hyperRevue

hmmmm...i can't remember making any conscious adjustment for the rain.
the bandana is on my pista, so i probably just unconsciously choose to ride my other (not as nice) bike when it rains.

https://fixedgeargallery.com/2005/may/EvanSolochek.htm -- if youre interested.

stevo

"I just put the tape on this afternoon"

I wouldnt do that if I were you....

Grunk

Haha. I have a bandana on my bike too, but for a different reason. When I ride home from work, I ride by a marsh with all these swarms of bugs. I put the bandana on "rob a stage-coach" style. After I pass, I wrap it around my seat post.

Ken Cox

My first attempt at uploading a picture.

Hm.

Back to the drawing board.

Ken Cox

Second attempt:

Plow Boy

Ken,

Looks pretty solid.

checkthat

I used to have the front triangle all taped up with my old used cloth bar tape, but then realized I didn't like having all that extra crap on my frame. Now I just have a strip of tubular tube (smooth and seamless) wrapped halfway across the top tube. Scratches and dings in the paint add character!

dwj444

Hey! I take offense! My pista does not look ugly just because it's wrapped in inner tube! And I agree with whoever said that innertube is better than torn-up top-tube paint. I was getting the same thing as the original poster -- people tearing up my bike at racks because they're too careless with theirs.

I work in a shop, so I collected used road tubes for a few days doing flat-fixes, and now I have the top tube, down tube, and seat tube completely wrapped. A little electrical tape helps keep the tubes in place and wrapped tight.

Also -- I'm not sure what year the original poster's Pista is -- mine is a 2003, I think, which was the year that they went battleship grey (just before it went platinum, or whatever that crazy-shiny color is). The black tubes on the grey frame are actually aesthetically pleasing for the most part. And I smile whenever I think of a moment in which a scratch or a chip has been prevented.

Next move is to rewrap my handlebars (I have bullhorns) with innertube. My bartape is pretty much shot, and innertubes are free -- plus, they last about ten times as long as bar tape anyway. I'm guessing I'll need about one tube per side. Recycling innertubes rocks.

bostontrevor

Ugh. I would think dry innertubes would be hard on your skin and wet ones would be slimy and hard to grip. No thanks.