Originally Posted by
wilfried
it's a "could be useful," not a "must have." It's not the first thing I would get if my budget was tight.
Opposite here. The cover makes the bike look like a piece of luggage. It allowed me e.g. to get the bike on-board as a carry-on on an airline which would knowingly not allow for that and which would normally take bikes only with a bike fee. At times, for one reason or another, I do not test the policy of my lodging towards bikes and if I put a cover it is nobody's business.
Originally Posted by
wilfried
I need a taillight a lot more than I need the cover.
Now no taillight is in many countries just plain illegal.