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Title: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: g_lamb on May 22, 2009, 05:32 PM: Ok, I've had some comments about ditching the tyre I've got on me Torker

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/uu122/glamb/Torker%20Freestylist/Torkerbuild4.jpg)

So what say ye about colours/types?

Lamby
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: soll36 on May 22, 2009, 05:35 PM: i'd keep the white mate but gumwalls would look better imo..
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: MartyC on May 22, 2009, 05:37 PM: Black with amber walls, something like a Tioga Comp ST, Panaracer Stadium or Odyssey Barefoot anyone of those should keep in with the period for that frame :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: daz bmx it! on May 22, 2009, 05:40 PM: JT71 got oddy barefoots for a bargain £18.50 a pair posted :daumenhoch: drop him a pm he's a top lad :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: g_lamb on May 22, 2009, 07:06 PM: Quote from: daz bmx on May 22, 2009, 05:40 PM
JT71 got oddy barefoots for a bargain £18.50 a pair posted :daumenhoch: drop him a pm he's a top lad :daumenhoch:

pm'd. THX! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: g_lamb on May 23, 2009, 12:33 AM: what about? (http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/3c/e2/b466_1.JPG)
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: MartyC on May 23, 2009, 04:33 AM: Quote from: g_lamb on May 23, 2009, 12:33 AM
what about? (http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/3c/e2/b466_1.JPG)

Would make too much red as opposed to too much white; you need something to break it up a little, plus you should go for some freestyle tyres rather than knobbies :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What colour/type tyres?
Post by: JT71 on May 23, 2009, 06:15 AM: freestyle all the way, if you are set on going red rather than black hit up JTsmooth on here he had a load of red freestyle tyres a while back.