today I got a call from my LBS informing me that my gatorskins have been delivered. My bike is a bikes direct bike and it has been great so far except for tires. The stock tires were some cheap kenda 700x28c which after having 4 flats in a week I replaced with some hand-me-down 700x25 cheng shin tire brand tires. I noticed a marked improvement from the 28's, but that same day I went an ordered some gatorskins.

Tonight I just put the gatorskins on my bike and went for a quick test ride and, holy crappola! Why didn't I just get these to begin with? Now, I know that there are better tires out there for speed but seeing as these are the first "high-end" tires I have ever owned, I am truly surprised at how much better the ride was and how low the rolling resistance was.

Just thought I would share.