Hi RB community, I'm sure more than a few of us have asked this question before and some potentially already have a good go to amber or tan wall 26" modern tire.
On my latest build I'm fortunate to have some 30 year old MegaBites in decent shape but I don't see them lasting forever. The repro Smoke/Dart option seems to be the only real viable option I'm finding so far. On that note: would it be silly to run two Darts? Front & rear? I'm aware the Smoke was designed as a rear and it has one of the coolest side knob patterns ever to boot. I'd guess the Dart would be suitable for the less than technical riding as a rear tire? I like that it has a less square profile and I've always liked matching front and rear tires. It's also a bit lighter than the Smoke.
Thoughts?
The other reason I started this thread was to ask for other good recommendations that look the part of a vintage MTB and have a tan or amber walls, modern current offerings. I picked up some 2.0 Innova's from Aliexpress and they are no where near 2.0 in volume. Decent tires but not what I was hoping for.
I'm finding that some of the big names Kenda, Specialized, WTB, etc seem to have amber or tan walls offerings but only in modern larger wheel sizes, figures...
Most of my vintage bikes have black wall tires which definitely suit them but I'd love to find some suitable Tan/amber walls in 26" if they exist that aren't super heavy and don't break the bank for certain builds.
Suggestions welcome, thanks!
On my latest build I'm fortunate to have some 30 year old MegaBites in decent shape but I don't see them lasting forever. The repro Smoke/Dart option seems to be the only real viable option I'm finding so far. On that note: would it be silly to run two Darts? Front & rear? I'm aware the Smoke was designed as a rear and it has one of the coolest side knob patterns ever to boot. I'd guess the Dart would be suitable for the less than technical riding as a rear tire? I like that it has a less square profile and I've always liked matching front and rear tires. It's also a bit lighter than the Smoke.
Thoughts?
The other reason I started this thread was to ask for other good recommendations that look the part of a vintage MTB and have a tan or amber walls, modern current offerings. I picked up some 2.0 Innova's from Aliexpress and they are no where near 2.0 in volume. Decent tires but not what I was hoping for.
I'm finding that some of the big names Kenda, Specialized, WTB, etc seem to have amber or tan walls offerings but only in modern larger wheel sizes, figures...
Most of my vintage bikes have black wall tires which definitely suit them but I'd love to find some suitable Tan/amber walls in 26" if they exist that aren't super heavy and don't break the bank for certain builds.
Suggestions welcome, thanks!