Tarty coloured tyres
sarajoy
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Can you get any shiny 700c tyres that are wider than 23mm? And are they all arguably made of cheese in comparison to solid tyres like Marathon+?
I feel like being a bit tarty, if only for a while before the p*ncture fairy makes me change my mind again.
I would LOVE white tyres. But any other awfully incongruous colour would do.
Best I've found are these, though I'm not so keen on the tread and the "Easy to skid" bit under "Design"!: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hal ... e-ec018531
(yes I realise it's a bit fakenger but so what, it's coool! I'm even still tempted by spokeydokeys...)
I feel like being a bit tarty, if only for a while before the p*ncture fairy makes me change my mind again.
I would LOVE white tyres. But any other awfully incongruous colour would do.
Best I've found are these, though I'm not so keen on the tread and the "Easy to skid" bit under "Design"!: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hal ... e-ec018531
(yes I realise it's a bit fakenger but so what, it's coool! I'm even still tempted by spokeydokeys...)
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Oh you've really done it now!
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Vittoria Rubino's are available in White/Black. I've run them for almost a year with no visits from the fairy. Not sure if they come in higher than 23.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Vittoria_Rubino_Pro_Tyre/5360010640/
Or you could try the GP4000's, although again only in 23!
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Continental_Grand_Prix_4000_Ltd_Edition_White_Tyre_Twinpack/5360041987/- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
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I'm sure 23mm tyres will fit on my bike however I'm currently running 28mm so I imagine it'll feel rather different (and my ride feels quite nice at the moment!) - do we know anything good or bad about these Halo wotsits?0
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Continental make the GP4000's in a number of colours (silver is the lightest) but only up to 25mm. If anyone actually sells them is another matter.
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Here you go.
I shall be ordering some pink ones 8)
http://www.halorims.com/Halo/products-d ... d=TYHAT74DBike1
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Pink is VERY tempting but seeing as my SPDs now have pink laces, I think that might be overkill... I think lime green is calling me...0
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+1 for the Rubino Pro Very P* resistant
If I remember correctly Fred Baker sells them and that's on or near your commute. (Cheltenham Road on the left as you approach town)"Impressive break"
"Thanks...
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Oooo. Attica you're a bad man, that's very definitely on my commute. Do they fold?
There's also an Evans in town. Those Halo courier tyres are incredibly tempting...0 -
sarajoy wrote:Pink is VERY tempting but seeing as my SPDs now have pink laces, I think that might be overkill... I think lime green is calling me...
But pink and lime-green! You don't think that's overkill?Never be tempted to race against a Barclays Cycle Hire bike. If you do, there are only two outcomes. Of these, by far the better is that you now have the scalp of a Boris Bike.0 -
NoThe Hundredth Idiot wrote:sarajoy wrote:Pink is VERY tempting but seeing as my SPDs now have pink laces, I think that might be overkill... I think lime green is calling me...
But pink and lime-green! You don't think that's overkill?
It's aesthetically offensive, but not matching. There's the key.
And SO tempted by spokey dokeys, just because they're incredibly childish!
...this might become a very odd bike. But at least unmistakably mine.0 -
Go the whole way get yourself coloured tyres, spoke card and pulsing night spoke light thingy which I have but can't remember the name of, very effective for being heard and seen.
Lit up like a UFO and sounding like a Gatling gun Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Oh my. They're pimp.0
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indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.htmlRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.
Hello LiT are you back in blighty?Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.
Hello LiT are you back in blighty?
Yarp!0 -
biondino wrote:
I'd steer well clear of Dia Compe. I've heard v bad things re p*ncture resistance.- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.
Hello LiT are you back in blighty?
Yarp!
Got your bike yet?Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.
Felt F55 - 2007
Specialized Singlecross - 2008
Marin Rift Zone - 1998
Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali0 -
Feltup wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.
Hello LiT are you back in blighty?
Yarp!
Got your bike yet?
No god damn it, I rang Epic today to see if it had arrived and they're closed for a stock take. Grrr.0 -
I run these in various colours naturally to match the bike in question, great price, grip and tarty
http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/p ... ncy&id=GBP
If you worried about running 23 then just keep them a little softer say 90psi I use them all over the place sometimes even off road and yes I get more than my fair share of visits from the PF, then again I get those even with the most expensive conti kelvar MTB tyres.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:I run these in various colours naturally to match the bike in question, great price, grip and tarty
http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/p ... ncy&id=GBP
If you worried about running 23 then just keep them a little softer say 90psi I use them all over the place sometimes even off road and yes I get more than my fair share of visits from the PF, then again I get those even with the most expensive conti kelvar MTB tyres.
But only available in yellow! I want the grey ones...
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sarajoy wrote:Oooo. Attica you're a bad man, that's very definitely on my commute. Do they fold?
There's also an Evans in town. Those Halo courier tyres are incredibly tempting...
:twisted: :twisted:
Yes they do fold, and they'll be way better than the Halos, a friend has just put a pair of the Rubino Pros on to go and race on the cobbles in Flanders. Robust is a word that springs to mind."Impressive break"
"Thanks...
...I can taste blood"0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Me too!
EDIT: I quite want some of those monkey things, but they're rather heavy.
That's what I was thinking - looks like those monkey light things take 3xAA batts - that's a lot of weight to add to your wheels!Do not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
Ooo!itboffin wrote:indeed but I have these http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html
Coooooool...0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:I run these in various colours naturally to match the bike in question, great price, grip and tarty
http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/p ... ncy&id=GBP
If you worried about running 23 then just keep them a little softer say 90psi I use them all over the place sometimes even off road and yes I get more than my fair share of visits from the PF, then again I get those even with the most expensive conti kelvar MTB tyres.
But only available in yellow! I want the grey ones...
Erm source them from another site :roll: :PRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Attica wrote:sarajoy wrote:Oooo. Attica you're a bad man, that's very definitely on my commute. Do they fold?
There's also an Evans in town. Those Halo courier tyres are incredibly tempting...
:twisted: :twisted:
Yes they do fold, and they'll be way better than the Halos, a friend has just put a pair of the Rubino Pros on to go and race on the cobbles in Flanders. Robust is a word that springs to mind.
I wanto those Rubino Pro's to come in green like their Pave brothers. Very "Northern Classics".0 -
Annoyingly they used to do them in green, I had a pair."Impressive break"
"Thanks...
...I can taste blood"0 -
...damn. That would've been cool.
Odd question - when changing tyres, I'll be fine with whatever tubes were inside my 28mm tyres, right? Or might they have been a bit stretched somehow? Such a noob thing to ask!
I gather the Rubino Pros may be much better but those Halos are still the more striking - and I can't find any bad reviews on them yet... Hrrmm...
Any opinions on these: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20419 ?0
