alheim

Anyone know which tires these are?



I like the red/colored sidewalls.

Larger version available at https://velospace.org/node/585

Thanx

MIN 

prolly conti gatorskins

darksiderising

I think they are Specialized Armadillo tires, judging by the logo. They are pretty similar to Conti Gatorskins, which I like better.

alheim

I doubt they're Gatorskins because they only come in black. Armadillos is a good guess.

What's the difference b/t the folding and non-folding Gatorskins?

caloso

I believe they are Armadillos. Good puncture protection, not the lightest or supplest tire you'll find.

ZiP0082

i have an armadillo on my rear wheel, but want to change it out for a gatorskin, due to weight.

caloso

Nor is it good for skidding, if you're into that sort of thing. It has a fairly soft rubber compound over a hard plastic liner. If you lock up your wheel, it'll rub that soft rubber right off .

geeknerd99

But you can safely run them flat in emergencies.

alheim

Looks like the Michelin Pro 3 Race tires also have colored sidewalls (as opposed to just colored stripes that aren't on the sidewalls):



only 23mm's though

patrick07

I always felt that they wore down a little too quickly and gave a wooden feeling when the pressure was too high. I usually ride with about 100 psi in my tires but I kept the Armadillos at about 90 psi or so.

jdms mvp

negative, you can also see from the examples of elites posted that the sidewall logos are the same

here's my rear wheel

operator

lol @ that bike

jdms mvp

yeap, it's my joke bike =)

Brvn

I think its a good looking ftp personally.

jdms mvp

well operator doesn't think so, so i'm going to part it out now =(

alheim

what don't you like?

Brvn

How much did everything run you after you got it put together?

operator

lol sorry

The hed 3's and riser bars make 100% tarck.

MIN 

barack obama would ride it if he were shorter.

triplesixer

My name is triplesixer, and I approve this message:
I like that Fuji Track Pro (minus NYC sticker)

jdms mvp

without hed3 and da7600 36h laced radially to nmsw deep v (same as rear wheel)

it was about ______ complete. (white san marco saddle instead of turbo)

this bike was the budget build compared to the nagasawa

brand new FTP frameset - 420
brand new sug 75 bb - 70
used sug75 cranks + 49t sug75 ring - 150
brand new hkk chain - 30$
deep V + da7600 36h wheelset + eai 17t cog +lockring - $400
gr-9s + toshis + mks clips = 100
new miche supertype - 60
used white san marco saddle - 60
new b201aa black - 30

somewhere around 1300?

alheim

why'd you sell? also, on your velospace for the naga, how is that bike standing for the picture - PS or fishing line?

Brvn

The HED drastically changes the price though, whatd you pay for that?

I thought you couldnt get FTP framesets?

radiocontrolhea

That bike is georgous. I'm in love.... Is IRO a good brand? I'm just getting into fixed gears and I'm so overwhelmed by all the different manufactures! I've tried checkign out the stickies but they're still so overwhelming.

alheim

You my friend, have a lot to learn and to look forward to. I would like to take this opportunity to be the first to introduce to you Mr. Sheldon Brown's article, Fixed Gear for the Road. Read and enjoy and try to not stay up all night and one day **you also** can build your own bike from scratch.

Edit: I also would like to suggest to you that you use the Search function of the forums, as pretty much everything has been discussed at one point or another and the archives are an invaluable resource. It helps to narrow your search down to the Singlespeed and Fixed Gear subforum.