you are totally right. my bianchi pista is so shiny that I never
lock it up for any amount of time. In fact everytime I even look
like I'm stopping packs of bike thieves carrying campy pb & allen
wrenches swarm around me which I fend off with my too cool
baileyworks. i also never ride it outside when there is more than
a 0.01% chance of percepitation. post-rides I also bathe my bike
in phil woods teflon oil & moisturize with tenacious grease. and
every night I shackle it to my leg with my ny kryptonite chain.
my bike is so nice I just can't let go.
jeff