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Title: What Tyres?
Post by: Clean on June 11, 2011, 05:38 PM
RADsters,

Looking for some tyres for a rider; after NOS White ones unless I can be convinced otherwise....  :-\

Don't want to go beyond 20 quid for the pair if I can help it. Looking at a pair of Kenda Kontacts; any thoughts / experience of these, and any alternatives?  ???

All input gratefully received.  :daumenhoch:

Thanks,

Richard.
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: brummie on June 11, 2011, 05:40 PM
you wont get nos anything for 20 a pair i dont reckon mate  :-\
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Jaymz on June 11, 2011, 05:44 PM
If its for an OS ride fella then one colour tyres will look gash, try a set of Xposure Chas 2.125 and Dave 1.75  for bargain old school looking new school treads, Im running them and so's spen and hootski, good tryres you could rum a pair of daves as they have a more oldschool feel tread and the thinner look looks better front and back, they look like an oddy barefeet tyre
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Clean on June 11, 2011, 05:49 PM
you wont get nos anything for 20 a pair i dont reckon mate  :-\

Kenda Kontacts in white can be had for £18 posted of fleabay!  :daumenhoch:

If its for an OS ride fella then one colour tyres will look gash, try a set of Xposure Chas 2.125 and Dave 1.75  for bargain old school looking new school treads, Im running them and so's spen and hootski, good tryres you could rum a pair of daves as they have a more oldschool feel tread and the thinner look looks better front and back, they look like an oddy barefeet tyre

Interesting input, Jaymz, but I specifically wanted to move away from two colour tyres (gum / white walls) to try something different out.

I know Spen raves about the Chas and Daves; can you Daves Front and Rear? The do look like nice rubber.  :smitten:

Cheapest place to buy 'em?  :knuppel2:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: brummie on June 11, 2011, 05:55 PM
Kenda Kontacts in white can be had for £18 posted of fleabay!

they aint old though are they ? thought they were new  ???
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Jaymz on June 11, 2011, 06:02 PM
I know Spen raves about the Chas and Daves; can you Daves Front and Rear? The do look like nice rubber.  :smitten:

Cheapest place to buy 'em?  :knuppel2:

Of course you can double Dave!!! and ask spen where he got his as i like to buy the odd bit from my local bike so i paid £26 for the pair
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Clean on June 11, 2011, 06:07 PM
Kenda Kontacts in white can be had for £18 posted of fleabay!

they aint old though are they ? thought they were new  ???

True, mate, but I ain't too fussed if they ride well and look the part.  :daumenhoch:


Of course you can double Dave!!! and ask spen where he got his as i like to buy the odd bit from my local bike so i paid £26 for the pair

£13 each from Evans.

They are going on Lime Green Tuffs if that helps the debate?



I have had a nice recommendation of Haro Darts from badbaldie, which though not white, are perfect for my project.  :-\

So many choices........  :D
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: kungfunky on June 11, 2011, 06:08 PM
you wont get nos anything for 20 a pair i dont reckon mate  :-\

I've got a pair of NOS white socks from the 80's, you can have them for 20  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Jaymz on June 11, 2011, 06:11 PM
such brightly coloured tuffs can carry one colour tyres, ive seen blue tyres on white that look nice.

Childhooddream has a pair of Blank tyres in white for £13 http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=127727.0 might be worth grabbing them cheap to try out your theory, they are damn good tyres too, i had a set on one of my new schools
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Wadz on June 14, 2011, 06:43 PM
Thing is about white tyres is they don't stay white for long,  ::)
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: hunterdubber on June 14, 2011, 06:59 PM
Rich ,, the reason why Brummie is puzzled with your choice ,, its the term NOS in your post

NOS meaning New OLD stock ( Old stock that hasn't been used ) i.e 80's


Not New stock  :daumenhoch:

Don't worry ,, your not the first and you surely ain't gonna be the last to use the term unknowingly  :D

Good luck with the search fella  ;)  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Spen69 on June 14, 2011, 07:59 PM
Rich ya loon :daumenhoch:

White tyres will look gash after 2mins outside or in a park bud, so stick with a pair of Xposure Daves as Jimbo said for the o/s look but n/s grip if you're gonna ride it....... :shocked: :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_3940.jpg)

LiferBMX was where I got mine from - give him a shout, unless of course Sir Stodgy of Rad stocks them?

Might cost you a tiny bit over £20 to get them posted due to it being a small order though bud, but get in touch with Sid as he might be interested in a pair as well :daumenhoch:

Fookin' white tyes...... fookin' newbies, all the fookin' same, they never learn........ :knuppel2: :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: oldtired on June 14, 2011, 08:36 PM

ere


       "  as Jimbo said for the o/s look but n/s grip if you're gonna ride it....... "


    i never said owt ................... :-X :-X    :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: Clean on June 14, 2011, 09:12 PM
Rich ,, the reason why Brummie is puzzled with your choice ,, its the term NOS in your post

NOS meaning New OLD stock ( Old stock that hasn't been used ) i.e 80's


Not New stock  :daumenhoch:

Don't worry ,, your not the first and you surely ain't gonna be the last to use the term unknowingly  :D

Good luck with the search fella  ;)  :daumenhoch:

Yup, Dubs, agreed; daft use of the acronym "NOS" in this case; my bad.  :-[



Rich ya loon :daumenhoch:

Fookin' white tyes...... fookin' newbies, all the fookin' same, they never learn........ :knuppel2: :uglystupid2:

 :yahoo_silent:




ere


       "  as Jimbo said for the o/s look but n/s grip if you're gonna ride it....... "


    i never said owt ................... :-X :-X    :LolLolLolLol:

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Tyres?
Post by: rick1970 on June 14, 2011, 09:17 PM
Hey Ricky how guilty am i  >:D this is currently in bits so wont look like this for a while  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac337/dfg125eagle/035.jpg)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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