I discovered that I can easily transport the bike on my saris bones bike rack. I don't even have to remove the rear wheel. The rear wheel protrudes about a foot when I mount the bike rack a little further to the right. I'll add some pics later. This is a huge bonus for me b/c I was considering adding a trailer hitch and purchasing a hitch rack. All I needed was a few bungee cords to tie down the handlebars and the front wheel.
I might not even change the tires. Previous owner put on a set of schwalbe ultremo r.1's on the bike. He claimed the original tires gave him too many flats. Any thoughts on those schwalbe tires? I need to go on a good long ride before I decide whether or not to go wider.
Also came with some Look pedals that I'm going to take off as soon as I get around to it. I'm still a little wobbly on the bike.