new tires

i went to the bike shop and walked out with "all condition armadillo" tires, which i had seen mentioned on the internets as being the gold standard for puncture resistance. now that i think of it, why was i reading about puncture resistant tires before today's puncture? more premonition-type stuff? i guess.

anyhow, they're made of space age stuff which isn't light. my fellow roadies will laugh at me, but not as much as i'm laughing at their shaved legs while i pass them. sure, okay, they're probably faster than me in a crit, but i'm starting to get the feeling that i'm a distance cyclist.

so now i've got these ugly, heavy, not-recommended-for-racing puncture resistant tires. with some luck, i'll get really out of practice at changing tires.