View Poll Results: Black rims or silver?
Silver rims with solid black tires
8
11.27%
Silver rims with gumwall tires
36
50.70%
Black rims with solid black tires
8
11.27%
Black rims with gumwall tires
19
26.76%
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Black rims or silver?
08-17-21, 04:21 PM
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Having been born on October 31, I'm less enthusiastic about the holiday than most people I know. It's not as fun as it sounds.
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^^^^ I dodged the bullet on that , October 28!
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Yes, absolutely. One of my daughters was born on December 19, and even that resulted in an annual round of "sorry, we can't make it" birthday party RSVPs.
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08-17-21, 05:00 PM
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Out of the two pics, I prefer the black wheels with gumwalls, but I'd like to see the gumwalls with the silver wheels. Ya know, for science! 
I feel like I would like that option the best. That said, I think all options except for black tires with black wheels would look great.
I feel like I would like that option the best. That said, I think all options except for black tires with black wheels would look great.
08-18-21, 10:30 AM
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yeah, I've got a set of these Ambrosio rims too, and getting new tires with kevlar beads onto it is a struggle. Same for Continental tires, typically.
This is a good excuse to buy a little tire jack, to help when fixing a flat on the road.
The EZ Clincher is a recent development, and seems to do a good job...
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This is a good excuse to buy a little tire jack, to help when fixing a flat on the road.
The EZ Clincher is a recent development, and seems to do a good job...
Steve in Peoria
08-18-21, 11:41 AM
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my black wheels/silver wheels with skinwall tires
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08-18-21, 04:44 PM
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I voted silver with gum wall. But my bikes don't care what combinations they have. I do prefer silver rims, but have a bike with black. Almost all of my tires are black wall. And I'm looking at one bike with silver/gum wall in front, and silver/black wall in back. Tubulars. This is my most frequent rider. For reference purposes, one of my bikes has black rims and both black and silver spokes and nipples in the same wheel.
