Thanks, gentlemen. I knew I'd get some good advice from the mercedesshop folks, as always!

The local bike place is going to have some 27 x 1.25" tires in for me today, so she'll get fresh tubes and tires at the least. I'll ride a bit as-is and see if I want to spend the money on clips for this bike, or just save for a newer bike. The local shop has a sweet Trek with the aero rims and all that jazz... man they have gotten light! Not sure I need that much bike however.

Thanks again!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)