Tailgate covering with modular pads

A method, comprising:

• providing, as part of a covering for a vehicle tailgate, a first segment configured for positioning on a first surface of the vehicle tailgate, the first surface facing backwards away from a vehicle to which the vehicle tailgate is couplable while the vehicle tailgate is in an upright position as coupled to the vehicle, the first segment comprising a window;
• providing, as part of the covering for the vehicle tailgate, a second segment configured for positioning on a second surface of the vehicle tailgate, the second surface being orthogonal to the first surface;
• providing, as part of the covering for the vehicle tailgate, a third segment configured for positioning on a third surface of the vehicle tailgate, the third segment being coupled to the first segment via the second segment, the third surface being orthogonal to the second surface;
• and
• proving a first pad, the first pad being configured to removably engage the second segment and the third segment to provide, at an angle oblique to the second and third surfaces, a cushion for a downtube of a bicycle, the first pad comprising an opening configured to receive part of the downtube.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a covering configured to engage a vehicle tailgate, the covering comprising:
• a first segment configured for positioning on a first surface of the vehicle tailgate, the first surface facing backwards away from a vehicle to which the vehicle tailgate is couplable while the vehicle tailgate is in an upright position as coupled to the vehicle;
• a second segment configured for positioning on a second surface of the vehicle tailgate, the second surface being orthogonal to the first surface;
• a third segment configured for positioning on a third surface of the vehicle tailgate, the third segment being coupled to the first segment via the second segment, the third surface being orthogonal to the second surface;
• wherein the apparatus further comprises one or more of:
• a first pad, the first pad being configured to removably engage the cover to provide, at an angle oblique to the second and third surfaces, a cushion for a bicycle;
• a second pad, the second pad being different from the first pad, the second pad being configured for selective coupling to the covering to provide a field of view for a camera on the vehicle.