Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - mismatch tires?

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ThaRiddla
03-04-06, 11:15 AM
So what do you do?

spider-man
03-04-06, 11:26 AM
I voted i don't give a crap. Sometimes they match just because I'm building wheels or replacing tyres in pairs. Sometimes they don't. This ain't no fashion show.
Ira in Chi
03-04-06, 11:33 AM
I voted i don't give a crap. Sometimes they match just because I'm building wheels or replacing tyres in pairs. Sometimes they don't. This ain't no fashion show.

+1

Fugazi Dave
03-04-06, 11:35 AM
Mine match because I found a tire that I loved (Specialized All Conditions Pro) and eventually ended up with two of 'em on at once.
the pope
03-04-06, 11:41 AM
... This ain't no fashion show.


BWAAHHHHH HA HA HHHHAAAAAAA! heh, heheeeheehee.
crushkilldstroy
03-04-06, 11:43 AM
mine don't match very often. it isn't common to find matching tires in the dumpster.
^oZ
03-04-06, 11:46 AM
Buy 'em as I need 'em...

I'm matching them all the way on my roadie though.
the homealien
03-04-06, 12:30 PM
mine don't match very often. it isn't common to find matching tires in the dumpster.

+1
Snordalisk
03-04-06, 07:04 PM
mine don't match very often. it isn't common to find matching tires in the dumpster.

Agreed.

Right now I have Vittoria Fortezza TriComps in 700x25. One is pink, and one is blue. That's the closest I've come to finding matching tires that weren't already on matching wheels.
you
03-04-06, 07:36 PM
semi-knobby up front, totally slick out back. because I run a front brake.
sloppy robot
03-04-06, 07:39 PM
you're a pack of slobs
Ken Cox
03-04-06, 07:46 PM
For the past year I have ridden with Conti 4 Season GP's in front, for their wet weather stickiness; and, with Armadillos in back, for their resistance to flats.

This Monday I will start riding Conti GP 4000s, front and back.
I'll report the difference.
metallo pesante
03-04-06, 11:46 PM
i ride a cheap kenda that came on my bike up front and then a specialized all weather armadillo in the back cause i skidded through my others.
SCARFACE
03-05-06, 12:14 AM
I don't give a crap. It's hard enough to find clean matching socks every morning as it is.
Schnayke
03-05-06, 12:52 AM
I miss match right now. but normaly I have matching tires or at least ones that are for front and back of the same company and style line.
ERic.. schnayke for short/////////
crushkilldstroy
03-05-06, 01:25 PM
you're a pack of slobs

you say that like it's a bad thing.`
samal
03-05-06, 02:25 PM
Buy 'em as I need 'em...

I'm matching them all the way on my roadie though.

Interestingly enough, the tires on my fixie match right now, and the tires on my roadie don't

pure coincidence, though
ImOnCrank
03-05-06, 05:17 PM
Gatorskin on back, rubino or zaffiro up front. Utility all the way. Then ride em til they die.
kludge
03-05-06, 05:22 PM
ive said it before(all the time), i am really poor. so ending up with matching tires is like finding a box full of money. that said, bontrager race lite in the front(slick) and michelin orium with red stripes and tread on the rear. and i use a front brake to save the rear tire.
ultraman6970
03-05-06, 05:25 PM
I use tubulars... those qualify in this tires survey??
HereNT
03-05-06, 05:30 PM
I can't really vote, because I don't know which bike you're asking about.