Thanks everyone for your help! I do have to store the bike outside; I live in a tiny apartment in Japan and the bike is outside my door. The only thing protecting it from the elements is a vinyl bike cover. It flops around in the wind and moisture blows in under it. Violent storms blow the whole cover off.

The bike is only a year old, so I'm surprised parts of it are rusting already.

Here's a pic of the whole bike:


I recently put on Nitto Campee racks; unfortunately, they are not compatible with my bike. This is the thread I created about this issue: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post13982498