Hi everyone!  As you probably already know, I live in a stationary fiver in an RV park in Half Moon Bay, CA.

I gave a bike of mine several years ago to a friend of mine, and she would like to give it back to me.  Actually it's a good thing, because it's a great bike and I would like to ride it around here.  However, I'm right next to a beach and it gets very damp.  Things rust, including the chrome on my 5er. 

My question is this:  how and where am I going to keep it?  It's too large to put inside my RV.  Unfortunately in this park they are very restrictive about keeping things outside - no sheds or anything like that - and I'm thinking the only thing I can do with it is put it outside in back of my RV with a blanket or something around it. 

Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance, Roberta 

Hi Roberta - I would recommend a good cable lock that you can run through the frame and both wheels and then a plastic bike cover that you can purchase at a bike shop. I think we got ours through Performance, but I don't remember the cost. Keep an eye on your chain and talk to the guys at the shop about chain lube for wet conditions. Enjoy your bike! Peggy

Hi Roberta,

I'd look for a bike cover, I think Camping World has some, maybe even Walmart, probably a bit cheaper.

I use a picnic table cover, I normally store my bikes in my MH (they are the folding kind), but when we're out camping, I use the cover.

Having lived on the beach for 11 years once, everything is going to get a little rust.  Maybe a wipe down every once in a while with a rag soaked in silicone will help (But not on the brakes! lol)

Best Regards!

If you have a slideout, and i think you do, i have seen covers that attach to the bottom edge of the slideout. The cover creates an outdoor covered area using the underside of the slide as a roof. I would then cover the bike as well, G

Roberta,

We have an enclosure that we purchased at Camping World, it snaps around the 5th wheel to create a storage area at the front where the hitch is. It creates a nice little area where we put our bikes, extra chairs and other stuff we use when we are setup for awhile. I use hitch pinbox to secure a chain to and lock up anything of value with a long cable and padlock.

We've even used this little room as kind of a porta potti/changing room for guests when camped at the beach.

Here it is...

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/5th-wheel-storage-skirts/1824

Check with the park management to see if they would allow it.

By the way, no matter if the bike is covered or not the salt air will get to it and cause rusting. A good car wax rubbed on, incluing the chrome every few months will prevent the rust. If you don't want to become a slave to waxing the bike, just make sure you hose it off and dry it at least once per week, even more often when it's foggy.

-- Edited by The Bear II on Friday 7th of May 2010 03:46:12 PM

Here is the front skirt, they have slideout skirts also http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=fifth+wheel+rv+skirts&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=VIrkS7m9A4P68Aaqk7SpBA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQrQQwAg

Great replies, thank you! Will have to think about what I want to do.... : )

You may want to consider using marine grade sealant spray that I would use to spray the interior of my outboard. It is made to handle the sea salt environment.

Really? I will check that out - perhaps I can spray it on the chrome on my RV?

We live in Galveston Tx on the water. Everything will rust from the salt in the air. I have been using a product called Alumaguard on all metal finishes. You can spray it directly on the surface or on a rag. Use it just like you were dusting furniture. I have been using it for over 8 years and it works great. I have no affiliation with the manufacturer in any way. I don't even know who makes it. I buy mine from a West Marine or Boater's World. --Rod