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What's the point in collecting old stuff if all the companies just redo them If you want tyres to ride on then pork chop makes copies if its for a show build then patience is the key........finding that right part is all the fun. there's no rush
a bicycle company in america contacted panaracer to make some nos mtb gumwalls so panaracer obliged and dug out the old moulds and did a run of themhttp://www.firstflightbikes.com/timbuktire.htmi have a pair on my restored muddy fox
Quote from: pickle on September 11, 2012, 06:58 PMWhat's the point in collecting old stuff if all the companies just redo them If you want tyres to ride on then pork chop makes copies if its for a show build then patience is the key........finding that right part is all the fun. there's no rush 1) because no body can hold of them anymore2) copies don't look nothing like the originals3) there is no fun in finding the right tyres then finding out they are £300 and cannot afford them anyway and to me that's taking "the fun" out of it
They're out there, don't just go on baggio or crazy eBay prices
Hmmm the collector mentality....perhaps Del should stop making decal sets . It would be such fun to hunt around for impossible to find decals to finish our bikes . Come on....Skyway still make wheels , Ame still make grips , has that ruined it for everyone ?
Quote from: Rob1 on September 12, 2012, 09:19 AMHmmm the collector mentality....perhaps Del should stop making decal sets . It would be such fun to hunt around for impossible to find decals to finish our bikes . Come on....Skyway still make wheels , Ame still make grips , has that ruined it for everyone ?I have no problem with TIoga or anyone else knocking out repop tyres as they're consumable items that aren't meant to last for 30 years.
Where else can people find these items apart from eBay and Vert- Ego etc?
What tyres are £300
There's always the exception yo the rule. but you can pick up old tyres for a lot less.
Quote from: harorider on September 11, 2012, 07:39 PMQuote from: pickle on September 11, 2012, 06:58 PMWhat's the point in collecting old stuff if all the companies just redo them If you want tyres to ride on then pork chop makes copies if its for a show build then patience is the key........finding that right part is all the fun. there's no rush 1) because no body can hold of them anymore2) copies don't look nothing like the originals3) there is no fun in finding the right tyres then finding out they are £300 and cannot afford them anyway and to me that's taking "the fun" out of it What tyres are £300 I picked up some nos comp st lavender tyres for £80 and some minty white GT tyres for £60. They're out there, don't just go on baggio or crazy eBay prices
Quote from: Ozone on September 12, 2012, 09:50 AMQuote from: Rob1 on September 12, 2012, 09:19 AMHmmm the collector mentality....perhaps Del should stop making decal sets . It would be such fun to hunt around for impossible to find decals to finish our bikes . Come on....Skyway still make wheels , Ame still make grips , has that ruined it for everyone ?I have no problem with TIoga or anyone else knocking out repop tyres as they're consumable items that aren't meant to last for 30 years. That`s the point . Everything else can be restored . I don`t want Porkchop tyres and I want to ride my bike .
Don`t be so silly .... got anything useful to say ?
Quote from: Rob1 on September 12, 2012, 05:40 PMDon`t be so silly .... got anything useful to say ?Tioga are a massive company,they are in the game to make money,they reissued the comp 3 as they still use the moulds and it would not cost much to do this Two sizes in one colour,so not difficult to do,plenty of people will buy em Freestyle tyres,they would have to choose styles and colours and sizesSo st,s 1.75,2.125 white, black,red, pink,etc,which do they reissue ,will they be stuck with loads of one colour They have to make batches of tyres,not just a few to make it viable If you want to ride with genuine o/s tyres,get your hand in your pocket,or be prepared to wait until some come up at the right price