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Reviewing this thread, I see about two sweat covers for 19 or 20 bikes. Are they for geeks and losers, so I should avoid them to prevent the appearance of the same? Or does everyone own one but they´re too much of a pain in the butt?
Your multiple choices don't cover all outcomes. I don't want to call anyone a geek nor loser (at least not for THIS reason!!), and I don't own one. If I did, I imagine them to be a pain in the butt.
I just find them unnecessary given the large effective fans I use, and if I see sweat on my bikes after a ride, I'm wiping the floor anyway, so I just wipe it off the bike, too. For the short time it is on the bike, it won't do any damage to the extent it bothers me, if I even notice. I have Steel and Al of various descriptions in service. The dark one in my photo was purchased 1994, steel, and these days only sees the trainer. The top tube is not rusting nor sweat-damaged in any way.
Then again, all my bikes bear some minor scratches through normal use and transport, and at this point, they don't particularly bother me. The bikes are meant to be ridden, not adored. They will last till they crash, as long as I keep them running.
I cannot stand anyone putting a tire mark or blowing sweat onto my screen, however. That would get a guy banished.
Paul
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