Originally Posted by
maverickfhs
Where can I buy it's tires and tubes for cheap? Also, any suggestions for doing all DIY?
Google and Sheldon will answer 98% of your questions within 1 page and 5min of reading. And I don't mean basic questions but most anything that could come up on this bike.
The great thing about this bike is that it is pretty.much universal in terms of components. They are all readily available and there isn't anything quirky that you can't easily fix/adjust.
YouTube is invaluable for visualizing the work when written steps are unclear.
Last is bikeforums. The c&v forum and mechanics forum are incredible resources. Just try to google it yourself first so you don't flood the forums with 'simple' questions. What's great is that google almost always leads you to bikeforums anyways as what you need help/clarification with has probably been asked before.
There are dozens to hundreds of choices for most upgrades(bar tape, tires, etc) and the options can be confusing and lead to paralysis at times. Opinions by users are very subjective, just keep that in mind.