Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Please help me decide

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bianchi10
01-18-11, 06:21 PM
So I have decided on the tire I am going to try next. the vredestein fortezza tricomp. I just cant decide on which color would compliment my bike the best. With my bike being mostly grey and white with accents of blue, the blue tire may bring out the accents nicely. On the other hand it may be to much? The grey would look nice I think in matching the bar tape along with the other grey on the bike. Black always looks classy and IMO there are some bikes out there that just dont look right with colored tires.

So please help decide...

Blue, Grey or classy black??

thank you for your input in advance!

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/blknslvrgsxr/162729_1796190991475_1440720922_32033958_5109038_n.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/blknslvrgsxr/tires.jpg

sstorkel
01-18-11, 06:51 PM
I had a buddy who bought a set of yellow tires. They looked great on his bike... for the first week. After they started to pick up black and gray scuffs from being ridden around on real roads, they looked terrible! If it were me, I'd stick with black tires...
bianchi10
01-18-11, 06:58 PM
Yeah I know that problem. but I clean my bike including tires after every ride so that wont be a issue.

dehoff
01-18-11, 07:15 PM
Blue, unless you change the bar tape to blue.
Seve
01-18-11, 07:55 PM
Blue, which should look very nice along with the frame and wheel blue accent colors.
ChrisO
01-18-11, 08:19 PM
Blue in back, black in front.
BTW, nice bike!
cyclokitty
01-18-11, 09:51 PM
Blue. Lovely bike!
bautieri
01-19-11, 05:27 AM
I vote for black for reasons already mentioned by sstorkel. Besides, your bike already looks really sharp with the black tires currently on it :thumb:
Wogster
01-19-11, 06:42 AM
I say considering your tape and saddle are black, go with black. I also agree with the other posters who said a colour tire will look great for the first 5 minutes of real road conditions, then start to look worse and worse.

Why do you think they don't use white walls on cars anymore, because with the brake dust from modern brakes, they look awful, awfully fast.