Storing a bicycle outside?

[misterPK]

Does anyone else keep their bike outside under a tarpaulin or something similar? I don't have a garage or a garden shed so I was wondering if this is a good idea for long term storage or if anyone has had some bad experiences with it.

PK!

 

[misterPK]

Thanks for the advice guys. We do have one of those plastic garden storage box things, but it falls apart at the slightest breeze so I only just about trust it to store the rubbish old lawn mower and the set of Vauxhall hub caps that the previous tennants left in there.

It's a fairly old bike and not in the best of conditions, so I'm not that worried about it, but I'll give it a good dose of lube when I get it out of storage at my parents garage.

PK!