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Title: Mad tyres !!
Post by: NORTY40 on December 24, 2013, 06:49 PM
I came across these while on ebay searching for a Michelin hi lite bmx tyre , i took a flyer on them tbh as i hadn't a clue what they were but the lad selling them said he had had them for years just hanging in his shed .  I have never seen another set in a BMX size .

I guess they will be a marmite type thing but i think they are pretty cool and something different anyway ......

Michelin Service Course 20 x 1.75 ...

(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu6/NORTYFORTY/1983%20MT%20Racing%20aero%20pro/MTRACING1983aeropro001_zpsa7c3ea28.jpg) (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/NORTYFORTY/media/1983%20MT%20Racing%20aero%20pro/MTRACING1983aeropro001_zpsa7c3ea28.jpg.html)

(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu6/NORTYFORTY/1983%20MT%20Racing%20aero%20pro/MTRACING1983aeropro002_zpsc061f723.jpg) (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/NORTYFORTY/media/1983%20MT%20Racing%20aero%20pro/MTRACING1983aeropro002_zpsc061f723.jpg.html)

Anybody know anything about them or come across them before  ???

Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: crazycraig on December 24, 2013, 06:54 PM
Kids velodrome tyres . They well suit you  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: NORTY40 on December 24, 2013, 06:58 PM
Kids velodrome tyres . They well suit you  :LolLolLolLol:

I see were your coming from Craig ........ slick and smooth  :D ;)
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on December 24, 2013, 07:00 PM
Love the labels/colour scheme
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: chubby on December 24, 2013, 11:15 PM
I think they're cool, not sure about fitting them on black wheels though. Think it emphasises the amber sidewall & look a bit balloony ??? .  Would like to see em on a different colour  :chin:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 24, 2013, 11:24 PM
emphasises the amber sidewall & look a bit balloony ???
I would defo try them on a skinnier wheel Joff as Z's are quite a wide wheel. Maybe 15 Araya's would look cool with them on  ???

(If you don't have any 1.5's, post them to me and I will try them on mine  :whistle:  )
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: chubby on December 24, 2013, 11:27 PM
If its the finished listing I just found they were a bargain too fella  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: chubby on December 24, 2013, 11:28 PM
emphasises the amber sidewall & look a bit balloony ???
I would defo try them on a skinnier wheel Joff as Z's are quite a wide wheel. Maybe 15 Araya's would look cool with them on  ???

(If you don't have any 1.5's, post them to me and I will try them on mine  :whistle:  )

You hit that button yet terry  ???   :LolLolLolLol:  :-*
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: AKGOFF on December 24, 2013, 11:29 PM
That's a Fookin big skin wall.   :shocked:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: NORTY40 on December 24, 2013, 11:45 PM
I think they're cool, not sure about fitting them on black wheels though. Think it emphasises the amber sidewall & look a bit balloony ??? .  Would like to see em on a different colour  :chin:

I just threw them on the Z's as they were the most accesible set of wheels. They needed to be on a set of wheels to take a pic as they are the soft folding tyre and don't keep there round shape when off the rim .

I'll have a play about with them and see what looks best  , ill whizz them on some 1.5's too Terry to see if that makes a difference  ;)



That's a Fookin big skin wall.   :shocked:

 :LolLolLolLol:  That's what i thought Adam , if the Black had stretched all the way to were it should start they would be cool tyres .






Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: glenboy on December 25, 2013, 12:16 AM
I like em they're phat respects to da max no seriously I like them as said a bit different
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: griff on December 25, 2013, 01:43 AM
They look like they could burst if you stared at them for long enough  :teef:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: fischflo on December 25, 2013, 02:44 AM
perfect for that ammaco that kept reappearing on ebay "its true, she is beautiful" ;D
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: kalex on December 25, 2013, 01:44 PM
There definitely different

Looks like there's more side wall than tread area
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: NORTY40 on December 26, 2013, 07:26 PM
They look like they could burst if you stared at them for long enough  :teef:


 :LolLolLolLol:  I doubt i will be riding them John , unless i take a puncture repair kit with me and about 20 patches !!


There definitely different

Looks like there's more side wall than tread area

There's is Lee  :D !!  Like i said earlier if the Black had started where it should have , ie the line underneath the Michelin label they would resemble a comp pool type tyre but the thin band is just mad  :D
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: oldtired on December 26, 2013, 08:40 PM
service course are road bike tires , never seen em in 20" though  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: Jaan on December 26, 2013, 08:49 PM
Is it just me or does anyone else want to bite those tyres?
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: GavinDavis on December 26, 2013, 08:55 PM
I like them  :daumenhoch:

They look as though theyre made out of old baseball leather  ;D
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: Sc0tty on January 01, 2014, 05:45 PM
Yum, those tyres are toffee !

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u340/sc0tty_photos/comppooltoffee_zps475bf8f2.jpg) (http://s517.photobucket.com/user/sc0tty_photos/media/comppooltoffee_zps475bf8f2.jpg.html)

 ;) :D ;D :)
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: Jaan on January 01, 2014, 07:07 PM
Good, someone else thinks the tyres look delicious, I'm fantasising that they're full of piped cream.  :smitten:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: NORTY40 on January 01, 2014, 07:35 PM
Good, someone else thinks the tyres look delicious, I'm fantasising that they're full of piped cream.  :smitten:

 :LolLolLolLol:  I see were your coming from Chris but i can assure you they taste crap  :D
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: poolysheriff on January 01, 2014, 09:46 PM
They are just painted inner tubes with a sticker on Joff  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: steve69 on January 01, 2014, 10:34 PM
The first thing that came to mind when i saw that wheel/tyre combo was....

'The Anthill Mob'   :LolLolLolLol:  those tyres would look right at home on their car  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: griff on January 02, 2014, 11:31 AM
(http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad120/gr1ff1ngton/FB276FDB-8603-4B60-9625-BFD2E42BA685_zpszucavnmm.jpg) (http://s927.photobucket.com/user/gr1ff1ngton/media/FB276FDB-8603-4B60-9625-BFD2E42BA685_zpszucavnmm.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Mad tyres !!
Post by: bigfatolly on January 02, 2014, 09:01 PM
I want to see them on a bike!!
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