Thank you guys for the replies. MM, that is what I will do, and take my time when installing the tube. smontanaro, you are one of the first people I have heard not be happy with the Schwalbe's. I'm a 6'4" 245lb Clydesdale, and I run them on my Waterford Sport Tourer. I will never not have Schwalbe's on it. I have a lot of miles on my old Merlin Extralight, and have had way too many flats over the years. I wish I would have had the Schwalbe's back then. Is the Pasela a sturdy tire? Thank you for your input.