Repro “Onza Porc” white tyres

sometimes I read threads on this forum and wonder what all the fuss is about, I must have missed some important part of the evolution of what counts as cool stuff. there again I never understood the attraction of white trainers and for that matter most of the highly prized sneakers that collectors lust after too. I keep thinking of that particular type of dog mess that was prevalent on UK pavements in the 90s - maybe I need to not think about such things too much
 
i concur, wrt certain things. Such as bonded carbon/ steel one offs from Colorado which fell apart /trash, while the Japanese & Taiwanese had it all figured out and were already mass-producing (Miyata & Merida). BTW Merida were taught by Raleigh, UK?
 
They're not for me, they were used around here (not by me) and the only thing we found them good for was on sheet ice as they had a bit more grip than other tyre.
That and for a week until you had skidded them out, but it was fun.

For other it's probably as they were marketed as DH tyres, front suspension had just modernised your bike with RockShox with almost a full inch of travel and GripShift were probably fitted too.
And then Greg made it all look cool, the riding advertiser's bill board going down a hill.

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They were also not black, that was quite important.

And that then becomes peoples nostalgia, much like many may remake a red specialized bike.
 
They're not for me, they were used around here (not by me) and the only thing we found them good for was on sheet ice as they had a bit more grip than other tyre.
That and for a week until you had skidded them out, but it was fun.

For other it's probably as they were marketed as DH tyres, front suspension had just modernised your bike with RockShox with almost a full inch of travel and GripShift were probably fitted too.
And then Greg made it all look cool, the riding advertiser's bill board going down a hill.

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They were also not black, that was quite important.

And that then becomes peoples nostalgia, much like many may remake a red specialized bike.

Yes it’s all about the looks with these, I never actually saw any being ridden BITD
 
sometimes I read threads on this forum and wonder what all the fuss is about, I must have missed some important part of the evolution of what counts as cool stuff. there again I never understood the attraction of white trainers and for that matter most of the highly prized sneakers that collectors lust after too. I keep thinking of that particular type of dog mess that was prevalent on UK pavements in the 90s - maybe I need to not think about such things too much
I'm with you on this, but it's cool we don't all love the same things, and it's incredible that that folks like Aidan are making these things available again for those that do! I love that! (you never see that white dog poo anymore though, that's weird!?)
 
I'm with you on this, but it's cool we don't all love the same things, and it's incredible that that folks like Aidan are making these things available again for those that do! I love that! (you never see that white dog poo anymore though, that's weird!?)
Society has determined (and rightly so) that fresh, aromatic dog poo that viciously attacks your olfactory senses like a rabid hyena attacks its prey should be picked up and disposed of BEFORE it has a chance to track down, torture, and kill your nose. Gone are the days when dog poo would linger for days while the wind and the sun's rays aerate and evaporate said poo, and the sun's ultraviolet rays further penetrate the poo's structure, including any pigmentation therein, eventually rendering it free of moisture, free of smell, and free of color, i.e., white........

........and crumbly.........

.........and eventually turn it into dried particulate matter which the wind will carry away as dust soon thereafter.............far, far away........out of sight, out mind..............and out of our consideration..........

.......and right into the air we breathe, where it gets in our hair, our eyes, our mouths, our lungs, etc.

Good times.......

Nowadays, as soon as a dog poo hits the ground, and if you even think of walking away, society's tattletales (Karens) are quick to whip out their cellphones, capture your irresponsible actions on video, and then post your offending behavior to the internet, where society as a whole can ostracize you, threaten you, and run you out of town on a rail, because in society's opinion, you - the dog owner - are the irresponsible party, i.e., "the perp", whereas your innocent little poochikins - your dog, i.e., the poo's producer, is merely an accessory to the crime because it's an animal that doesn't know any better, and is thus exempt from society's laws.

In fact, dogs, especially male dogs, given the motive and the opportunity, can perform acts that are far more ghastly and unsightly than mere poo production, and are given carte blanche (the white card of white poo forgiveness) to do as they please, especially if they decide that it's time to either procreate or even just give some attention to their crotch, and they don't care who happens to witness their actions, or even when or where they do it (it could be a wedding, a funeral, an inauguration, a coronation, a divine intervention, etc.).

I can see it now:

The priest:
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here this day to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. If anyone among you knows of any reason why these two should not be lawfully joined in matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace."

The dog:
"That's my cue!"

Sorry to derail. I think I need help.
Back to the white Poos............sorry, white Porcs.
 
For some reason my notifications about this thread stopped coming through. Thank you all for the support. Hopefully tires are arriving, for those who have reached out about them not arriving, I’m working on it. For those reselling on eBay, hopefully you have an encounter with an angry bull while walking your poodle across a cattle field. This is why.
 
...for those who have reached out about them not arriving, I’m working on it. For those reselling on eBay, hopefully you have an encounter with an angry bull while walking your poodle across a cattle field. This is why.
...and not just ANY encounter with ANY bull, but an obviously one-sided romantic encounter with a very large, very amorous, and enormously-well-endowed bull at the precise moment when you are bent over picking up your little dog's poo while wearing your little red shirt.
(there seems to be a lot of poo in this thread).
 
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