Tyre size set up for o/s race bike ??

[rick1970]

Hi peeps,   whats the standard tyre size frt and rr for an old school racer?? im lookin to buy a repop set of tioga comp 3s and the seller is listing pairs with sizes front 1.75 and rear 2.125  is this standard drill with you guys who race, and was it the same bitd ? the seller does say you can mix and have what size you want of the two sizes stated,also they will be going on skyways so are these good to go either way 

[brummie]

1.75 on skyways mate. the fat en should be a front popular with some but not on skyways imo 

[rick1970]

1.75 on skyways mate. the fat en should be a front popular with some but not on skyways imo 

cheers bud i just assumed the fat would be on rear for some reason but either way new it was pushing it for pop off  although sayin that ive got 1.95s freestyle on mine and have had no probs but that is the max for me i think ,1.75 it is then 

[Spen69]

Yep, 2.125" fattie on the front, 1.75" thin on the rear but try the Radshop Rick for yellow label Compe's, Dave was doing deals on the combo I thought.

[rick1970]

Yep, 2.125" fattie on the front, 1.75" thin on the rear but try the Radshop Rick for yellow label Compe's, Dave was doing deals on the combo I thought.

cheers bud will av a shufties 

[rick1970]

well its finally come to me why i thought skinny tyre front and fatty rear its because of speedway and (stock car) where i spent many a week night with the old man during early 70s at belle view and peter collins was the man  but i was only a toddler and dont remember him ,dam  i can still here the roar tho !! 

[ThisBitterPill]

well its finally come to me why i thought skinny tyre front and fatty rear its because of speedway and (stock car) where i spent many a week night with the old man during early 70s at belle view and peter collins was the man  but i was only a toddler and dont remember him ,dam  i can still here the roar tho !! 

I hear ya!....I used to go to Wimbledon with my Dad....He worked in shipping at Heathrow and one night we took a newly imported helmet to Peter Collins....Got to go and see him in the pits while he was setting his bike up.... 

[Betty]

Fat/thin tyre combo and forget tuffs on an os race bike, too much flex, get some spoked wheels for it... 

[Jon The Bassist]

IMO 2.125 Comp III are not very good for racing. They don't bite into the surface well and are extra weight that's not needed.

[Kaner]

Definately skinny-skinny on spokes for racing. Skyway Graphites might be worth a crack, again on skinny-skinny but will still be heavier than spokes.

Why not buy 2 skinny and 1 fat and have a go for yourself, you will definately see the difference!

[hunterdubber]

Fat/thin combo is a popular choice with a lot Rick , It gives that bit more stability I reckon  and might be psychologicaly safer , more rubber on the ground 

But I've always rode Thin/thin on my O's racer rides 


As for Tuffs if you can ride ok with em , cool , do it ,proper ol' school

but Spokes are a superior part to use 

[Mattdub]

Fat/thin is quite often used by bigger/quicker guys for more bite in turns , Spens & lightweights use thin/thin 

[58 delray]

deffo thin/thin (1.75)
fat front came on a lot of bikes as standard bitd but most people soon swaped them for a 1.75
they handle a lot better (imo)
skyways are ok but you get a lot of flex with them and they are heavy compared to spokes
i tried one race last year on graphites and found even they were inferior to spokes
as has been said stodgy has repop comp3s which are fine on most tracks 

[hunterdubber]

 Spens & lightweights use thin/thin 

What are you trying to say 



 


and I'm no lightweight