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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: CustardLips on March 21, 2014, 03:02 PM

Title: Which tyres ?
Post by: CustardLips on March 21, 2014, 03:02 PM: Which tyres are favourite for my Elf Doublecross ?
Black or tan wall Dirt Monsters or black wall Megabytes all fat thin combos.
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: boofy44 on March 21, 2014, 04:54 PM: gotta be tan walls. :)
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on March 21, 2014, 06:34 PM: Quote from: boofy44 on March 21, 2014, 04:54 PM
gotta be tan walls. :)

ooooooh yesh :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: rodriguez on March 21, 2014, 06:38 PM: Tioga comp 3 black walls fat/thin :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: Betty on March 21, 2014, 07:54 PM: Tan wall dirt monsters

Or tan wall rainbow label comps
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: midschooljon on March 21, 2014, 10:38 PM: Dirt Monsters were never race tyres. They were designed for trails / street and only appeared in the late 90's anyway. Personally I think they always look out of place on a race bike, especially an early mid.

If it were me it would be Megabites all day long. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: CustardLips on March 21, 2014, 10:50 PM: Think I'll have to try it out either way while I change a few bits round after finally getting me mitts on some blast bars. :smitten:

Nice one fella's. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: ED209 on March 22, 2014, 07:44 AM: Quote from: rodriguez on March 21, 2014, 06:38 PM
Tioga comp 3 black walls fat/thin :daumenhoch:

those but tan wall :D
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: hunterdubber on March 22, 2014, 08:21 AM: Comp VIII 's are 8)
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: rodriguez on March 22, 2014, 09:28 AM: Quote from: ED209 on March 22, 2014, 07:44 AM
Quote from: rodriguez on March 21, 2014, 06:38 PM
Tioga comp 3 black walls fat/thin :daumenhoch:

those but tan wall :D

:LolLolLolLol:

Ultimately it's your personal preference I guess, mid 90's bike so you can go either way.

Magazines are a good guide to what were riders using at the time.
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: Dannywhac on March 22, 2014, 11:34 AM: Anything ya like - and don't listen to that Edvard - the man's obsessed with tan wall tyres :LolLolLolLol:

Quite like to see it with black wall tyres (or as we used to call them 'tyres') - there's loadsa builds with tan walls
Title: Re: Which tyres ?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on March 22, 2014, 11:38 AM: Megabites, if you can get them, or AA Pro's :daumenhoch:

I may have an orphan 1.75 Megabite :whistle: