You should make a point of wearing out your chainrings training rather than swapping them for tarty reason IMHO. :)
If you're getting clincher wheels with alloy involved you can put latex tubes in. Conti supersonics are the worst of both worlds..... as in they're no faster than normal tubes but are potentially a bit easy to pinch when you're trying to do a quick repair.
I'm totally with you on the chainrings, as much as I'm a proper vain twat, I'm also very skint, so replacing them before they're done rankles me. I would think a new chain, chainrings and cassette might crop up maybe spring next year if I keep riding at my current pace.
I'm not quite sure if I can be arsed with latex tubes - despite the improvement in rolling resistance, the majority of my riding is done after waking up late or getting home from work late, so anything which gets in the way of my usual 'grab the bike and cross-mount out the door' is frowned upon. However, I am easily swayed by cheap improvements, so I'm uncertain.
I'm totally with you on the chainrings, as much as I'm a proper vain twat, I'm also very skint, so replacing them before they're done rankles me. I would think a new chain, chainrings and cassette might crop up maybe spring next year if I keep riding at my current pace.
I'm not quite sure if I can be arsed with latex tubes - despite the improvement in rolling resistance, the majority of my riding is done after waking up late or getting home from work late, so anything which gets in the way of my usual 'grab the bike and cross-mount out the door' is frowned upon. However, I am easily swayed by cheap improvements, so I'm uncertain.