I keep my "spoke protectors"on the bikes that came with them.I like keeping an old bike original even if it looks "dorky".I would not cut the fins off a 59 Cadillac because they are not in style any more.Some things look odd once they go out of style.By the way Goodwill had some old "bell bottom" jeans .I was thinking of resewing them to look like todays jeans.{not really}