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Title: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: munners on January 15, 2009, 10:39 AM
Anyone seen these tyres before and know what year they are?

Michelin Competetion 1.5's

Thanks Nick  :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/Competitiontyres001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/Competitiontyres002.jpg)
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: Mattdub on January 15, 2009, 10:42 AM
I used those on my race bike in 1984 . I've a pic here of my bike with them on but no scanner   :(
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: munners on January 15, 2009, 10:44 AM
Would love to see them Matt.

Lovely tyres. ;)
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: Mattdub on January 15, 2009, 11:39 AM
Sorted , kind of ! . Took a digi pic of the photo , the photo was taken by the local paper which put together a report of my making the final at the British Champs in 1984 .

Check out the tyres , if my memory serves me correctly I ran them because they were pretty light ! .

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_3088-1.jpg)

Nice hair .... lol . 
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: sweetbeats on January 15, 2009, 11:41 AM
Cool Pic Matt :4_17_5:
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: double chevron on January 15, 2009, 11:57 AM
 84 for sure, one of the lightest tyre available, but quite fragile.

They were called Hi Lite or "competition TS" in France for "Tringle souple" (soft structure)
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: munners on January 15, 2009, 12:09 PM
Love the pic Matt. Aint changed a bit have ya? :D :D

Nice bike too. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: WHAT YEAR PLEASE???
Post by: MartyC on January 15, 2009, 12:12 PM
That camera was a bargain  ;D.

Great to see photographic proof they were around back then, I remember them well as we sold heaps of the bitd at Heff's, they were great for hard packed tracks like the Kingshill Ave track at Hayes  :daumenhoch:
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