We don't cover our e-bikes on the rack as wind damage is a concern. What we do is lock the e-bikes to the vehicle wheel when camping and cover them with an XL Bike Parka.
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This is what our bikes looked like after 250km of wet unsealed roads. Plenty of cleaning needed once we got home. Often thought some sort of cover would be good. 


Had a couple of Thule bike covers only last a year and would not recommend so thought I would try Bike - Bags4Everything
bought one at the NEC caravan show so far so good
bought one at the NEC caravan show so far so good
Thanks. Do you have a tow bar rack or a rack fixed to the door?
We have used one from Bags and Covers Direct on nearly 4000 miles of driving and it's been excellent with no real signs of wear to date. BUT ours is on a towbar rack and it goes over both it and the bikes - I suspect you would have issues using the same on a tailgate rack as the bike 'arms' will stop it.
Definitely recommended for us ‘fair weather cyclists’!
Andy - Retired Member
Tow bar but it was also used on my MoHo with a Fiamma bike rack.
Hi - just researching the same topic (but for 4 bikes on a Fiamma tailgate carrier) and wondered if you’d bought a cover and could recommend?
Hinderrman bike cover all day long. Mine has been great. Travelled all over with it with no issues. Czechia, Austria nc500. As good as new. It not cheap but worth the outlay.
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Thanks Mick. Seems to be a really good cover.
‘Not cheap’ I meant My bad. Hungover in a pub car park in the van.
I knew exactly what you meant Mick - good man getting out in the van. Enjoy
I brought a large motorbike cover, think it was Oxford brand, super tough thick waterproofmaterial, soft on inside, had loops for threading a cable lock though around the bottom, could easily cover two bikes, had it 15+yrs
Thanks GG - will looks at that
That’s really useful feedback, thanks.
Having read various threads on this forum about covers for bikes on a towbar bike rack, I can see that there are differing views on whether they are a good idea.
We have a T6.1 with an Atera towbar bike rike and later this year will travel from the south of England to Scotland and over to one of the Inner Hebrides by ferry with our mountain bikes.
My feeling is that it would be a good idea to get a cover, but will it obscure the rear lights of the van? (The bike rack has a tailboard with lights as well, but I guess the more lights visible the better).
We have a T6.1 with an Atera towbar bike rike and later this year will travel from the south of England to Scotland and over to one of the Inner Hebrides by ferry with our mountain bikes.
My feeling is that it would be a good idea to get a cover, but will it obscure the rear lights of the van? (The bike rack has a tailboard with lights as well, but I guess the more lights visible the better).
