Originally Posted by superdex

Okay, enough of the bike stuff, let's have a quick ~125mi impression of the wheels--

Previous wheels: Mavic Open Pro with 32mm Vittoria Zaffiro for a little over 1000mi, and then maybe 4k mi on some Fulcrum Quattros



Mounting: Vredestein Fortezza All Weather 25mm. They were tight. Really tight. I'm a wimp and my hands are weak tight. So Stan's lever to the rescue. Worked fine, no damage or anything. I was scared, then relieved.


Ride Quality: This one is hard, because I was also on a new bike all the way around. I ran the 25mm tires at 90psi (I'm 6'3", 185lbs) and they felt a touch harsh. Expansion joints and broken seams came right up into the saddle and bars. I will experiment a little lower and see if it helps. --I will say this, though: I hadn't really trained for this ride (only a couple >40mi rides all year), and I wasn't beat up or fatigued from road buzz.