I don't get it. If you purchase a frame to ride it on the street then why do you care if it looks a little used? I mean if your that concerned about the looks you wouldn't want to wrap it in ugly tubes. If you want to ride your bike and park it let it get a little beat up, and if your too concerned about that then get a beater you don't care about. I just think if it's asthetics are that important you may not want to be locking it up period. and if it is that nice then show it off, it's a tragedy to cover a purty frame IMO. I think it's just a part of riding a bike, it gets used and should look like it.