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Why don`t Tioga just make some old school tyres ?
pickle:
i'm not saying that making repops would ruin anything, what i am saying is it's kind of taking the quick easy way out. I have wanted a set of grips for over a year now.........i search for them and nothing, then bang! last week they turn up and a bagged them for £17 which is only a bit dearer than a new set of AME grips, but these are old era correct ones which i have been after for a while.
For a rider, why would you use 30 year old tyres anyway? i think repop ones would be fine for that........i just think it's better to search for the right parts, not just a quick fix and move onto the next.
as for decals? they were hardly made in great numbers BITD were they? they were not a standard part that got made in the millions like brakes, tyres and the like :daumenhoch:
ozone:
--- Quote from: Rob1 on September 12, 2012, 09:19 AM ---Hmmm the collector mentality....perhaps Del should stop making decal sets . It would be such fun to hunt around for impossible to find decals to finish our bikes .
Come on....Skyway still make wheels , Ame still make grips , has that ruined it for everyone ?
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Where else can people find these items apart from eBay and Vert- Ego etc? Us civilians don't have access to Shiners stock you know. Call it impatience but waiting 18 months to find a vital part for a build frustrates the hell out of me. Guess I'm just spoilt as I was used to paying sensible money for tyres etc. from Alans, Rudewheels, Skatepool and Vert-ego before the NOS stock sold out. :(
I have no problem with TIoga or anyone else knocking out repop tyres as they're consumable items that aren't meant to last for 30 years. Frames and other components are a different matter as far as collectors are concerned.
Rob1:
--- Quote from: Ozone on September 12, 2012, 09:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rob1 on September 12, 2012, 09:19 AM ---Hmmm the collector mentality....perhaps Del should stop making decal sets . It would be such fun to hunt around for impossible to find decals to finish our bikes .
Come on....Skyway still make wheels , Ame still make grips , has that ruined it for everyone ?
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I have no problem with TIoga or anyone else knocking out repop tyres as they're consumable items that aren't meant to last for 30 years.
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That`s the point . Everything else can be restored . I don`t want Porkchop tyres and I want to ride my bike . :yahoo_silent:
;)
Devilock:
--- Quote from: Ozone on September 12, 2012, 09:50 AM ---Where else can people find these items apart from eBay and Vert- Ego etc?
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??? Er, BMX Museum, OZBMX etc...
--- Quote from: pickle on September 11, 2012, 07:57 PM ---What tyres are £300 ???
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Find some NOS Comp II's or NOS Hutch or NOS Kuwi's & see how much they are...! ^"^
pickle:
There's always the exception yo the rule. but you can pick up old tyres for a lot less.
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