Sounds like linedog was an innocent victim of circumstance, whereas I mercilessly butchered two inner tubes trying to get the d@mn Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires off my wheels in order to replace them with some skinny Michelins. Good thing the Cards were winning at the time or it could have gotten ugly.
You don't have enough posts for PMs. My son is moving out to Gig Harbor in May to work at a church, I think it's called Believers Fellowship. He's either taking my LeMonster, or maybe a new road bike for a graduation present. You'll have to give us the inside scoop on the cycling scene there.
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