worst case, Contis still have their brown sidewalls they've had since the '90s.
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 9 of 9
Thread: Looking for gum wall road tires
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 13th, 2009
- Location
- Ontario
- Posts
- 904
- Vehicles
- 2007 2.0T, 6MT, shadow blue Passat wagon
Looking for gum wall road tires
05-28-2012 02:07 PM
#1
Does anyone still make clinchers with a gum wall any more? I'm searching for a decent set of 700cX23 road tires for fast training on a road bike and it seems no one makes them any more.
Anyone got any leads?
I've been running Vittoria Rubinos for a few years (black sidewall, red outer tread, black center tread) and I want to bring my circa 1993 Pinarello back to what it would have looked like in the day.
On a secondary question, anyone know why gum walls have been abandoned? I've only seen them on tubulars now (which I have on my circa 1983 Pinarello).
TIA
-
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 8th, 2012
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Posts
- 166
- Vehicles
- 2002 GT2871 TT Q coupe, 1969 RS Camaro
05-28-2012 03:49 PM
#2
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 12th, 2004
- Location
- South Carolina
- Posts
- 5,829
- Vehicles
- 2010 GMC Terrain SLT 06 Yukon XL SLT
05-28-2012 05:38 PM
#3
They're both high dollar, but Vittoria Open Corsa SC and Veloflex Masters both have natural sidewalls. That being said, they both ride like butter on a bald monkey....SMOOOOTH.
Neither are high mileage, flat-proof tires...... you're not a hipster. But you definitely have hipster tendencies. Stay vigilant... like diabetes, you can manage this.
-20DYNAMITE07
This thread sucks -Quattro Krant
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 13th, 2009
- Location
- Ontario
- Posts
- 904
- Vehicles
- 2007 2.0T, 6MT, shadow blue Passat wagon
05-28-2012 09:51 PM
#4
Cool... thanks man. This is what I'm looking for.
Originally Posted by merckx56
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 12th, 2004
- Location
- South Carolina
- Posts
- 5,829
- Vehicles
- 2010 GMC Terrain SLT 06 Yukon XL SLT
05-30-2012 08:20 AM
#5
No worries. I've been on the Vittoria Open Corsa SC tires for a while. They are SUPER nice, and do look great on the bike.
Last edited by merckx56; 05-30-2012 at 08:24 AM.
... you're not a hipster. But you definitely have hipster tendencies. Stay vigilant... like diabetes, you can manage this.
-20DYNAMITE07
This thread sucks -Quattro Krant
-
Member
- Join Date
- Feb 13th, 2009
- Location
- Ontario
- Posts
- 904
- Vehicles
- 2007 2.0T, 6MT, shadow blue Passat wagon
05-30-2012 08:29 AM
#6
Sweet ride! I've had Open Corsas before and totally forgot about them and didn't see them on Vittoria's web site. Originally Posted by merckx56
No worries. I've been on the Vittoria Open Corsa SC tires for a while. They are SUPER nice, and do look great on the bike.
Gum walls so so much nicer than black. I have a Vittoria all weather pro tubular set on my 1980s vintage super record pinarello... which have clear tread on them as welll as the gum walls... looks badass.
-
Member
- Join Date
- Mar 22nd, 2007
- Location
- Lutz, FL
- Posts
- 1,966
- Vehicles
- 2007 Rabbit, 2010 Tiguan S
05-30-2012 09:29 AM
#7
Not sure if they make them any longer, but I found a set of Schwalbe gum wall tires for my old Raleigh a few years back but I don't recall if they came in a 23. They were also wire bead.
-
Junior Member
- Join Date
- Jul 20th, 2006
- Posts
- 67
06-01-2012 12:37 PM
#8
I have a pair of 27" pasela gum walls on my 610. Can't complain.
-
Member
- Join Date
- Oct 29th, 2002
- Location
- Beaverton, OR
- Posts
- 3,041
- Vehicles
- 2003 Passat GLX 4mo
06-06-2012 02:40 PM
#9
Panarace Pasela Tour Guards are great all weather tires and are very durable.
On my old Trek and a damn near perfect match to Cinelli natural cork tape:
Jordan Green
H-M Motorsports
'03 Passat GLX 4mo mine '04 Touareg V8 wifey ride
1977 Kawasaki cafe classic...
2000 Suzuki SV650 and 1979 KZ650 cafe project
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
For advertising information click HERE
