I'm on Long Island... the tires I ride on were recommended by the LBS for riding "around here" after I had already ordered them. Seriously, the tubes that I went through cost more than the tires from probikekit.com. I have specialized tubes that I get from the bike store that were flatting like crazy, and I ordered 4 conti tubes when I got the tires, but I haven't used any of them yet. The same specialized tubes that were flatting now seem indestructible.