Good Tires

Rick's nearly indestructible Land Rover that we piled into a snow bank a couple years ago coming home from Mt. Rainier. (Notice the front and back wheels on the right side are off the road.)

This reminded me of something I've been dealing with lately as I get the Bianchi ready for the Big Ride: The vehicle is only as good as the tires...

Turns out, we only have one clincher wheel set for the two road bikes. We also have a set of tubular wheels, but Nick says the tires - get this - are glued onto the rims, making them extremely difficult to change if they get punctured. Since he's not willing to train on the tubulars and I wouldn't have the foggiest idea how to deal with them if I had to change them, I guess I'm stuck on the mountain bike until the new Mavic wheels arrive.

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