Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
I fitted a set of the NOS Vittoria from the seller in Italy to my Mission. They do look great and close to what I wanted. Haven’t ridden on them so can’t comment on that, I can say they were an absolute bugger to fit. I’ve done probably hundreds of tyres and never struggled! Kept slipping on the rim, wiped both rim and tyre bead with some multi purpose cleaner to try and create some friction, still wouldn’t play. Ended up having to buy one of those tyre bead seater type grip devices.Thanks for all the input and please keep it coming, good value for all I expect.
I'd still like an honest opinion running a Dart as a rear tire, silly idea? Expect poor traction? Laughter from your cycling community? The reason I'd toy with the idea is liking the rounder profile and the 70g lighter weight. Also a plus is the price, although both the Smoke & Dart are pretty affordable compered to other modern options.
On another note I just accepted an eBay offer on a set of NOS Vittoria Spinx 26 x2.0 tires I started watching yesterday. $45CAD each posted with taxes to my Washington state address is not bad. Limited info on these, mostly bits from RB posts. Curious on weight if anyone has weighted a sample.
@Tsundere I see you picked up a pair in January from a previous post, any details feedback you are able to provide?
Those curiouk £8.50 jobbies were a bargain, I bought a few pairs of those too, but they look much better on the early to mid ‘80s stuff if that makes sense, bit more rounded. I check back every few weeks to see if they have more yet!