Hi, Paige! I've been pretty lucky that two of my LBSs carries women's clothes, so I haven't had any problems in that department, yet. However, I like to find a good deal, so I'll shop around at the local SportChalet to find any clearance shorts or tops. I found my last pair of shorts there for under 40. I won't pay for any shorts over that price. I know I can get it cheaper. However, if it's an item that I'm interested in, then I'll pay--over much hand-wringing and pacing.

As far as the tires go, a few of the LBSs had tires on sale that were pretty decent, but I'm going to attempt to put my old tires on my new bike. The LBS mentioned that I could get them on with the correct inner tube with the slicks that I have. I haven't swapped them out yet, but I've been pretty busy riding around. I think I spent more time last week fixing tires, than I did riding, so I'm trying to make up for lost time!