This is a strange question...

I have been riding a beater fixed gear for about a year and finally decided to take the plunge and buy something...well....decent. I converted an old Huffy Superstar into a fixed gear and since the thing looked like **** (and was heavy as heck) i never cared about locking it up places....

One of the bike shops in town was moving and having a 50% off sale...I walked out of there with a very shiney Fuji 03 Track bike with a flip flop hub and basically all I could ever need and more....

Now my problem is this....I live in Center City Philadelphia (filthadelphia) and dont always feel very comfortable leaving this bike parked....especially around bars where I usually go.

The guy at the bike shop was talking about some of the worst places in the city to leave a bike (most of my regular hang outs actually) and said that the best thing I can do is make this bike look like....well MINE. He recommended writing my name all over the thing....which I decided against.

Is it right to make a sweet looking frame look ****ty just because you really would not like it to get stolen? I know a theif will steal something no matter what, but i also know they are less likely to steal something that someone may recognize as "not theirs" when they try and ride it away. Or something that may be difficult to resell.

I guess I am having some guilt about possibly painting this bike or putting a bunch of stickers on it.... on that note, I am heading out to the bar.

Am i crazy, or should I just go nuts on this thing, paint, sticker, scratch and "city-fy it"?