Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,881
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From: Colorado
Bikes: '91 Mtn Tek Vertical, '74 Raleigh Sports, '72 Raleigh Twenty, '84 Univega Gran Turismo, '09 Surly Karate Monkey, '92 Burley Rock-n-Roll, '86 Miyata 310, '76 Raleigh Shopper
You may have reasons not to, but why not throw an inexpensive-and-temporary cheap tire on there, until you have the bucks to get the tires you want? I'd trust an undamaged cheap tire more than I would a damaged fancy tire.