Nah, I am not going to be swapping wheels or tires around. Am very lazy that way. I have gotten a second pair of wheels (Planet X alloys) that I plan to put on my other bike.

I am building this up with a more upright riding position for my base-building rides and for when I want to ride with friends - for some reason, the moment I get on the Ridley, I have the urge to hammer, hammer, hammer As such, I was planning on putting 700x25s on it, and filling them to a lower pressure for a slightly more comfortable ride. I'd also like to use this, my "slower" bike, in the rain - hence rain friendly and better grip, plus also good RR for dry use.

Todd - those Panaracers seem to have a pretty good tread but how are they when it comes to rolling? I'll be using them in both dry and wet.

Rich, how much of a difference in RR is there between the GP4000S and the GP 4 Seasons, any idea?

Etsike - ideally, I'm looking for something that'd be 4/5 in rolling and 4/5 in protection and durability, rather than 3/5 in rolling and 5/5 in protection and durability. I dont get too many flats, for whatever reason.

V.