Matthew, it all depends on what you're riding here. I'd recommend learning on "easy" singletrack if you're hitting trails. There is a big difference between singletrack on the front range and foothills vs into the mountains. Where are you going and what type of riding will you be doing? I live on Pike Peak, so am familiar with stuff around here.
Schwalbe Racing Ralph and Nobby Nic (I ride both year round here and love them, mine are with tubes, as light as I can get) are great all-round tires for whatever CO tosses your way. Rocks, roots, wet, loose, steep up, steep down, with obstacles and turns, without, you'll have a blast learning! With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c7db13c-4966-4544-9cc3-08156bc2f303%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.