[IdahoRider]

I installed a Shinko 705 front tire. Taking off and installing the new front tire was much easier than I expected. I went ahead and replaced the tube with a 3 mm heavy weight tube just because. The shinko and stock tire tread patterns are very similar but are installed in opposite directions (The stock tire just shows installing in one direction and the Shinko is installed depending on whether its going on the front or rear wheel). The stock rim strip is pretty minimal and was starting to wear through in a couple of places so I installed a narrow strip of gorilla tape over the existing strip. Because of the abnormal wear pattern of the stock tire having run it for a few hundred miles at a lower pressure you can see that the leading edge of the tire pattern is the only contact surface and trailing edge is at the replacement point. Going forward I'll be sure to check tire pressures more often.