Coloured tyres or just good old black ones

[Deleted member 35268]

What are peoples views on coloured tyres, do you pay a premium for a dash of colour?
Is it a waste of money?
Do they make bikes look better?

 

[simon the viking]

The key is make the choice if you need new tyres...... If you don't need new tyres then they are waste of money.....but if you do, then it is your preference and they normally aren't any dearer than the equivalent black ones ............... I am currently trying to decide whether to buy some blue ones and have the bars re-taped the same colour on my black and white Defy 2 (currently running white trimmed tyres).....................

 

[vickster]

I have red on my carbon bike. Don't think they cost any more than black ones, cheap Schwalbe blizzards

Do they look better? Hell yeah, post #1279

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/show-us-your-carbon.47549/post-2891091

 

[smokeysmoo]

Tyres should be black, coloured ones may look OK when new but they tend to discolour and look manky pretty quickly. Black stays black and cleans up well.

Same goes for bar tape and saddles, keep it black and you'll go faster as well

 

[Kiwiavenger]

i loved my white Schwalbe Luganos, they wore down a but fast though (about 1500 miles) and where replaced with Gators which are full black.

 

[the_mikey]

Usually go with black tyres, or mostly black tyres. I have used Michelin pro3 in red before, and some continental gp4000 tyres in Conti yellow... (don't mention the Giro D'Italia pink Vittoria rubinos )

 

[jack smith]

Tyres should be black, coloured ones may look OK when new but they tend to discolour and look manky pretty quickly. Black stays black and cleans up well.

Same goes for bar tape and saddles, keep it black and you'll go faster as well

Where did you hear that? We all know the red bar tape is faster.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I need new tyres, bike is red (also a Giant Defy Simon the Viking)

 

[Cameronmu917772]

Is the correct term not ethnic minority? PC gone mad lol

 

[raleighnut]

Do gumwall tyres count as coloured.

 

[smokeysmoo]

We all know the red bar tape is faster.

That's just marketing BS, trust me

 

[Archie_tect]

Do gumwall tyres count as coloured.

No, that is perfectly normal...white-walling them with rubber solution is over-the-top though.

 

[raleighnut]

No, that is perfectly normal...white-walling them with rubber solution is over-the-top though.

I'll put the tube of plimsoll whitener away then.

 

[SquareDaff]

My road bike is black therefore black tyres match my bikes "colour" scheme.

 

[JoeyB]

I bought Orange/Black Vittoria tyres for my single speed but I'm not quite sure about the colour match.