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08-27-2012, 08:38 PM
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Cheap: tape
Expensive: automotive body shop clear coating. Also, a bike untouched will be discovered with new scratches in the same way that carefully stored Christmas lights will always be found a tangled mass - no matter what.
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08-28-2012, 06:15 PM
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Cover it...
I use retroreflective films to protect my bike's finish, both from the elements, and from night-time motorists.
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08-29-2012, 09:26 AM
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I've seen bikes advertised with clear tape protecting the finish... can't find the exact name of the tape right now though... probably some kind of polyethylene tape... you can also spray on some coats of clear... easy, but may look rough if you don't wet-sand it down... you'd probably be safe putting some thick clear tape on the straight tubes... make sure you get something that's UV resistive since it'll probably be in the sun...
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08-29-2012, 10:18 AM
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I personally think bikes want to get dirty and become well-worn with scratches. You are honoring your bicycle by allowing this to happen.
 Seriously, though, if you have shift cables that sit around your head tube and rub when you turn your handlebars, make sure you have some sort of clear sticker under them to prevent the paint from wearing off. For whatever reason my bike didn't come with them, and I wish I had put a pair of these on them early on: http://www.biketiresdirect.com/produ...le-rub-patches Scott
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08-30-2012, 02:03 PM
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Can't you hear the steel frame cry out in fear and embarrassment "Quick! Cover my shame!" ? 
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08-30-2012, 02:06 PM
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Both Sides of the Coin In every passionate disagreement there is a kernel of truth that the opposing side cannot refute. The illusion that keeps us apart is that these opposing truths are different and implacable; they are different sides of the same coin and to deny the other side is to deny your own. A coin, like life, cannot exist with only one side.
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