I don't think you understood what I was trying to get at. I was just saying most people who like to keep their things nice such as myself wouldn't mind doing it myself. Something such as that should be the last thing to be considered when in the market for a rack since it's a 30 second fix. If there were two racks that appealed to greatly, and were very similar, then it would come down to the small details. If there was a bike that really fit your needs and no other bike would do close to as good of job, would you not buy that bike because the tires were low? No, you'd buy the bike and pump it up. If this rack is something that fits the ticket, then something like that should be insignificant because it is such a minor fix.

seriously? concerned about the paint? do you ever even ride your bike? yes, its understandable to keep things nice, but if you're going to be investing in a rack is it really that hard to just find a solution to that minor problem yourself?

maybe lowering their seat so their center of gravity would be two feet lower..........