Going way back to my BMX bikes in the early 80's, I loved tan walls. They looked bad-ass on blue SKYWAY mags. My first road bike, which I actually have a photo of, from 1987, had tan wall tires. I skateboarded for about 30+ years, and, with some exception, insisted on white skateboard wheels. They looked best, and eventually aged to a nice, classic off-white. Now, I'm a roadie again and ride tan walls on all my bikes. Only exceptions are the steel studded Schwalbe Marathons on my winter bike and the reddish brown sidewalls on the Conti 5000 I ride on my Pinarello. They just look perfect for the application, as it has brown leather bar wrap. At present, I'm working on building up/restoring/modifying a 1984 Kuwahara BMX. I plan on using 451 size rims (the skinny, slightly taller ones) and am trying to source some 20×1 3/8" tires with tan walls. So far, the search is futile. For this build, price will be no object, but if they don't exist...
yo man do another physique update, you lookin good
Going way back to my BMX bikes in the early 80's, I loved tan walls. They looked bad-ass on blue SKYWAY mags. My first road bike, which I actually have a photo of, from 1987, had tan wall tires. I skateboarded for about 30+ years, and, with some exception, insisted on white skateboard wheels. They looked best, and eventually aged to a nice, classic off-white. Now, I'm a roadie again and ride tan walls on all my bikes. Only exceptions are the steel studded Schwalbe Marathons on my winter bike and the reddish brown sidewalls on the Conti 5000 I ride on my Pinarello. They just look perfect for the application, as it has brown leather bar wrap.
At present, I'm working on building up/restoring/modifying a 1984 Kuwahara BMX. I plan on using 451 size rims (the skinny, slightly taller ones) and am trying to source some 20×1 3/8" tires with tan walls. So far, the search is futile. For this build, price will be no object, but if they don't exist...
I love your GRA cranks
Hey man, the mounting kit of your Varia is upside down.
Thanks for pointing it out. I’m firing my bike mechanic 😡🤬😤
Love the TCR decal if you added that yourself. Looks dope. I think if you add Cadex decals to the wheels it would looks super dope!
Why would you put cadex decals on non cadex wheels smh
is the tan wall version on a tire lighter than it's regular counterpart? because it looks kind of see-through. is it less material in that section?
Not good for tubeless setup. It dries out tubeless milk quicker. Bikepackers stoped using them.
You aren't cool unless you have tan walls. It's science.