my ride is the bike in my avatar without the yellow seat and handlebars.
it's a dark navy with yellow. right now it has medium blue tires (it came with them) but for my birthday i am going to ask for a slightly larger tire size
so COLOR would be nice. Not sure;what do you think? Navy blue or Yellow?
or Bianchi celeste?
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07-31-2006, 03:23 PM #1
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07-31-2006, 03:26 PM #2
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Nice- try having a bike with 650's and wanting colored tires...I'm lucky to find _anything!_
Sort of tossing around the idea of Gatorskins for the next set, although I rarely flat (untli I said that) even on light racing tires. But still...
I'd sure like some nice red tires, though.***********
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07-31-2006, 03:30 PM #3
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Yeah, what's up with that? I know if i ever go custom, that's the tire size i'd want, what a bummer. I saw a lady on a little bike with awesome colored tires. but i have NO idea what kind they were.
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07-31-2006, 03:32 PM #4
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A teammate of mine uses Tufos and I'm almost sure her's are red -at least I know Tufo makes red (as well as other colors) and she rides 650's. The thing is they are "tubular clinchers" so they don't have an inner tube even though they go on clincher rims. I think that they are very flat resistant, but more difficult to fix if you do get a flat.
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07-31-2006, 03:29 PM #5
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Deleted. Mimi answered faster than I could type.
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07-31-2006, 03:37 PM #6
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Tons of really good tires out there. Colored in 25 -- you'll have to do some research. Depending on your decision, I have a brand spanking new set of Michelin Carbon 700x25c with yellow stripes. They are very durable. Not as supple as a high performance racing tire but great for training (they're labeled ultra resistant). They won't work on my Ritchey rims. Tell the RD I'll make him a good deal if this is what you want.
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Check Schwalbe and Continental also.
www.biketiresdirect.com has a good selection if you want to see multiple manufacturers quickly and has a somewhat usable search function.http://www.biketiresdirect.com/categ...4248&c=2430917Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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07-31-2006, 03:47 PM #7
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awe, Sadie Kate, i want COLORS!
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07-31-2006, 03:52 PM #8
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oops, I just added that they have yellow stripes. Originally Posted by mimitabby
A picture of the tires. This model has been replaced the the Krylions, I think.
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07-31-2006, 03:49 PM #9
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I vote for yellow tires-they will look like they're on fire when you're flying down the road.
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07-31-2006, 03:54 PM #10
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yellow does sound cool. but they don't seem to have them in a big enough size. Originally Posted by Tri Girl
21 cm is all i can find!!
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07-31-2006, 07:23 PM #11Kitsune06 Guest
hmm... anyone know if 26" road slicks come with blue?
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07-31-2006, 03:49 PM #12
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whoa whoa,
clincher tire is Standard for road bikes??? really? How come my husband has 300 different tubes??
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07-31-2006, 03:51 PM #13
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Clinchers use tubes. Tubulars (aka sew-ups) do not.
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08-01-2006, 05:39 AM #14
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Sew-ups do use tubes. When you repair them, you have to open the stitching and patch the tube. But you can't replace the tube (unless you want to do several hours worth of sewing). You don't carry spare tubes, but a spare tire with a tube sealed inside. There are new tires called "tubular clinchers" which contain no tubes and use clincher rims. Traditional sew-ups use a very different rim and are held on by glue. Originally Posted by SadieKate
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08-01-2006, 07:14 AM #15
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DH said my tires were not the sewup or clincher type as I suspected.
Judging from the comments in this thread, #1 i will buy yellow or yellow striped tires
#2 BIKE TIRE MANUFACTURERS, GIRL BIKERS OF ALL AGES LIKE COLORS!!!! and we have $$$ and like to spend it!!!
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