why? just why?

You should try riding it instead of dragging it behind your car. ;)

Gee, I just use Lizard Skin chainstay thingies and cut little holes in them where needed. When I feel like going the extra mile I have my mother-in-law, who is hell on wheels with a sewing machine make me a custom wrap. She even sews in padding and velcro along the edges of the material to easily get it on/off. Nothing like a custom wrap from grandma. But, I don't live in NYC and I've been known to grease my chain on occasion.

Tape the spokes.

hey, your the guy who sells those modified pliers for lock rings and those black wheel sets in nyc:

I had a bike in Miami that was taped for theft-deterrence reasons. It handled a couple years in the sun before the tape had trouble.

You're right, my bad. I thought it was a Cannondale track because of the dropouts and the thick downtube.

I guess I will be the first one who says "I like it" :thumb:

To give you an idea of this guy's bicycle stable: That's his beater city/commuter bike. He writes the Cycling WMD blog, and he is on here too.