Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
I prefer tan sidewalls because blackwall tires always remind me too much of the cheap, heavy, nasty department store tires BITD. Good tires BITD had thin, supple, tan sidewalls. Today's blackwall tires are available at all price points and quality levels, so my preference is strictly cosmetic now.
The Schwinn Varsity is a blackwall tire bike.
I do have some blackwall tires on bikes that came that way to me. I will use them up and they will be retired.