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Title: tyres ?
Post by: squigly on March 02, 2011, 12:19 PM

just a quick question, are the coloured tyres available on ebay exactly as they seem - Ceap and Nasty or do they pass as useable, are there any recomendations, i'm not bothered about period specific snake skin Comp III's or the like, just want some useable coloured tyres.

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 02, 2011, 12:47 PM

for me if you use a whole coloured tire on a 80's build it just don't look right -- whole coloured tires suit 90-00 style rides - but in the end of the day it's up to you

you can get a nice set of gum walls with most colours on top and this will look right on your build

if it's not a show queen - then most tires used will be fine for running around on as you just use them up and the choice is yours

have a look at others rides on here tosee what they use and look like

cheers B  ;)

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: skki3330 on March 02, 2011, 01:24 PM

I use pork chops in the states around £30 posted ive alway been happy BUT if you wanna be the part then pay £100 of you best gold for tyres??

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: firebird4130 on March 02, 2011, 02:04 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/huffy3888888888.jpg)
here's an original 80s all colour tyre  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: ED209 on March 02, 2011, 04:12 PM

Bendy didn't say they didn't exist, just that they 'didn' look right'... and I believe that opinion to be BANG ON.

Tyres need amber/tan walls  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
IN MY HUMBLE FOOKIN OP-ONION

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: firebird4130 on March 02, 2011, 04:18 PM

I didn't say he did mate ,just showing what they look like and leaving it subject to the opinion of others  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 02, 2011, 08:34 PM

the blue set on the yellow ride above look good for two reasons

yellow and blue go well like that

and the other is the tread pattern - which is like a snake belly and most of us are used to seeing this on rides

so when both together it works

some of the whole colours on ebay have a different tread more of a late 90's 2000 style - this is where it can look a bit wrong as it crosses over the two stlyes

but at the end of the day it's your ride and you do what you want  ;)

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: ED209 on March 02, 2011, 09:48 PM

Quote from: fraz4130 on March 02, 2011, 04:18 PM

I didn't say he did mate ,just showing what they look like and leaving it subject to the opinion of others  :daumenhoch:

very true...  ;D

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: firebird4130 on March 02, 2011, 09:58 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: ChrisN17 on March 02, 2011, 10:51 PM

Just got comp st patern from porkchop. can't recomend them enough. Ordered saturday, arrived tuesday.
Have decided to use the bike once it's done.

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: HARORIDER on March 02, 2011, 11:01 PM

yeah them comp st patterns from him are pretty good (in my op-onion)  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: squigly on March 03, 2011, 04:16 PM

I hear what you're saying about the side wall colour,

This is for an unknown flatland (or FREESTYLE as it used to be called  ::) ) 90- 00 frame, its all but finished, no - show complete throw together of bits to get me riding some flatland again and having fun.

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: firebird4130 on March 03, 2011, 05:09 PM

those ebay ones should be ok for a bit of rubber based fun  ;)

Title: Re: tyres ?
Post by: Spen69 on March 03, 2011, 06:02 PM

Sorry about the thread hijack, but the CompeST patterns from Porkchop, how do they compare colour-wise on the skinwalls to the originals?

I've been after a set of 1.75`s but drawn a blank. I want to split a pair up with a pair of 2.125's to make a couple of fat 'n' thin sets, so colour is fairly important ;-(