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Friend stocked up on GP5000 tires and doesn't want to use them because they are so difficult to get on and off of his Dura Ace rims. Says he'll sell them to me cheap. With the recent problems I've had with Vittoria Rubino Pro tires dry rotting and cracking maybe I should give them a try.
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Friend stocked up on GP5000 tires and doesn't want to use them because they are so difficult to get on and off of his Dura Ace rims. Says he'll sell them to me cheap. With the recent problems I've had with Vittoria Rubino Pro tires dry rotting and cracking maybe I should give them a try.
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I'm going to be the lone voice of... maybe not dissent, but at least caution. "Cheap" is relative and, more so than other tires, a lot of people seem to buy Contis at brick and mortar stores. Your friend may have paid $80+ each and may think that he's doing you a favor selling them at $50, which would be higher than the going rate online. Now, if he's tellin' you 20 bucks, yeah - giddyup.
For another $20, you can get the 'Transparent' with the brown sidewalls.
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And, your wife will thank you.
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We need a Buc’ees ruling from a neutral party.
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I'm going to be the lone voice of... maybe not dissent, but at least caution. "Cheap" is relative and, more so than other tires, a lot of people seem to buy Contis at brick and mortar stores. Your friend may have paid $80+ each and may think that he's doing you a favor selling them at $50, which would be higher than the going rate online. Now, if he's tellin' you 20 bucks, yeah - giddyup.
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Still a fair amount of hikeabike snow for nonfatbikers, but Snoqualmie tunnel is open!!!
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The biggest Buc-ee's will be the one VV comes to love and cherish. Hell, he'll be able to ride laps around the parking lot time trial style.
World’s Biggest Buc-ee’s Convenience Store Will No Longer be in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
World’s Biggest Buc-ee’s Convenience Store Will No Longer be in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
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The biggest Buc-ee's will be the one VV comes to love and cherish. Hell, he'll be able to ride laps around the parking lot time trial style.
World’s Biggest Buc-ee’s Convenience Store Will No Longer be in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
World’s Biggest Buc-ee’s Convenience Store Will No Longer be in Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)