Originally Posted by rnjl

Thanks Bargo, I'll take a look. I don't actually want wider tires, I want a roady looking road bike but I'll look for the colossal on ebay and craigslist.

Also thanks to the person who suggested re: Zig Zag that maybe it's cheaper in real life. I'll call around some stores in NYC- about 75 miles away- maybe they'll discount, dunno, though of course it's also nice to get something from LBS and be able to bring it back to them if something goes wonky.

Thank you all for your suggestions.