Product Care

Designed and crafted with the utmost care, we treat our covers as if they were an item of clothing, outerwear worn to dress and protect your bicycle. With a little care and attention, your NUVE bicycle cover will perform at its best for years to come. We have made a few recommendations below to keep you on track. 

Your bicycle & installation

We recommend that you keep your bike tidy, free from sharp edges and frayed cables. Although the fabric is strong and durable, this will reduce the risk that it could tear. It is also important to keep the cover away from home fires and heat points, this could damage the fabric fibres and other components, like the zips. We recommend that you install the cover slowly to avoid unnecessary friction with the bicycle. This will prevent the erosion of the fabric over time.

Washing & drying

We use strong recycled synthetic materials to craft our covers. To ensure a long lasting product life, we recommend a hand or machine wash, only when really necessary, with mild temperatures, ideally at or below 30°C. This preserves the water repellent finish, protects the fabric fibres and reduces energy consumption. Before you wash your cover, consider other ways to keep it clean in order to reduce energy consumption and save water. Often methods such as airing and brushing are enough to keep them clean. You could try spot cleaning for any small stains. 

Do not tumble dry the cover or the carry case. We recommend hanging your cover up to dry whenever possible – it’s better for the environment and for your cover.

Repairs

We use knitted fabric to craft our covers, a material that doesn’t tear like conventional woven fabrics. This makes our covers strong, long lasting and less likely to tear. In the unfortunate case you experience a pinch in your cover, we encourage you to sew it by hand on the reverse, as you would do with any other garment. 

We don’t want our covers to end up in landfill, so we do everything we can to ensure items live a long life. If you are finished with your bicycle cover and it’s still in good condition, we recommend giving them to a friend or family member. Alternately, you can return it to us and we’ll recycle it for you, giving it a second life as a by-product.