I parked my e-bike on the street yesterday afternoon. As it was likely to rain, I draped the rain cover over it and left it there for a few hours. Later that night, I returned to find it toppled over. It was pretty windy and I parked it on a street not far from the lakeshore.

I parked it with the back wheel to the curb, like other scooters and bikes do. But with the rain cover on, it likely got caught in a gust of wind, knocking it to the pavement.

Photo of e-bike down

It suffered a few cosmetic scratches and one of the back panels got dented in. When I lifted it upright, it kind of bounced back into shape, leaving no dent. But a small crack about four inches long remains. The worst of it is that the right pedal no longer rotates fully without scraping against the body of the bike.

Be careful out there. Be particularly mindful when parking your bike to the direction of the wind (although that may shift).

I wish apartment complexes had designated covered areas for bicycles, preferably with A/C outlets to plug in and charge. This would've prevented such an accident from happening.

Awwww...Roger... very sad pic of "ebike down"...

Yah... yesterday pm was windierish... the Island reported gusts to 44 km/h


Ya *sure* ya need the full cover for rainy daze? Not just a seat cover?
Lock

Sorry to see this Roger. That is why I never park my Condor on the street. I always park it on the sidewalk beside a wall of a building out of the way of sidewalk traffic.

Ken Finch

Yeah, that would be preferable, to park next to a building, covered. I tried that once, but got a notice from the superintendent that if it happens again, it'll be towed :(

Yeah, that would be preferable, to park next to a building, covered. I tried that once, but got a notice from the superintendent that if it happens again, it'll be towed :(

I just had a thought. Who's going to tow an ebike? No plates so no way to trace the owner. Not a very friendly superintendent if you ask me.

...Who's going to tow an ebike?... Not a very friendly superintendent if you ask me.

HAHA! That's true eh? Doubt many building supers missed out on a career as rocket scientist. `Spect they are just spouting the only threat they know... Over ten years I only ever had one "super" (actually, business manager) tell me to unplug my vehicle from "her" building. The building is still there but the business and "manager" are long gone.
loCk