I actually only have a vague understanding of what tubeless tires are, and I have no concept of why someone would use them. The impression I have is that they are time-consuming to deal with.

My Gatorskins are 700x25, which are the widest tires I can use on this bike.


These are the new wheels:

http://www.bontrager.com/model/11063

The specs might as well be written in Greek. I have no idea what any of it means or how you are supposed to compare wheels to know what you do and don't want.

I was talking to a friend last night who asked why I couldn't just replace all the old spokes on the old wheel and continue to use it. I have no idea if that's an option or not.

This is all very frustrating. I never broke any spokes on my old bike, and have no idea why this wheel wore out on me. I weigh less 150 lbs and I'm not a particularly aggressive rider. I also don't understand why "comparable" wheels are so very different.

Thanks