Well, the first trip to Deals Gap is over, and as usual we had a great time. There was an awful lot of traffic, an awful lot of wrecks, and an awful lot of law enforcement but still a good time was had.
I am working on putting together another ride down this weekend. I have the oil changed and the chain lubed, so the bike is ready to go. I am unsure if I am going so I am going to look at the weather and make a decision from there. If I go I will go down on Thursday and return on Sunday. Right now they are predicting a high of 97 degrees for Friday and I just don’t know if I can handle that kind of heat!
My Metzler Z6 is looking good so far! I have put about 2,000 miles on it so far. This breaks down to around 1,200 miles on the freeway, about 300 miles on Deals Gap, and the rest commuting. I still have 95% of my center tread, 97% of my far edge tread, and 84% of my tread in the middle of the side. I have so much on the far side because I rarely lean that far but I was real impressed by how the center held up. I am sure it was the 300 miles on the Gap that ate up the sides, but it was less wear than I would get on the Tourance. The Tourance would be bald on the sides after two trips.
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