Congrats to you John. Good to hear you haven't hung the helmet. Enjoy every mile.
One question since there has been so much Metzler discussion of late - Is that rear tire an original with the stated miles or is that a new tire. If the former, it looks very healthy - way better than any I've had at those miles (I'd be at about a half-life or less at that point). If the later, that would serve as an 'low' example of a wide variation of miles one might expect. No real point to be made other than to show those who question tire life that there really isn't a standard range one can expect. Its primarily all in how they've rolled about the pavement and how they're maintained, then the compounds and construction second
Anyway - sweet bike and best of luck with it!
