I've considered using latex paint on tan bike tire sidewalls. The speedblends I had actually wore out the tread, and not the sidewall, so I figured the painted coating protected them. I like black tires. They last longer, they look better in the crud, and they go with everything.
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Dec 23, 9:39 am, Allan in Portland <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been meaning to ask a similar question for a few weeks now. > Anyone ever tried petroleum jelly as a sidewall prophylactic? I'm > thinking something that would fill the rubber pores and coat the > surface with a hyrdophobic layer would be perfect for keeping the > aluminum slurry from accumulating on sidewalls. Hmm, now that I write > it down, it sounds a like a pretty good product idea -- Phil's > Sidewall Protectant. > > -Allan > > On Dec 23, 9:11 am, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 12:08 PM, JimD <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've been commuting on my Saluki through a series of rain storms here in > > > Northern Calif. > > > I like tires with tan sidewalls to my eye they look greatt but in > > > persistent > > > rainy conditions they turn mucky gray. > > > I'd sure like to know how people clean this stuff off once the sky clears. > > > Maybe the answer is to switch from my col de la vies to some bombproof > > > Schwalbes? > > > A little rubbing alcohol or peroxide seems to clean the grime off the > > sidewalls just fine. > > > -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
