Originally Posted by
oldfixguy
I'm not really on board with the whole "beat to crap is sexy because it proves I use it" stuff but to each his own.
There is a difference between "beat to crap" and used. My bike does not acquire many scratches with the way I treat it, and it does not look beat to crap. I am down for keeping your bike nice looking, but taping seems excessive. If you have to tape your frame to protect it, you are doing something wrong.
Originally Posted by
ilikebikes
I love it when people ask me if my bike is new, or tell me that it looks like it's never been ridden, as I get to reply, "No, its eleven years old, and I ride it almost daily, I just like to keep it clean."
See, that is cool, though, if you can manage that without having to go so far as taping your bike. My bike has very few scratches, but it will never be properly clean because, when it rains, my bike likes to collect dirt, and I do not feel like cleaning my bike all the time.
