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Old 03-09-05 | 12:25 AM
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Bikes: I built the Bianchi track bike back up today.

Color matching

Okay, so I was looking for a set of tires in black/celeste. Green tires just don't match the decals or the paint on my Bianchi. It's starting to drive me a bit crazy, and this is only after two days of looking at her built back up for spring.

I found Conti Grand Prix 3000s in celeste and some other color (what kind of a name for a color is 'anthr' anyways? If they asked me to print something that color at work, I'd ask what they were smoking) at Harris, and I'm waiting to hear back if they're still made. Unfortunatly, looking at some of the reviews on this forum, it seems like these don't hold up all that well to street track use, which is what I need them for.

I called OneOnOne today, and they said that whatever celeste tires michelin used to make are no longer manufactured, and they don't even know anyone with overstock...

So, does this tire I'm looking for exist? I probably can't fit anything larger than a 700x23c. Preferably, it would only have celeste on the sidewalls, and a black center. Kevlar (as much as possible) would be great, but not completely neccessary. I don't skid much, so I'm thinking the wear I'll put on the tires would mainly be potholes/glass/pedestrians/etc....

The tape doesn't match either. I've found the right color in cork, but if anyone knows where to find some celeste leather tape, that would be pretty sweet, too.

They're going on this bike if that helps anyone.

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