Just crossed 1550 miles on mine. The original tires were getting less and less round on the rims so they were replaced by 32c Michelin City tires that Performace.com had on sale for $7 a pop. After about 200 miles on these tires I'm really not very happy with them. They don't seem to roll very well and are kinda heavy. I knew about the heavy part ordering them but for $7 each I figure they were worth a try. So tonight I went ahead and ordered the tires I really wanted, 32c Continental Top Contacts which I found on sale pretty cheap which makes me smile.

The other part that is reaching the end of its life is the headset. It is now seriously indexed and a Cane Creek S3 is also on its way to replace the original. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get more miles out of it but the premature demise probably has something to with my 190 lbs. bouncing down many miles of gravel.

I still very much like this bike. It's definitely the one going with me for the STP unless my brother who I'm riding with decides he want to do it in one day.

Roland