Originally Posted by
robbyville
Once you wear out the tires consider swapping to tubeless. Bontrager has a great kit to do it with your wheels. I have about 1000 miles on mine all pretty bad roads. Tons of cuts in the tires and sealant is just now starting to seep so I bought new tires. The tubeless R3 is a great one and the ride quality is a little better than the stock simply because you can lower the pressure a little if you like. Although I suppose some of the ride quality could be due to the wider rims too!
You were pushing the tubeless on me even before I had the bike in my hands. Is Bontrager/Trek giving you a commission on sales?
We'll see. I hadn't even really looked at my tires other than to brush the sand and grit off of them from riding on winter roads after the snow has melted. No flats. No "how did my air pressure get so low from not riding the bike since last week?" I've got a set of Conti 4000S in 700x25 sitting on a shelf. One has about 500 miles on it and the other is brand new. So the available funds in my checking account at the time I need to change tires will determine what my next set will be.
Are you doing Garrett County Gran Fondo? I'm signed up for the century. Will be my first time at the event.