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Old 06-13-13 | 04:56 PM
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Oh, reading past the first page of posts, I see that you canceled your order. You're in Portland, get thee to a co-op and buy yourself a used pair of 700x32 tires that look in good shape and have a tread profile you like. I guarantee they will fit on your rims (I had no problem myself with 700x37 on Mavic Open Sport, which are speccd to max 32), and I can almost guarantee they'll fit in your frame, and if they fit, I can guarantee you'll be happy with front/rear tire pressures optimized using the 15% tire-drop chart.

If for some reason they don't work out, very little lost; give the tires to a friend, or donate them back to the co-op. If you do like them, then you can ride them for a good long time, or decide to pay more money for new, whatever you feel like!

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