As you can see the tires arrived not folded but twisted (for lack of a better word). Peter White Cycles is pretty clear about this fact on their site, and its mostly due to the bead on these tires - folding them would crimp the bead. The only downside of this is the added shipping costs involved in the larger package requirements. Also, letting these tires sit for a day or two once installed is probably a good idea since they tend to be twisted out of shape a bit - not sure I would like to hop on these right away!
Unfortunately I wasn't able to ride in today because it took me longer to install them then I thought - these are substantial tires to work with and not nearly as flexible as the slicks I removed. However, they definitely look like they'll do the job. Below is a picture of the tire installed on my front rim.
I have found a few posts on other forums regarding tire clearance issues with the Seek series of Giant bikes. For this reason I ordered a 700c 42 for the front, and a 700c 35 for the rear. After mounting the front tire I tried to dry fit it to the rear and there is definitely no room for a 42mm version of this tire in the back (no photo but trust me!).
Amped Motor
For those interested here is a picture of the Amped motor I ordered. As you can see everything is very well packaged for shipping and all the components appear to be in perfect condition. I was surprised at a couple of the components - for example the controller unit is quite a bit smaller then I had imagined, and more along the lines of a cigarette pack then an external hard drive.
Once I get my battery pack (whichever one I decide to buy) I'll get this puppy installed and up and running. Stay tuned...
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