Last night, I put the tires, cables, and chain onto Pacer and rode it to work this morning to work. In my short 1.5 mile commute I noticed that the shifting could be smoother and that I really should get some road tires.

To fix the shifting issue, I’ll go ahead and clean the chain with Rock and Roll to see if it gets any better. I’m using an old Ultegra 6500 in the rear so, maybe its just old? I’ve used older XT stuff before, from around the same era as 6500 and its smooth as butter. I’m hoping its just the weird chain goo making it jerky.

I’m currently using some bulletproof commute tires I had laying about, so, they are pretty beefy and much heavier that I would prefer. I might get some Continental Gatorskins or some Bontrager Race-Lites. Heavier tires, yes, but not as heavy as the ones I’m currently running, and, well, I hate getting flats.