How do you protect you bike from rain? I live in a place where

I put mine in my shed.

Some apartment complexes around here have rentable sheds, just big enough for a bike.

I carry my bike down 3 flights of stairs every morning, and up 3 flights every night

At work the elevator is usually working so I use that, but I've been known to use stairs (4 floors up)

I don't have any respect for people who treat their bike like garbage. There is no reason to do that, even if you don't have an expensive bike this is just basic care, like washing your hands after you use the toilet

>>1069901
Lucky fuck! I can't take my bike into work.

Is your bike really going to get damaged if it sits out in the rain?

>>1069994
Yes
Welcome to rustville
population your gears, chain, every tiny bolt, and not to mention all the rubber parts will crack/melt on your bike

the paint will start looking like shit and eventually will crack and be easier to scratch

>>1070004
The paint and rubber/plastic damage has more to do with the sun I think. Of course, letting your bike outside constantly, it will suffer both from the sun and rain.

>>1069994
What about riding in the rain?

>>1070541
If you ride aluminum in the rain it spontaneously explodes, carbon will just melt, but as long as it is not Reynolds or Columbus tubing Stella frames are ok

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>>1069893
There are little tents for bikes.

>>1069994
Even just sitting outside non-rain in dewy areas will age a bike faster.
Is your grass wet in the morning in the spring? Guess where all that overnight condensation all over the bike every night?