Quote Originally Posted by Tiffanie
I've been wondering about this myself. It's obvious my tires are a bit wider than my rims. I have stock tires right now which would make me think they should fit through ok. <shrug>

When I release the lever on the calipers, the brakes actually tighten more instead of release.
Tiffanie, your brakes cables were tightened with that lever in the wrong position! If your LBS did this, take it back and make them fix it. Sometimes even a mechanic can be a dork.