Same here. It'll be my first time with tire changes and with tubes.
This tire gets compared with the IRC GP110 and the Kenda K270. The GP1 seems to be more capable on dry pavement of the three, from what i've read.
Also, for at home wheel balancing, I picked up one of these in case anyone's interested:
http://marcparnes.com/
Yet to try it out but will post a review when i do.