Originally Posted by Cream23

I'm 200 lbs and my gear will probably be 25 to 35 lbs since my brother has bulkier items such as the tent. I will most likely only have back panniers, so the back tire would wear much more than the front. We're planning on riding the northern tier, so I wouldn't have a problem relying on the original tires. The route should mostly be paved. I would however like to have an extra. There probably aren't too many bike shops with suitable tires while travelling through North Dakota, Montana etc. I'm only asking because I couldn't find any 700 x 42 on Schwalbe's website and was wondering about the size. I was skeptical about the Continental Tour just because they were so cheap online, but if they work as a good back up then I could buy that and start worrying about my next items for the trip. Thanks for the help!