Coloured Tyres?

CowboyBob

Almost finished my project bike and am now thinking of tyres.

Are coloured tyres still the dogs dangliesl or are they Johnny no stars?

nferrar

They were cool on BMXes when I was 8 - that was a long long time ago though...

Andy B

Why oh why do you want coloured tyres, they are pointless & look crap (IMHO)

The Northern Monkey

try these... they're coooooooooool :roll:

http://www.sweetskinztires.com/sweetski ... ducts.aspx

CowboyBob

nferrar wrote:

They were cool on BMXes when I was 8 - that was a long long time ago though...

The 80's are back in fashion!

nicklouse

it depends.

Andy B

CowboyBob wrote:

The 80's are back in fashion!

The words "80's" & "fashion" should never under any circumstance been seen or written in the same sentence, anyone who was alive & remembers the 80's knows this.

CowboyBob

Andy_B wrote:

Why oh why do you want coloured tyres, they are pointless & look crap (IMHO)

Of course tyres are pointless, if they had points they would not be round and would be rubbish on wheels!

CowboyBob

bigbenj_08 wrote:

try these... they're coooooooooool :roll:

http://www.sweetskinztires.com/sweetski ... ducts.aspx

They are hideous! ..........I want some.

Anonymous

first thing to do in all honestty is pick a good tyre for all the right reasons then see if they are done in a colour that suits. folk who buy coloured tyres often buy one which they think look good even though there are better performing alternatives.

CowboyBob

Very true SheepsTeeth, but if I'm going to be slipping six ways to Sunday, go 4rse over t1t in the mud like spastic Womble... I want to look good.

If Ii can only get day glow green tyres in 1.0 slicks then I will buy them and use them for a spot of XC. Health and Safety be Dammed!

xtreem

Andy_B wrote:

Why oh why do you want coloured tyres, they are pointless & look crap (IMHO)

Think again.





Thay are not pointless in the DJ world, and certainly they don't look like crap to me.
For other applications well...................you may be wright.

Raymondavalon

I bought some Panaracer FireXCPro tyres for my Kona. The LBS had them in red or blue. As the Kona is blue the choice was obvious (blue...)
They are great tyres, they do work well, but the colour coding I inherited by default still makes me cringe from time to time

Andy B

Could someone pass me the eye bleach please.

Both those bikes look ridiculous

*Barfs*

Raymondavalon

The black fork stanchions look good in the top pic
It's just those gay pride pink grips and tyres that ruin it

Hercule Q

the first one looks nice but the 2nd one looks like it was passed by kermit

CowboyBob

Raymondavalon wrote:

I bought some Panaracer FireXCPro tyres for my Kona. The LBS had them in red or blue. As the Kona is blue the choice was obvious (blue...)
They are great tyres, they do work well, but the colour coding I inherited by default still makes me cringe from time to time

I've always gone for Red FireXCPro's as all the cool kids know "Red Goes Faster!"

Andy

Hercule Q wrote:

they both look crap

andy46

CowboyBob wrote:

Raymondavalon wrote:

I bought some Panaracer FireXCPro tyres for my Kona. The LBS had them in red or blue. As the Kona is blue the choice was obvious (blue...)
They are great tyres, they do work well, but the colour coding I inherited by default still makes me cringe from time to time

I've always gone for Red FireXCPro's as all the cool kids know "Red Goes Faster!"

i was thinking about getting some of these (with red side wall) are they cool or uncool :?

Raymondavalon

andy46 wrote:

i was thinking about getting some of these (with red side wall) are they cool or uncool :?

FireXCPro's are excellent tyres believe you me. It's just I thought the blue sidewalls on my blue Kona was a little over the top..
Fashion aside, I will replace them with exactly the same tyres when they're worn..

andy46

Raymondavalon wrote:

andy46 wrote:

i was thinking about getting some of these (with red side wall) are they cool or uncool :?

FireXCPro's are excellent tyres believe you me. It's just I thought the blue sidewalls on my blue Kona was a little over the top..
Fashion aside, I will replace them with exactly the same tyres when they're worn..

i've heard they are good, they should look good on my scott spark 8)

my lbs are doing them for £29.99 each sounds reasonable don't you think?

Andy B

Cheaper @ Merlin

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain- ... evlar.html

Anonymous

Why do those jump bikes only have a rear brake?
Wouldn't it make more sense to have only a front? Then you could tailwhip forever without getting tangled up, and would actually still have the brake that works.

Chaz.Harding

yeehaamcgee

But when you cream in, the front gets trashed more often. So a bent disc could stop the fun sooner...

And you can smash on the rear brake in panic-mode, and not come off so easily. Also, is useful for stopping the rear wheel, so you can do whips easier. So now you've got the rear, you don't need the front, as really, it's only extra weight anyways....

8)

RealMan

I heard that the process they use to dye the tyres actually makes them weaker, so you end up with more punctures, less durable tyres, etc. etc.

This may just be a rumour, but the reason I've never looked to buy new tyres is because if you actually ride your bike, they will get dirty very quickly and look rubbish.

Anonymous

bigchazrocks wrote:

yeehaamcgee

But when you cream in, the front gets trashed more often. So a bent disc could stop the fun sooner...

And you can smash on the rear brake in panic-mode, and not come off so easily. Also, is useful for stopping the rear wheel, so you can do whips easier. So now you've got the rear, you don't need the front, as really, it's only extra weight anyways....

8)

The front brake is the one that stops you quickest, not the back. Having a hose only go to the front would mean you could whip over and over and over without having to untwist the bars wach time, you'd just run the cable through the head tube.

I reckon it's more of a fashion thing - I can't believe there's that many dirt jumpers who have no idea how to use their brakes.

cat_with_no_tail

I like them. Have a set on my bike. MUCH more hardwearing than the Ralphs I had before, but nowhere near as light.

Stoo61

My red panaracers looked grand on the Commencal but I have had to transfer them to the Boardman and they look out of place, needs must though. Will buy black Panaracers when I have the moolah.