wow, i really really hope these things are really, really puncture resistant

because they surely are

- hard to put on the rims
- heavy

really heavy. noticeably heavy. not as really, noticeably heavy as me, but still pretty heavy.

i got grease everywhere. i need some of that mechanic's hand stuff. i got better at putting the tire on when i did #2, but it was still a PITA. had to use the tire irons for it, not necessary with my racer tires.

so i guess my dream came true after all, after a fashion. not exactly huge mountain bike tires, but still not slick racer tires like i'm used to.