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Title: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Stodgy on February 13, 2008, 01:27 PM: Personally, I like a fat one (2.125") up front and a skinny (1.75") on the rear.

How do you like yours?

Let's have your thoughts.
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: harris on February 13, 2008, 01:37 PM: as you dave fatty front
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: retrogeezer on February 13, 2008, 02:01 PM: hmmm....I don't think fatties look right on some bikes, great on very early stuff, but not right on say, a TA or aeropro burner.
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Mattdub on February 13, 2008, 02:04 PM: On 20" fat all the way ;)
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on February 13, 2008, 02:16 PM: on certain bikes a fatty just looks so era correct, but on all bikes to be ridden a skinny all the way :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Frosty on February 13, 2008, 04:31 PM: Yup the porker for me, although bitd I swapped the biggies out :idiot2:
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Steve P on February 13, 2008, 05:12 PM: I watched Joe Kid on a Stingray again last night and the balloon tyres looked proper old school ... but ???

I prefer to use 175's on my show bikes :daumenhoch:

Steve
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: phantom photon on February 13, 2008, 05:20 PM: Fatty and thinny for me :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Dingobmxer on February 13, 2008, 08:05 PM: on a 20" Fatty up front skinny rear, be it show bike, race bike or park/street bike ALL my 20"ers are set up that way :daumenhoch:

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: MartyC on February 13, 2008, 08:34 PM: Deffo a fatty up front and skinny at back :daumenhoch:

I remember in the mid to late 80's that the race scene went to both skinnies - chasing weight loss I think :-\.
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Longun on February 13, 2008, 08:52 PM: Always used thins front and rear bitd and set my GT up accordingly. However, having raced it and realised that the front needs to provide traction for several more stone these days, I can see a fat being tried out on the front soon.
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: Jazzchimp on February 13, 2008, 09:21 PM: fat is great for the look but the pros used thin!
Title: Re: Race Show Bikes - Do you like a fatty or thiny up front?
Post by: pkradman on February 14, 2008, 05:11 PM: just to sail against the wind .. i prefer thins on both for show as a rule .. but some bikes need a fatty ... for a ... rider thin /fat