Thanks, Laing. I was thinking not just of the initial pair, but of potentially having to replace a single tire several years down the road. But, I guess I could always just get another matched pair. It's just money. Not likely to be a real issue, though.
Tim On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:58 AM, lconley <lcon...@brph.com> wrote: > I should note that I have tan 700C x 44 Snoqualmie Pass on my Sam and tan > 650b x 48 Switchback Hill on my Bombadil - they came as matched sets, no > problem. > > Laing > > > On Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 1:51:23 PM UTC-4, Tim Butterfield wrote: > >> The tan looks good when it's matched up, but not being matched would >> likely annoy me. I'm not sure I want to go through the hassle of buying >> several or worrying about later replacement issues trying to get them >> matched. I think I'll stick with black. Thanks, Laing. >> >> Tim >> >> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 6:06 AM, lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: >> >>> I had my opinion on this formed a very long time ago - almost 50 years >>> at this point. Schwinn Varsity Sports had black tires. The nicer Schwinn >>> Continentals and Super Sports had tan sidewall "Puff Gumwall" tires. The >>> nice Vittoria silk sew-ups had tan sidewalls and the cheap Wolber >>> sew-ups were all black. I have associated black sidewalls with cheap tires >>> ever since. I almost always use tan sidewalls, which were getting harder to >>> find 10 years ago, but they have made a comeback. I love Compass tires with >>> tan sidewalls, but sometimes the color of tan can vary from reddish to >>> yellowish. I actually ended up buying three to get a better color match for >>> my Frank Jones, Sr. Anybody want a deal on a single yellowish tan sidewall >>> 700c x 38 Barlow Pass? Black is easier to match. >>> >>> Laing >>> Cocoa FL >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 11:36:06 PM UTC-4, Tim Butterfield wrote: >>> >>>> I thought I was all set for some black Rat Trap Pass extra lights for >>>> my Atlantis. But, after seeing Julian's very nice build, I have another >>>> factor to consider. I cannot recall having a light sidewall on an adult >>>> bike. I've always had black. Maybe it's time for a change. The light >>>> sidewall tires sure look nice on Julian's Atlantis. Any other opinions on >>>> this? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
