you can't go past the Pro Races for quality, but they're just TOO expensive, so I don't buy them unless I get a good deal for $60 or less. I'd only buy them online at Probikekit if I were you. There are other, cheaper tyres around that are almost as good, such as Vredestein Tricomps and Maxxis Columbierre. I don't know why the Tricomps have come down (you should be able to get them for under 60 bucks at a shop); it must just be lack of popularity. The only Schwables I like are the slicks. Specialized tyres get a bum rap, but I've got some slick Mondos and Mondo Pros that I quite like.


I stopped buying the expensive bar tape years ago, but I like the look of the new stuff which 'looks' like carbon, and has a gel underlay -- I can't remember who makes it