26" Tan/Amber Wall Tires?

[geddy1972]

does anyone know of some cheap tan wall 26 inch tyres ?

i cannot justify spending stupidly expensive prices for tyres just because they have tan walls and everyone seems to think its the latest thing to have on your retro mountain bike.

 

[KayOs]

does anyone know of some cheap tan wall 26 inch tyres ?

i cannot justify spending stupidly expensive prices for tyres just because they have tan walls and everyone seems to think its the latest thing to have on your retro mountain bike.

Take a look at Vee Tires. I bought some Mission MPCs a while ago and they were around 20€ each. Their Crown Gem also looks nice and is around 20€.

 

[Carge]

Baldy’s on eBay

 

[Tommy27]

Further to the idea of dried out sidewall refurbishment. I picked up a nice set of green Wildgrippers today, front sidewalls are mint, rear sidwalls were very dried out, sorry, didn't take a before photo but trust me, they were pretty dry, not as bad as the Mega bites above though.

I did my best to clean up the green rubber and not having any dubbin to moisten the dried up side walls, decided to try proofide instead (Brooks saddle cream for those unfamiliar). I think it worked like a charm, time will tell I guess.

Pictures of the bike they went on and close ups:

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How did this hold up?

 

[Canuckbiker]

How did this hold up?

Sorry for the delayed reply, this held up reasonably well but there was need to reapply now and then as it would absorb and look better but would then slowly dry out again, I was lucky enough to locate a better condition rear tire last year to replace it

 

[Retrorockit]

I have the Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass 26" tan slicks. I bought them for every other reason except tan sidewalls. The happen to look nice on the retro XC bike. Fast rolling, light weight, and smooth ride in that order. Much better than the Scwhalbe Kojaks I had before.

 

[Tommy27]

How have you found their puncture resistance?

I had some standard casing 32mm for the road, they were fast for that, but take them on gravel path and the sidewalls would just go.

I've avoided the Ultradynamico Mars 26, for fear of the same.