Why must tyres have huge branding on the sidewalls

[02gf74]

Look on the bright side, Racing ralph is worse as it has more letter.

Need to check what tyres i have on my gf sugar, no lettering on the side walls.

 

[widowmaker]

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Ill get over it, just spoils the bikes looks

And I could live with Just Maxxis, Continental etc its the rest of the lettering that annoys me :facepalm:

 

[jimo746]

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I was thinking more of the retro-looking tyres, like Charge Splashbacks, which I think are great but for this...

A friend at work finds the name hilarious, "it's like having a dump from a great height.... Splashback!!" :roll:

Anyway, I don't remember the branding being that over the top in days of yore, so my retro ride would look more "period" without the modern branding "splashed" all over the tyre.

 

[cce]

the splashback is hardly any worse than this

and huge white writing started with these in around 1997...

 

[jimo746]

the splashback is hardly any worse than this

It's much worse than that.

 

[dyna-ti]

I remember using the automotive tyre marking pen to whiten the Michelin logo on my tyres and that was in 1996.
It looks good but i agree in giant form its a bit too 'American' for me :?