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Old 12-31-18, 12:51 PM
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Bikes: Vintage 1992 Giant 980 C roadbike

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Originally Posted by Fahrenheit531
Until last night I'd only ever seen my Volare with full-black tires; I was surprised how much skinwalls change the overall look of the bike:





My wife thinks it looks lighter, as in weighs less, with the skinwalls (I can almost see that and I suppose it actually does, by a negligible amount). And the black to me looks faster, or maybe more serious about going faster.

Pure subjective silliness, that, but the bike does look quite different and I'm almost second-guessing the white tape now. We'll give that some time. But I'm sure there are other shots out there of the same bike with both skinwalls and blackwalls... let's do some compare and contrast.
Of the two pics, the blackwalls do make it look faster while the skinwalls make it look lighter.

On a personal note, it's nice to see another rider that still uses clips and straps...
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