The biggest problem with the tires is getting them replaced. I have lost 2 so far. The first disintegrated in Mar. '04. It took better part of a week to get a new tire. Last spring I managed to get a bubble on the sidewall from hammering a pothole. Took me 4 working days that time. I run the Michelins. The first time was when any service parts were hard to come by. The second time, I don't know the reason. If no one stocks these things in Chicago, I don't know what the guys in the boonies do.