rjones28 

Correct

Dan333SP

Thanks! That dude soloed off the front of a strong 1/2/3 field 10 minutes into a 90 minute race and won by 5 seconds, no one was ever able to bridge. He fast.

rjones28 

DougRNS

Awesome pup!
Great pic.

WhyFi

Nice panning. Yeah, that's pretty darn good.

I feel like Fuji, Pentax, Olympus, Sony, etc are doing some cool stuff while Canikon just plods along in the same general direction as always. Must be good to be the 800lb gorillas.

BillyD

So many people say this. I don't know how they're still in business.

BillyD

Looks a bit like you, too.

rpenmanparker 

50% of the population is below average in taste discrimination.

f4rrest

We use one to make Cuban coffee.

LesterOfPuppets

spittin' image, actually. I guess I haven't posted a selfie in a while!

f4rrest

I like burnt, though.

rpenmanparker 

Then there is that.

indyfabz

Most nights I camped, but I found some places not yet open for the season or out of business. When that happened, I stayed inside. Started and ended at a campground literally right next to the Sevilla airport. Got there late at night. When The next morning a plane flew over my tent and landed on a nearby runway. I could practically see the passengers through the windows. The campground is no longer there.

Trsnrtr

He's plotting something.

seedsbelize 

At the airport their lines are always exceedingly long and non-moving.

Trsnrtr

I've decided Pennsylvania people are more discerning. I walked right up to the counter in an empty Starbucks yesterday. Or maybe Pennsylvania people don't drink coffee.

datlas 

Sounds like it was a good trip. I would love to do something like that someday. But by the time I have the chance, I will be so old I will likely have to stay in hotels due to my aching back...

seedsbelize 

Your aching back will be the least of it.

Dan333SP

So of the 2 GP4K IIs I got a few months ago, both now have sidewall slashes in under 500 miles of use per tire. N=2 so clearly these things are trash and I should probably start a thread asking for bulletproof tire recs. Last night was my first full on blowout/instaflat, gunshot sound and then riding on the rim. Good thing I wasn't going too fast at the time.

seedsbelize 

I have never read a good report on those tires. Yet they remain popular. Are they extra comfortable, or just fast, to justify their short lifespan?

seedsbelize 

It would seem that open pavés would have similar issues, but I haven't experienced it.

WhyFi

One neighborhood over, there's a roaster that enjoys a pretty good reputation, but it's such an under-the-radar spot that I hadn't tried their beans in my first 4.5 years back in MN. I finally went in about a month ago. First, the bastard unnecessarily corrected me when I asked what they recommend for espresso, ("there's no such thing as espresso beans, you can use whatever type and roast pleases you..." No ****, Sherlock - that's why I asked for your recommendation as opposed to asking for espresso beans), and then came the beans. Ugh.

They had two recommendations for espresso; I started with the darker. Holy carbonization, Batman. Dark as a moonless night, oily, and the first time that I'd ever had 16oz of beans not fit in my grinder's hopper (they were very dry/light, so a large volume to round out a pound). And the burnt - oh my, the burnt. I actually went back later for the lighter of the two roasts, but that one was still significantly darker than any of the beans in my regular rotation.

I guess the fancy-pants citizens of the area like their coffee burnt and their merchants arrogant.

Don't be silly - they were all in the drive-through line.

datlas 

These are generally good tires but your experience is not uncommon. I have been quite lucky. One sidewall gash in approx 8 years.

I honestly don't know if the issue is QC and sometimes a batch has crappy sidewalls, or if they are just vulnerable to sidewall injury from hitting rocks/road debris etc.

I say you should start a thread with a poll.

mvnsnd

I had that happen to me a couple of years ago on a 4KSII also. Was a cheapie from overseas. But I was going fairly fast in a small group. Thankfully rear tire and was able to pull over with no issues.

I've since been ordering from US suppliers only when I see them om sale and not had any issues.

Trsnrtr

What he said. I've had very good luck with them and have had no more sidewall gashes than other models and makes. Having said that, my wife gashed a GP4000S2 in the tread area recently on a rock and I had to change it out. While doing so, I found that her other tire had a small sidewall cut so I changed it, too. I didn't feel too bad because both tires were worn to the bottom of the wear divots. In fact, the divots were completely gone on one of them so she/I had gotten my money's worth.

They're mostly the only tires that I use on uprights. Even my tandem is shod with them.