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I thought my GP4000s were bulletproof...

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Old 07-13-10, 09:29 PM
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How do you bunny hop broken glass?
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Old 07-13-10, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gjb483
Usually there's not a lot of it and it's pretty easy to hop over a beer bottle or two if need be, the mtb skills shine through.
Dang, around here a beer bottle thrown out of a 50 mph pickup truck leaves a good 10-20 ft debris field. I can prolly clear 10 feet when I'm @ 25mph. I dunno if I could float 20 ft.
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Old 07-13-10, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by colombo357
You're the second person on this forum in recent history to report a GP4000 failure after little use.

Impossible to tell whether it's a fluke or a bad tire. Conclusion can't be drawn either way.
Third if you count the tandem forum.
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Old 07-13-10, 10:24 PM
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HTFU! The End!
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I second that they are a great race tire that corners all day. the tread already looks fatigued though, after 3 crits, one of which was quite nasty. ON a kysrium elite rear it is the most comfortable and power transfery feeling combo I used.
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Have no problems with Bontrager, Race Lite Triple Hardcase! I have some with hundreds and some with over a thousand miles on them. I haven't found anything close to them that I like yet. By the way, not 1 flat or slow leak EVER on any of the race lites I have. Maybe I just have good luck, but either way I liked them better than my friends gp4000's.
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