Bit of tyre advice needed.

[kungfunky]

And it's my original GPV decal that got me thinking lol.

[danny silverstreak]

That's awesome. I should have kept one of the turbolites I had and done one too 

[factory pilot]

I'm getting really worried about this 83 quad build of yours Ash...It's gonna make mine look positively agricultural !
A great thread ... Some cool ideas lads! 

[kungfunky]

It's a different 83 frame I'm using for this project mate 

[factory pilot]

Phew...... That's a relief mate!!! 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I think Cheng Shin whitewalls are the best ones. The white area is larger than some other brands. They are now marketed/advertised and labelled as Raleigh tyres on the packaging. Search for raleigh shopper tyres or something like that and you'll find them. Roughy £20 a pair for 1.75's. The good news for non raleigh lovers is that although the tyres are advertised and packaged as Raleigh, the tyre itself is stamped only as Cheng Shin - no mention of Raleigh anywhere.
If i remember correctly, the two white/orange PK Ripper builds both had Cheng Shins. I have them on my T/A and they look great

[oldschoolace]

You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.

[factory pilot]

I do love a set of whitewalls .... Agree with Andy ... They look great and bitd we all loved them round my way ... Retrospect had OG ones a few years back on his site.

[kungfunky]

You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.

The thought had crossed my mind and need to look into that a little more. The only thing I was concerned about is that I'm probably going for wheel disc covers on the rear so need to check it would work.

[brummie]

vee hubbers are fast, like a motorbike tread

[rodriguez]

If you are seriously going to use it in anger as someone said before, go for a new tyre, 100 psi.

Raleigh shoppers wouldn't be up to it IMHO and I definitely wouldn't use an old tyre.

[oldschoolace]

Narrower rims & tyres would give you less rolling resistance but it does limit your bmx tyre choice quite a bit.

a 1 3/8th rim and these tioga 1 3/8th power blocks would be decent

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tioga-power-block-bmx-tyre/rp-prod35485

[kungfunky]

I'll be using it more to tick it off the things to do list rather than in full anger