OK, thanks to everyone for your help. I decided to go with Continental Grand Prix 5000, and I found them on Amazon for Prime delivery for free tomorrow. (My regional bike shop stocks these for $80; I just ordered two for $100.) I'm sticking with 700x23. Based on other comments here I will probably roll the pressure down a bit, but as I said comfort has not been an issue.
Originally Posted by cxwrench
This has been such a hot topic for the last decade
I am not plugged into cycling discussions so I'm unaware of this as a hot topic, or what people are saying. All I know is my own experience. The hot topic I follow is whether round-wound or flat-wound strings are better, and what scale to play on a half-diminished 7th chord.
Originally Posted by
CliffordK
The trick is to plan ahead on consumables, so you just have to grab the part out of the closet.
Yes, that's why I keep a couple of tubes on hand but now I will keep an extra tire, too.
Re: Weight, bike + me = 190 lbs.
Also: I found that I could not post more than 5 times in a 24-hour period so I had to wait to post this. Also I cannot post links or images yet.