Originally Posted By Frankenduster

The tires are 12 years old and should be replaced. I will go with a 200 TW tire next time since I'd rather wear them out rather than replace them due to age!

Replacing those old tires should be your top priority! Seriously, whenever I dismount old rubber like that the beads just disintegrate. The rubber is so brittle and inflexible that they look fine but crack and distort terribly. I'd hate to see you posting about a tire coming undone. twocents wave