Road was a little slicker than normal, tires a little balder than i though, and those bumps when you tranistin off a bridge (in a corner) added up to a nice gental spin.  Not a big deal.  Worse was the bent rim, which i swapped w/ 14" (used to have 13") alloys fron an esscort.  Bonus: they had brand new tires, all for $200.