Cheap and cheerful tan wall tyres

[grey-beard]

I saw these mentioned on here a while back and had spotted them on ebay, but they are even cheaper direct. £7.99 a tyre at the moment.

LS087 BLACK GUMWALL MOUNTAIN BIKE TYRE TIRE 26 X 2.125

LS087 BLACK GUMWALL MOUNTAIN BIKE TYRE TIRE Size: 26 x 2.125 Bead: Wire Pressure: Up to 45 psi Weight: 880gr each Qty:1 - please buy 2 if you need 2

curiouk.com

 

[pazaudi]

Wow that's bargain price for a tyre.

 

[Tootyred]

Lets see what they are like!

 

[grey-beard]

Lets see what they are like!

They won't be anything special, but, if you just want the tan wall retro look on your pub bike or winter hack or whatever, how bad can they be?

 

[pazaudi]

Shame they don't come in 1.95, need some for a build.

 

[gtturbo]

I've got some and just ordered another pair. Pretty darn heavy but for the price they do look the part. I wouldn't put them on my more expensive bikes but for the cheaper stuff like the Palisades attached they look the part. Cheers for the heads up. I got the last set from them via ebay and going direct they are a couple of quid cheaper so even more of a bargain.

 

[Tsundere]

Ideal to put onto any low tier bikes you are selling, I put some on a mediocre Claude Butler I sold the other month, they looked great, the bike wasn't a thoroughbred and for the price they really enhanced the appearance of it and I am sure allowed me to get an extra £25 above what the bike was really worth, however, as mentioned above they weigh a lot and for me if I'm riding a bike, even a scrappy pub bike, tyres matter. I don't think any other single component can affect the feel, the handling and the ride as much and as dramatically as tyres, so I would never buy them for myself to use.

 

[jimo746]

I bought some a few weeks back, they’ve gone onto my ‘86 Apex and certainly look the part. If you’re not bothered about weight/performance then they’re ideal.
They do have a central ridge, so not pure off-road tyres, but if you do a mix of tarmac and gravel paths etc then they’d be ok.
Can’t grumble for the price.

 

[raidan73]

Ideal to put onto any low tier bikes you are selling, I put some on a mediocre Claude Butler I sold the other month, they looked great, the bike wasn't a thoroughbred and for the price they really enhanced the appearance of it and I am sure allowed me to get an extra £25 above what the bike was really worth

This is a sound reason to buy them imo.

I see a lot of vintage mtb's being sold with amber wall Billy Bonkers and other such tyres. I'm sure they're decent riding tyres and are probably a decent weight too but I think they really detract from the overall look

 

[grey-beard]

I just hope there are still some left when I get back from the hols in a couple of weeks.