle.

Second Anything that does not air to flow over and through the frame, spokes, etc. of my bicycle will be considered something that will increase drag and thus have a negative affect on fuel mileage. Not to mention how will a motor vehicle handle with something like a big sail catching the wind behind it as you're traveling, in some states 75 mph on the interstate system? The wind catches it wrong, and if it is a strong enough wind, you're looking at a dangerous situation.

Third certain parts of a bicycle are not supposed to be bound, squeezed, etc. Things like cables and cable housing. You start doing that and you're looking at putting bends and crimps in cables where they will not function correctly. Someone also might tighten this cover too tightly to the wheels bending a spoke or even a rim. Some bike frames are made of carbon fiber. If something is cinched to tightly to that type of material it may crush it.

[snowbird]

There's a lot of air turbulence on the back of a vehicle as will. I've heard people say that they thought their stuff actually got dirtier with the cover on than it did with no cover.

[PlatyPius]

Plus, any cover is going to be relatively loose. That means the bike will be sans paint when you arrive at your destination.

Most people just use a Chain Condom or similar cover, if they use a cover at all, and that's primarily to keep road grit off of the drivetrain.

[LarryM]

I would also be concerned about a full bike cover blocking the view of my vehicles tail lights.

However, when transporting bikes in wet weather, I would be interested in something better than plastic bags to cover seats and bar bags.

[PlatyPius]

Originally Posted by LarryM

I would also be concerned about a full bike cover blocking the view of my vehicles tail lights.

However, when transporting bikes in wet weather, I would be interested in something better than plastic bags to cover seats and bar bags.

Shower caps from WalMart. About a buck. Waterproof. Toss them when they wear out.

[Digital_Cowboy]

Originally Posted by KerryAll

The Kerry-All Pouch is a versatile product used to provide weather protection for just about anything you want to keep dry and clean. The Pouches are made from strong woven polyethylene, 6 ounce weight, 12 mil thickness and a 14 x 14 weave.
It is black on the inside and silver on the outside with an Ultraviolet inhibitor coating for long life in the outdoors.

I'm looking for thoughts/feedback/questions on a potential new product- the Kerry-All Bike Pouch; a cover for one or more bikes mounted on the back of a car, truck or RV. The cover will have strong webbing 'belt loops' to secure the cover to the bikes and the vehicles with rope, twine or bungee cords. These covers will also be available for outdoor storage of freestanding bikes. Standard and custom sizes will be available.

I don't drive, but I have seen people use covers on their bikes while they're driving down the road. The most simple and recent was a sheet of clear plastic.

When I'm out riding and have to park my bike outdoors I use the following http://www.amazon.com/Topeak-Bike-Cover-Racing-Bikes/dp/B000FIAUT8.

[KerryAll]

Great feedback, I appreciate all your comments. I, too, am concerned with the increased drag and impaired view of taillights.
I think possibly the most useful aspect of a cover, in general terms, is on the back of an RV, which usually means poor air flow back there anyway, and a wide enough vehicle that the light issue may not be as much a factor.
As mentioned above, it might be more useful to use the cover when parked outside in bad weather, or to cover the bike on a vehicle in bad weather, on a once in a while basis. I agree, I don't see it being the be-all and end-all solution for everyone all the time.

[KerryAll]

Another advantage to a cover is that it keeps prying eyes away from that $5000 custom bike. Less tempting if they don't know it's not a $200 Wal-Mart special...

[Digital_Cowboy]

Originally Posted by KerryAll

Another advantage to a cover is that it keeps prying eyes away from that $5000 custom bike. Less tempting if they don't know it's not a $200 Wal-Mart special...

Agreed, there have been times when I've gone to the local library and have left my bike locked up outside of the library (and covered) for several hours. And other bikes around it have been stolen, but the thieves have never even looked at or touched my bike. Under the cover I also use two locks, a U-bolt and a cable.

I know that the thieves didn't look at or touch my bike because I've become friends with the staff at the library and they have a security camera that is positioned to watch the bike rack(s) (they're the upside down exclamation point type of rack) and they've watched as the bikes were being stolen, and have told me that the thieves didn't either look at or touch my bike.

And before anyone gets upset with the staff not stopping the thieves, it isn't their job to do so, but they do call the police and report it as well as burning a copy of the footage from the security camera to DVD and giving it to the police.