For the "Truing of rims" day, I removed the tires and tubes off my rims. I got some new tires for free that were a benefit over my old ones but now I see why the guy that I got them from didn't want them. The front ones "beads" or whatever you pry over the rim to get them off seem to fall a little short. It was a pain in the ass to get them off.

What's better, is that when I got the rims trued and trying to get it back on, it pinched the tube and all hope is lost for getting my front tire working again.

So I'm going to try and talk my parents into "sponsering" some new tires and a tube tomorrow. Normally I would stick fly under the radar and just save up the money but I can't stick off my bike for that long It's addicting...

I know I haven't said the tires names until this point. I wanted a work up and a climatic ending. *Drum Roll Please* Kenda Klaw XT! <- YOU SUCK! (edit: Not kenda, just this type of tire )

Anywho, this also inspires a little bit of irony. Earlier today I gleefully accepted a package full of a number of things.

Truing stand
NWD 6 "unchained" dvd
5050 X pedals
3 spare innertubes
and some misc tools (tire levers, spoke wrench)

Well, I open up the package and OH NOES! No innertubes. I think it's an omen that I shouldn't have played with my wheels.

Anyways, atleast the rims are trued and I got to play with the 5050s before all this happened. I love them hehe...

To aid discussion, what are some other bad or in this case, ironic experiences with your wheels/tires?

(For those who think this is a dumb thread, atleast I'm not asking what the best new tires would be.)