no.


they make the sprinter in a gatorskin, i've never ridden one though. i just ride regular sprinters...now they are making some "black chili" compound too or instead or something...

as far as gluing, it's not that bad, it probably takes me 20 or 30 minutes from start to finish if the tire or the rim has been glued before, and that's not all work, it's mostly waiting.

some light disposable latex gloves come in handy, just use your finger to spread a small dab glue between each spoke hole in the rim, do a thin coat, let it dry. then do another. once you have had a tire glued you can just do a tack coat on the rim when you mount the tire.
on a new tire and already glued rim, i just do a base coat on the tire and let it dry while i do a tack coat on the rim, then do a tack coat on the tire and let it dry until it's only a little tacky, then i mount the tire.

stretching the tire, i just hold the valve stem in between my hands and step on the tire, then i pull it some. then i mount it on an extra (unlaced) rim and i just let it sit until i wanna put it on. i've done it as little as 30 minutes before and it wasn't that bad.

last time i had to pull a tire off it was a MF'er...it was glued well.
i didn't have to pull it off because it was flat...i destroyed the rim