Originally Posted by
wschellen
Hudson308 Yes the tires are 27". I would like to replace the existing ones with something more appropriate, what would you suggest?
Tough to find tires in any size that don't have rolling billboards on them these days. 27" limits your choices even more, but I understand your desire to use those Dunlop rims.
Continental TourRide has a nice chunky tread like they had back then, and they're not quite as shouty with the logos as many others. Solid black wouldn't look too out of place.
The
Schwalbe HS159 also has a vintage-feeling tread. The whitewall variation would probably be my first tire choice for your bike. Whitewalls were coming into vogue in the 30's. My '29 Cyrus-Great Western likely had (28" tubular) white walls on it when new.
I wish someone made a decent all-white or all-cream 27" tire. Although solid white tires were out of favor by the 30's, they can have that look that screams "antique" to me. If only they made some 27 x 1-3/8" Continental Retro Rides in cream!