Originally Posted by
WNCGoater
Ain't that the truth. I broke an unbreakable tire lever on those Ultra Sports. It takes two heavy levers to get them off the rim. Irritating cusses. I'm waiting for mine to wear out to replace with something else a little less ornery.
Yup. Nice tires for the money. But I'm tempted to Slime the tubes and reduce the need for roadside flat repairs.
I did Slime that tube after nicking it during installation back in February. I didn't have the Kool Stop bead jack at the time and nicked the tube using plastic levers. It held for more than a month before enough Slime leaked into the rim that it wouldn't hold anymore.
I put the old but not worn out Schwalbe One V-Guard back on the front that evening, and tucked the folded up Conti in my jersey. The combination of a 700x23 Schwalbe up front and 700x25 Conti in the rear actually feels pretty good. The slightly bigger Conti at around 90 psi smooths out the chipseal and rough pavement. The narrower Schwalbe tracks much better on fast turns. The Conti up front felt squirmy and squirrely, although that was probably due to squeezing a 700x25 tire on rims originally intended for 700x18 tires.
All things considered, I'd rather have a lifetime supply of the original Schwalbe One V-Guards.