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Ooooooh, I LIKE those! I want them on my red bike! Why oh why didn't I know about these befopre I went out and bought plain BLACK Conti GP 4000 tires...
(because the bike store would never ever have stocked them even they knew they existed. but still...)
Very nice!
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03-27-2008, 12:40 PM #1
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wanna see my new red tires...
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okay, it does look kind of hoaky(sp?)... but who cares, I like them.
those are new wheels too this year... Kysrium Mavic ES's.... with Continental Grand Prix 4000 tires....
My boyfriend made me do all this upgrading...
, but it's fun, and now hopefully I'll be able to keep up with him, yeah right, LOL!!!!
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03-27-2008, 12:45 PM #2
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03-27-2008, 12:46 PM #3
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"Hokey" and nope, looks pretty sex-ay to me
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03-27-2008, 12:49 PM #4
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I think it looks awesome! (and fast, too!)
My first road bike (a Fuji) had red tires. Admittedly, it's one of the reasons I bought the bike (boy, did I learn about fit the hard way!!)
. But man, it looked nice with the red bar tape...
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03-27-2008, 12:49 PM #5
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just as an FYI... Performance doesn't carry red ones, but WorldCycling does... and for a cheaper price too
Originally Posted by lph
Ooooooh, I LIKE those! I want them on my red bike! Why oh why didn't I know about these befopre I went out and bought plain BLACK Conti GP 4000 tires...
(because the bike store would never ever have stocked them even they knew they existed. but still...)
Very nice!
http://www.worldcycling.com/merchant...gory_Code=TIRE
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03-27-2008, 12:51 PM #6
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yeah my boyfriend wants to put silver bar tape on my bike, but I said no. He's my mechanic... I have to keep him away from my bike at times, LOL!!! Originally Posted by GLC1968
I think it looks awesome! (and fast, too!)
My first road bike (a Fuji) had red tires. Admittedly, it's one of the reasons I bought the bike (boy, did I learn about fit the hard way!!). But man, it looked nice with the red bar tape...
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03-27-2008, 01:58 PM #7
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Those tires are slick! I also agree that you should not let your boyfriend put silver tape on it.
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03-27-2008, 02:27 PM #8
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I love the scheme of your bike and the set up..don't change a thing..I think the silver handlebar tape would take away from the sharpness of your bike..but that is just my opinion..please feel free to do as you choose..shelly
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03-27-2008, 02:31 PM #9
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I think the handlebar tape should be red to match tires and hubs.
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03-27-2008, 03:09 PM #10
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ooh, Beautiful! My red Luna would look just fabulous in tires like those!
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03-27-2008, 03:52 PM #11
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LOVE IT!! I think red bar tape would look great!! It can really make your bike look completely different to change the black. I tricked out my Cannondale with blue tape, blue tires and blue bottle cages to play on the blue in the frame so you can see what I like.
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03-27-2008, 05:21 PM #12
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I think those red tires look great!
I am also impressed that your front wheel has a useful electrical outlet! So convenient for touring!
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03-27-2008, 05:30 PM #13
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Looks cool to me!
Then again, I have a yellow and black Cervelo... with yellow and black tires on it.
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03-27-2008, 05:38 PM #14
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I just put red Conti GP4000's on my bike to go with my red bar tape. Great minds think alike.
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03-27-2008, 07:01 PM #15
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Dang! Two gorgeous bikes! Love those tires...
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