haha, no, its just leaves. when i got that bike, it took a saw and some hand pruners to get to. It had been burried in the woods for about 3 or 4 years according to the owner. he had about 100 bikes in there, that was the only one i found to be worth saving. Besides, it was one hell of a challenge to get to it, it took close to an hour to get to the bike, then cut everything that was wrapped around it off, just to get it out. It had just survived so well, i couldnt leave her behind.