Originally Posted by
oddjob2
...Basic Panaracers are cheap...
$15 is cheap. i'll probably do that this time.
oddjob, you flip (for lack of a better word) a lot of bikes, right? how do you approach the tire issue? is it dependent on the quality or expense of the build? do you have a 'go-to' tire for most?
Originally Posted by
John Hood
Forte Stradas. They're not gumwalls...
and that's what i need for the '74 pr10 i'm building. i like to match the catalog page whenever possible.
I'm not really into the whole flipping bikes thing anyway. I've already got more bikes than I need, but every bike I buy or build I intend on using as a rider.
i'm not into the flipping thing either. but i'm very much interested in rebuilding bikes to great detail. i loathe hoarding. and i'm not rich. so selling (flipping] the bikes i rebuild just happens from my wrenching addiction.
three's plenty for me, and i now have five, so i need to sell two. the proceeds will go towards the next one, which i couldn't afford without a buyer helping me out.
and it just feels good resurrecting a classic for someone and getting him or her out on the road on a beautiful old road bike.