Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I've recently begun to wonder if disc brakes are at least partially responsible for the increased interest in tan/gumwalls.
With shiny brake tracks, gumwalls can look kind of busy with all of those concentric circles/colors, and don't really dig the look. Conversely, with discs bikes that don't have a gleaming brake track, black tires on black rims can look kind of boring and monolithic, so I think that the gumwalls adds a little visual interest.
I tend to agree. My rim-brake Enve wheels are all carbon, and have that all-black look. I'm thinking gumwalls might look pretty sharp on my blue Storck.
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Last edited by Eric F; 03-17-21 at 03:29 PM.