eff that. Bikes are happiest when they are treated like bikes rather than museum pieces. My rear tire (which already has 2 boots on it and smaller gashes "fixed" with electrical tape) is so shredded from the stupid chips the DOT throws down on the slick stuff, I'm hoping I'll be able to make it to the LBS before getting another flat. BTW, this was taken more than a week ago. It actually looked far worse before I spent about 5 min cleaning it today.